Because everyone browses the Web according to personal preference, our site provides a variety of pathways to find the information you seek.

Sitemap
An online sitemap details the organization of the main website here at UC Berkeley and lists the individual files included in the site.

Searching
To make searching easier, there is a search field on almost every page within the Gateway Site. This search queries the Web Registry listings of almost 1,000 campus Web sites, and also searches the more than 20 million files online at UC Berkeley. To search the archive of some 10,000 news stories published here at Berkeley, use our News Search service. Use the People Finder to find e-mail addresses and phone numbers for students, staff, and faculty. The Schedule of Classes and the Calendar of Events also can be searched.

Browsing
The home page includes links to broad categories of information, for instance Academics, Research, and Sports. Clicking on a particular category takes you to a subpage of related links and information. In this way, you can "drill down" to the Web site you seek at UC Berkeley.

Every subpage in the Gateway Site has these same set of categorical links underneath the photo in the left-hand column. They allow you to jump easily from one category to another.  

It should be noted that the subpages provide a representative set of the most commonly used links on campus, rather than an exhaustive list of all sites at Berkeley. If you need a complete list of Web sites, please use the A to Z List of Web Sites.

A to Z List of Web Sites
If you prefer to access a single list of all official campus sites, the campus A to Z List of Web Sites provides a comprehensive index of all sites registered in the Campus Web Registry.

Essential Tools
At the bottom of every page of the Gateway Site, the following selection of essential tools appears:

To access this useful collection of links, simply scroll to the bottom of any Gateway Page.

Events
The online campus Calendar of Events is a comprehensive, searchable guide to events and exhibits on campus. Several upcoming events appear on the home page and change daily. The Calendar also features a Critic's Choice section, highlighting events for the coming week.

Tour
The online tour highlights the places, people, and principles that define Berkeley.

Your suggestions
If you would like to suggest a link, headline, or content to include on the Gateway Site, please review the Editorial Policies, where you will find specific contact information.

Because serving the public is an integral part of UC Berkeley's mission, we've endeavored to make the site accessible to as many people as possible.

To this end, a text-only version of the site is provided for those using assistive technology and nonstandard browsers/computers. In addition, all images are optimized for quick download, and text "alt" tags are provided for each image. Wherever possible, "bells-and-whistles" technology is avoided. Finally, the site is designed to function properly across various computer and browser configurations.

The Gateway site is managed and maintained by the Web team in the UC Berkeley's Office of Public Affairs, a division of University Relations. The team is led by Jeffery Kahn and includes Melani King, Sara Leavitt, Steve McConnell, and Bonnie Powell. Andrew Baldock, Brad Falconer, Paula Murphy, and Linda Currie developed the initial April 2000 release of the site, as detailed in this Berkeleyan story.

Home page circa 1996-2000

Prior to April 2000, the version of the site as seen in these screenshots, was created by web developer Dave McFarland, designer Lynn Millwood, and web designer Jason Chan. This iteration of the site, with minor modifications, came online some time late in 1996.

A yet earlier version of the site looked like this, with the graphic treatment attributed to Linda Currie.