old web sites

[Ward Price]

Web4libers,

When a web site has been redesigned, and has new URLs for its pages, how
long should the old site (with appropriate "this page has moved" messages)
be maintained?

We recently replaced our old site <http://www.lib.panam.edu/oldindex.html>
with a new one <http://www.lib.panam.edu/>.  (Unfortunately, the old site
does not yet indicate that a new site exists.)  Our Systems Administrator
wants to take the old files off our server.  I think the old site should
remain up, at least until I can make redirect messages for the pages, and
have them posted for awhile.  But for how long?

Thanks for your help.

Ward Price

C. Ward Price    Web Librarian
University of Texas-Pan American
http://www.lib.panam.edu/
wprice at panam.edu