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From Web Management Committee Policies and Procedures

Please Note: This document is a work-in-progress.  Part I describes what content makes of the UH Libraries Public Website. Part II describes procedures already established by the committee, with specific instructions so that staff may begin submitting library website updates according to these new procedures.   This part of the document will continue to grow and change as the WMC proceeds with its work.   Changes will be announced via UH-LIBNEWS and the most current version of this document will be posted on the library Intranet site.   Part III documents issues and questions that have been identified by the WMC, but not yet resolved or turned into "procedures".   As these issues are discussed and resolved by the WMC, additional procedures will be added to Part II.   This document only addresses issues related to the UH Libraries' public website.   Procedures for the libraries' Intranet site will be documented separately at a later time.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I:   What Content is Part of the Libraries Web Site

1. Content that is Part of the Libraries Web Site
2. Affiliated Sites

Part II:   Procedures for Adding and Updating Content on the UH Libraries Public Website

1. Adding and Maintaining Website Content
1. Adding New Content
• General Guidelines.   
  
• Incorporating Outside Resources and Services. 
  
2. Updating Existing Content
   
• Who Does the Updating?
  
• Requesting Content Changes if You are Not the Content Owner
  
• Procedures for Updating Existing Content
  
  
2. Adding and Maintaining News Items on Top Page
1. Who May Submit News Items
2. What Types of Items May be Listed as News Items
3. Requirements for Content
4. Duration of News Item Postings
5. Order of News Item Listings
6. Procedures for Adding News Items
7. Emergency or Rush Requests


3. Using the Content Management System

4. Adding and Editing Events Information

5. Ensuring Quality Control of Content

6. Web Site Staffing

1. Principal Actors: Expectations and Responsibilities
2. Staff Training

Part III: Best Practices for Choosing a Web Application to Manage Your Content

Part IV: Guidelines for Formatting Web Pages

Part V: Issues and Questions Still in Progress

Part V. Guidelines for Multimedia Content on the Libraries Website

Part VI. Guidelines for Subject Databases

Part VII. Website Accessibility

Appendix I: Issues and Questions Still in Progress

Appendix II:   Web Management Committee Charge

Appendix III:   Writing for the Web