Additionally, savings in both time and resource have resulted from the introduction of this system, since ad hoc requests for information no longer have to be hard-coded centrally, printed and distributed. This presents 'live' information about vacancies, regularly updated by the Admissions Office, with accompanying material for the prospective student. The immediacy of the WWW is exploited to provide information which was, until recently, available only on paper or in newspaper listings. Links are made between vacancy listings and prospectus entries. The design is simple and uncluttered.
Minimal text is used, and the style is friendly and approachable.
The Course Vacancies pages also link to the Study Opportunities section which is intended to give potential students more in-depth details about the College and its programmes. The section uses images and regularly updated text to optimise the use of the Web as a marketing tool, presenting Goldsmiths as a modern and attractive institution. Immediate future developments will also include electronic purchasing systems and more interaction with suppliers.