I've been out and about round the University chatting to computer officers and administrators who are responsible for maintaining staff profiles. It seems like there are as many ways of updating these pages as there are departments. Some have annual updates of profiles, others update on request. Some provide a set of guidelines with advice on tone, length of profiles and a limit to the number of publications one can list while other departments leave it individual choice.
It's hard to draw the strands together and come up with a unified idea of what a profile is and what it should contain. It seems most likely that the variety in the production and content of staff profiles is reflective of the myriad departments and subdepartments of the University, the influence of early adopters of the web, the personal preferences of individuals and the gradual evolution of a process to suit each group.
Thanks to everyone who donated their time to talk with me, and I hope you liked your biscuits!
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