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Content

1. Content review a minimum of every August and February

2. Content will be updated and maintained in a timely manner

3. Careful attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and word use

4. Short, concise titles, subtitles, phrasing and descriptions

5. Use of meaningful, unique titles <TITLE> tag

6. Use of approved <META> tag(s)

7. Contact person’s name and email address or Web form

8. Date of page creation, and date of last modified of substantive changes

9. Links to other resources licensed by the College or Library is acceptable

10. Exclusion of copyrighted materials of others unless permission is granted and documented

11. Compliance with applicable District, State, and Federal Laws

12. Use of approved copyright and disclaimer statement

13. Use of approved template-content portion (Subject Guides, Department pages)

14. Use of approved template for professional pages

15. Include help document when appropriate

Style

Use of campus required elements
Santa Ana College identity
SAC general navigation set of links
SAC background image
Left-sided TOC with Black (#000000) links
General Text with font face of Verdana, and colors of Black (#000000) and
       Red (#9A0000) for text, colors of Royal Blue (#0000FF) for general links

Use of Library approved style guidelines (font, color, bold, case, bullets, etc.)

Use of links
Link to appropriate Library pages (at same level or above)
Link to appropriate course page (upon professor’s approval)
Link to only functioning pages
Employ horizontal “table of contents” links for long page

Other
Indicate limited or restricted access when appropriate
Avoid blinking text, and other readability distractions

Technical  

1. Code using MS FrontPage or other HTML 4.0 compliant editor

2. Use succinct directory and file names

3. Avoid graphic intensive elements that increase page-loading time

4. Use height and width attributes for all graphic images

5. Use ALT tag with descriptive text for graphics and graphic images used as navigational links

6. Check pages against ADA requirements, i.e., Bobby, etc.

7. Check pages with variety of browsers

8. Provide link to Library Webmaster email or Web-based form

9. Update site map and index after page addition/deletion

10. Use approved form-handler, etc.

11. Apply appropriate meta-tags

12. Provide site searching

13. Provide reference to access designation: SAC Only, Library Use Only, etc.

14. Provide periodic mini-surveys

15. Provide quicklinks (pull-down menu) for repeat users

16. Provide alternative/assistance for resources that require a plug-in

Management  

1. Comply with Library Web site updating procedure, template use, standards & guidelines

2. Link checking on a weekly basis by DWE

3. Back-up Web site periodically, minimum of monthly

4. Explore interactivity options

5. Report site server statistics on a quarterly basis

6. Report search report on a quarterly basis

7. Conduct periodic surveys on single issues, i.e., customer satisfaction

8. Conduct periodic usability testing

9. Comply with Santa Ana College Guidelines for Web Publishing

Web Page Requirements Checklist (Last Revision: 10/16/02)

• No ‘‘Under Construction’’ pages will be accepted.

• All images used for your pages must be stored in the ‘‘Images’’ subdirectory.

• To satisfy web accessibility compliance, all image links must include an 
  ‘‘alt = imagedescription’’ in the tag (e.g., <img src="images/deptlogo.gif" width = "475" height = "401" alt = ’’Table of Content’’>.

• Include the title, Content Provider name as ‘‘Author’’, and keywords for searching in the header of your html page.

• related URL links must be relative (e.g., < a href = "info/index.htm" >) rather than absolute (e.g., < a href = "///file/RSC23/wip/info/index.htm" >).

• All pages and references to pages found within the Web site should end with a ".htm" extension (Note: Instead of an .html extension).

• All pages must provide a navigational menu bar on each page to allow users easy access throughout the site without dependence on the browser Back/Forward buttons.

• The following information should be included at the bottom of every page: the name of

  • the full URL of the page

  • the Content Provider (contact person responsible for the page),

  • the date the page was last revised.

• All graphics used must be accompanied by the HTML "Width" and "Height" parameters to optimize performance of page downloads. The width and height tags should not be used to resize images.

• All graphics should be saved in GIF format (unless a photograph is used) to optimize the performance of page downloads. Photographic images can be saved in JPG format.

• Pages should not exceed 50K in size.

• The Navigation Bar should not be altered and should appear on every page.

Draft submitted:  24 October 2002

Approved by Web Team: 18 December 2002

Approved by Library Administrator:_________________________

Page URL: http://www.sac.edu/students/library/nealley/usability/checklist.htm
Web page submitted by Nell Yang