[Web4lib] Re: 800x600 Browser Resolution- Now standards

[Megan Johnson]

Hi Ward, 
As far as things like navigational elements, or use of
flash, defer to W3C specifications and guidelines.   
They are a "real recognized" authority : ) 

Although part of web design is personal preference, a
good library site is user centered.
It can be judged on the quality of content and if
users can find things- so "whatever works for me
today" is not a solid benchmark : )

It sounds like you've found examples of university
libraries  web policies that cover things like
appropriate content, review schedules, templates,
colors etc...those are a great place to start in
creating your own institution's standards and
guidelines.  

Good luck,
Megan Johnson
Web Services Librarian
Appalachian State University Boone, NC


> > From: Ward Price <wprice at utpa.edu>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] 800x600 Browser Resolution
> Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:55:40 -0500
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> 
> Perhaps I've missed it in discussions on browsers
> and white space and
> such, but are there standards or guidelines out
> there somewhere for
> university library websites?  I mean standards for
> content (subject
> guides, personal pages, hours, tutorials, forms,
> ask-a-librarian, etc.),
> organization (Research, Library Services, Library
> Information, or
> whatever), navigation elements (drop downs/pulldowns
> vs. mouseovers/fly
> outs) and positioning (top vs side), other items
> (videos, flash,
> podcast, etc.), design elements like those discussed
> recently, and all
> the other stuff that goes into websites.  I'm
> interested in something
> like ACRL standards, which I cannot find, or some
> other recognized body
> like that.  I've found guidelines and policies for
> individual
> institutions, and of course things like Jakob
> Nielsen's stuff and the
> Library Success Best practices Wiki, and lots of
> information on
> usability standards for the disabled, not to mention
> all the information
> available on this list.  But are there "real
> guidelines from recognized
> authorities" that we should be following, or is it
> all matter of
> personal preference, six of one and half a dozen of
> another, and
> whatever works best for me today?
> 
>  
> 
> Ward Price
> 
> Web Librarian <http://www.lib.panam.edu/> 
> 
> The University of Texas-Pan American
> <http://www.panam.edu/> 
> 
> Edinburg, TX  78541
> 
> wprice at utpa.edu
> 
> (956) 316-7046        


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