Tag Archives: Personal websites

There is an interesting article in the Times Higher Education this week about the growth of personal websites by academics that are created outside of the institutions where they teach. The piece discusses the debate about how much personal, nonacademic content to include and whether it is advisable to create a page on the university’s domain or your own.

A number of years ago, I started my own web presence outside the bounds of the academy so I could have greater control over the look and feel of my site (and, more to the point, the URL for the site itself). Recently, I moved my Digital Reference blog over to a new domain, stephenfrancoeur.com, and added pages on the main URL that link to my articles, presentations, etc. When I go to conferences and workshops to make presentations, it’s nice to be able to give out my home page URL that is basically just my name; this makes it much easier for folks to get to or to find again if needed.