ACRL New England Chapter - web site guidelines

Web Page Submission Guidelines

This document was written to provide general guidance for the creation, submission, and management
of materials on ACRL New England Chapter web pages. Questions not addressed by this document
should be submitted to the .

Written by ACRL/NEC Publicity Committee; approved by ACRL/NEC Board, August 1998.

The purpose of the Website:

To provide a space to disseminate information about ACRL/NEC-related activities.

The site will not maintain a "list of links;" however, links to ALA and ACRL, our sponsoring
organizations, should be provided. Pages submitted to the Website may contain any number
of relevant links, provided that the person responsible for the page updates it regularly to assure
that the links function.

Who can submit material?

Any ACRL/NEC member, provided that the material submitted meets the guidelines for formatting
and for content.

Items for the calendar may be submitted by any individual; decisions regarding inclusion in the
calendar are the responsibility of the person maintaining that page.

Content guidelines for submitting material:

for the Calendar:

Any academic library-related events, provided that they occur within the geographic boundaries
of ACRL/NEC
Any ALA and/or ACRL events
Other national/international conferences and events of interest to academic librarians/information
providers

for informational web pages/links to site:

Materials/sites must directly relate to on-going ACRL/NEC projects and/or activities

All pages submitted must have either:

a date upon which they will be removed
periodic dates scheduled to be updated
failure to update pages according to schedule will result in their removal

All submissions, except calendar listings, should be sent to the ACRL/NEC Webmaster. Calendar
listings should be sent to the calendar coordinator.

Format guidelines for submitting material:

Content must be submitted electronically:

.html or .htm files for new page

.txt or .html files for updates only

.gif or .jpeg for image files

.pdf files also acceptable

Header must succinctly identify page contents/purpose and include the ACRL/NEC affiliation

Page must have a white background

Use of standard fonts (e.g., Times New Roman) and font sizes (12 pt or 0 in html editors) is
requested

Internal links must be relative

Page must include return link to page from which author requests original link

All submissions should include precise indications to the pages from which the author wishes to
be linked

No frames

If updating (such as the calendar), only the changes along with explicit directions as to what is
being replaced should be submitted.

Universal Access
Submissions should be accessible to all potential readers, including individuals with visual and
hearing impairments. All information must be expressed in text form, including links; if images are
included, please provide a text description of the image and its function via the <alt> tag. If image
maps, multimedia, or scripting languages are used for either functional or aesthetic reasons, please
provide an alternate page.

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