| GUIDELINES |
Official Web Sites |
Unofficial Web Sites |
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Any external advertising has been approved by the appropriate vice president
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| Requests to outsource or remotely host university-related web sites must be presented and approved by the Web Committee |
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| If located on Longwood servers, web page filenames must have .htm or .html extensions (unless reviewed by IITS or managed by a content management system) and be less than 31 characters long including the extension. |
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| Image file names must have .gif, .jpg, or .png extensions (usually .gif for line-art and .jpg for photographic images) |
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| Images should have a resolution of 72dpi (dots per inch) and should be displayed in their actual size (resizing should be done with a photo editing application and not within the HTML) |
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| File names may not contain any "illegal" characters (.. ./ \ : % & spaces) or certain file extensions (.exe .bat .cmd .com .dll) if located on Longwood servers. |
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| Conforms to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Priority 1 and Section 508 accessibility requirements (download a printable Section 508 Checklist or use a web accessibililty evaluation tool) |
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| Is accessible on all major PC and MAC browsers (Internet Explorer 7 and higher, Firefox 3 and higher, Safari, etc) |
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| Designed for viewing in multiple screen resolutions including 1024x768 and higher; functional at 800x600 |
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| Designed for viewing at various bandwidth connection speeds or provide an alternative for low-bandwidth users |
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| Must provide an alternate method for users to view important information or links if using technologies not completely supported |
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| Uses web-safe fonts (or fonts optimized for the web via API) only |
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| If page collects information from the visitor, a link to Longwood University's privacy statement should be visible on the page |
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| When personal information is requested from the visitor, it must be preceded by an explanation of why they are being asked to provide this information |
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Documents, such as PDFs and Word Documents, should be labeled (pdf) or (Word) beside the link
i.e. View the Transcript (pdf) |
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| Uses titles and/or navigational aids to indicate the visitor's location within the Longwood University web site |
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| Must be able to use "Back" button or another clearly visible method to return to previously viewed pages if navigation not consistent |
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| Date last modified appears on any time-sensitive material |
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| Site home page contains contact information (phone, fax, email, mailing address, physical address) for the unit OR a clearly visible "Contact Us" link to a page with this information |
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| The Longwood University logotype or wordmark is clearly visible without scrolling |
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| Site home page contains a link to Longwood University's home page |
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| All pages in the site link back to the site's home page |
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| Has consistent navigation options |
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| Site's home page is named index.htm or index.html if located on Longwood servers |
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| Complies with Longwood University style manual (pdf) regarding Longwood logos, colors, etc. and maintains a coordinated identity for the University |
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| Site's home page contains a copyright notice |
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| Uses fonts and colors that complement longwood.edu design ("Verdana" for text content, "Georgia" for headers) |
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Links contain relevant text, not "click here" or something similar.
GOOD: "see our Multimedia Archive"
BAD: "click here for our Multimedia Archive" |
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| All pages are accompanied by the official disclaimer that the page contents are not routinely regulated and do not necessarily reflect the views of Longwood University |
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