We have just expanded our vcard microformated (opens new window) university address from the university homepage (opens new window) to all pages in the universities Content Management System (opens new window). The list can be found here (opens new window), it doesn't include all the pages by far but it is a crucial step to integrate microformats into all pages at the university. Not only the vcard for the university address but eventually all events, profiles and news items.

Current code in footers:

Wayne State University Detroit,   MI 48202 United States   © 2007

Microformats are important to us as a university for a few reasons. First they are the right thing to do, since IE hates XML its difficult to describe the content on web pages. POSH (opens new window) helps but it only goes so far, the relationships and descriptions of the items being represented are missing. Microformats jump right in, they offer a way to describe content on a page while still being standard compliant.

Secondly as a higher ed institution we are here to bring knowledge to everyone and publish our research. Microformats help with people and services discovering and sifting through all the information we provide.

Our microformat initiative starts with these vcard footers, the events calendar is next and then profiles. Eventually we hope to use all microformats where necessary.