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The Way Forward Ruth Whitfield and Stan Houghton. Code of Practice. Produced by the WWW Advisory Board in collaboration with the Information Providers Forum Approved by the Information Strategy Group. User friendly layout. Direct links to W3C tutorial. Summary of Key Points.
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Code of Practice • Produced by the WWW Advisory Board in collaboration with the Information Providers Forum • Approved by the Information Strategy Group
User friendly layout Direct links to W3C tutorial
Background • Strategically divided between central services and Schools • Limited central staff resource • A degree of uniformity in the University Web presence is important • Guidelines for Information Providers
Current Provision • The University has made enormous strides in Web provision over the last few years. • Substantial diversity in Web provision across Schools.
Legal requirements • Guidelines updated to a Code of Practice to legal requirements. • Legislation often imposes both a personal and corporate liability. • Moral requirement.
The Way Forward • MCC and LSS will undertake an audit of School (or Planning Unit) Web sites and provide feedback • Additional training and support for Web contributors. • Web included in Planning guidelines. • Content Management System.
Training Support • Effective Web Design • 1.30 to 4.30 – 23/24 July 2002 • 9.30 to 12.30 – 2/3 September 2002 • Web Accessibility • 9.30 to 12.30 – 31 July 2002 • 9.30 to 12.30 – 12 September 2002 • Workshops