Developing and Maintaining Web Pages

Getting Started

The purpose of the information outlined below is to ensure that the Lane site is developed and maintained in an orderly and user-friendly manner. The information helps to avoid duplication or inconsistencies in information and to ensure that department heads and web developers are aware of basic guidelines. It also tries to help staff avoid some of the technical pitfalls of page development.

Each department head, committe or project group has ultimate responsibility for the accessibility, content, formatting and functioning of their web pages created by their assigned staff on Lane's site. For each department, a web "author" or "editor", someone who possesses the interest and technical skill to maintain pages, is identified. With the supervision of the department head, the web author has access to update and maintain their web pages.

Help is available to you for creating webpages or updating them. The Information Technology department offers assistance with the Lane templates and also technical assistance for your pages.

Suggestions for Effective Webpages

There is a particular style of writing that is especially effective for webpages that is both more friendly and more concise. Information about this style is located on these Lane pages:

• Writing for the Web, including:
  • Punctuation Tips
  • Style Guidelines from A to Z