Guidelines To Web Publication in CityU

 

Jaime Poon

Along with the rapid growth in information technology, the Web site of an organization is becoming the show window to millions of Internet users world-wide. A well designed one contributes to building up a good corporate image. While all Web sites are competing for the world's attention, what makes one outplay the others? It is generally believed that a Web site is judged not only by the richness of its contents, but also by its way of organizing information. More importantly, a comfortable and uniform look-and-feel user environment always acts as the primal factor for attracting Internet readers to make their first-time visit to a Web site.

So, how about our Web site? Does our site meet the above-mentioned criteria? Maybe it is resourceful. While individual departments of our University is responsible for maintaining its own Web pages and ensuring the data are most current, we are certainly lacking a consistent Web page style to exhibit the spirit of our University. As such, some standardization in the Web page styles and information organization is highly desirable. The Computing Services Centre (CSC) therefore consolidated some useful guidelines and good practice of Web publications into a newly prepared booklet entitled "Guidelines on Web Publication in City University of Hong Kong". Free copies were distributed to every departmental office. Standard Web page layouts are included in the booklet for reference. The corresponding Web page templates can also be retrieved from the Web. Departments can simply copy the Web templates and follow the guidelines listed to edit their Web pages.

Since training is essential for the successful implementation of the Web publication guidelines, the CSC will offer a series of training workshops and Web authoring courses for departmental Web publishers. Do watch out for our announcement on the Network Message Board and CSC News.

Computing Services Centre City University of Hong Kong ccnetcom@cityu.edu.hk