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Guenther, Kim – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Describes how to design Web sites that will reach the most people possible. Discusses publicity; Web search engine sites; adopting Web development standards; using metatags to effectively index a site; Web site addresses and naming conventions; writing for the Web; mass submissions; subject area knowledge; making Web rings; and additional ideas to…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Design Requirements, Internet, Online Searching
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Hinn, D. Michelle – TechTrends, 1999
Presents tips on how to create instructional Web sites with accessibility in mind and how to easily check existing sites for accessibility, based on a study of inaccessible Web-based components at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Provides a list of Web sites focusing on accessibility. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Design Preferences, Design Requirements
Balas, Janet L. – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Discusses online resources that focus on what not to do in Web page design. "Don'ts" include: making any of the top 10 mistakes identified by Nielsen, qualifying for a "muddie" award for bad Web sites, forgetting to listen to users, and forgetting accessibility. A sidebar lists the Web site addresses for the nine resources…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Design Preferences, Design Requirements, Information Sources
Finnegan, John; Griffin, Jeffrey A. – eTechNotes, 2000
Focuses on the pre-design questions that a Web site designer and client need to address. Discusses the why, who, what, where, and when phases of the Web site design process. Includes a Web Site Development Form to guide site designs through the first two stages of Web site development: specification and design. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Design Preferences
Ackermann, Ernest; Hartman, Karen – eTechNotes, 2000
Presents technical issues, design considerations and resource sites to consider when designing a Web site. Discusses fonts; colors; screen resolutions; statement of purpose; audience; content; layout; size and number of images; spacing and emphasis; browser-supported features; grammar and spelling; revision/improvement; and testing. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Design Preferences
Lescher, John – EContent, 2000
Focuses on making Web sites accessible for blind and visually impaired people. Discusses the possibility of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becoming applicable to Web sites; tools that allow the visually impaired to use computers and the Web; 18 guidelines for designing an effective, accessible, and maintainable Web site; and testing for…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Blindness, Computer System Design
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Ashton, Tamarah M., Ed.; Hines, Rebecca A.; Hall, K.; Sarah – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2000
This article describes how students with disabilities can utilize a combination of customized home pages and assistive technology tools to access the World Wide Web. Tips for designing Web pages with specific modifications for students with different disabilities are provided, along with general design guidelines. (Contains seven references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Classroom Techniques, Computers
Manning, Jamie – EContent, 2002
Managing a company's knowledge requires a different set of skills than are typically found in a corporate Web team. Chief among these is a "customer-obsessed" philosophy. The job of taking content, tools, and data and providing a platform that makes it meaningful is an inevitable next step for Web teams in the age of the new intranet.…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Corporations, Design Preferences, Design Requirements
Berendsen, Nicole M. – 1998
To determine what content and design features may be included in the new design of the State Library of Ohio's World Wide Web site, the researcher conducted a content analysis of the World Wide Web sites of the fifty state library agencies, using the COSLA (Chief Officers of State Library Agencies) index as the access point. Specifically, content…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Design, Design Preferences, Design Requirements