The Originator
Web Site Design Newsletter

by George J. Rogers
Web Site Content Coordinator
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston


Where Ideas become Reality, through Web Design.

Quote for The Day

It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.
by Millard Fuller

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Links to Helpful Resources
Search Engines
Web Site Design
Graphic and Editorial Guide
HOOP
HIPAA Guidelines
FERPA Guidelines
Internet Use and Publishing Guidelines

Web Guidelines Handbook

Web Site Design Training
Dreamweaver 3.0 - Online
Dreamweaver 4.0 - Online
Netscape Composer - Online

On-Line Magazines
Internet Week
Network Computing
eWeek
Internet World
Web Techniques
Web Hosting
Mobile Computing
Computer World
Securityfocus.com

Magazine Articles of Interest
Security Breaks
Confusion Over Privacy Law
Authentication Gets Tough
Search Engine Optimization


Featured Articles Archive
Web Page Content
Web Site "Stds. and Guidelines"
Justifying Java Server Pages

Links of Interest
KHOU TV - Houston Weather

Current Web Related Projects
HIPPA & FERPA Web Compliance
JSP Form Templates
Meta Tag Generator
Search Engine Tools - Verity
Web Authors Database
Web Author Survey
Web Group Management
Web Site User Survey
Web Statistical Tools
Web Training Materials
Web Guidelines Handbook

Web Site Design Questionaire

Web Workshops - Coming Soon

"UT-Houston Web Coordinators"
Work Group Meetings

"Web Authors"
Brown Bag Lunch Meetings

Web Discussions - Coming Soon

Newsletter Archive

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Submit an "Article" Submit a "Question to Web Author Group"

OAC now has shared phone services
by George Rogers Posted 06/25/01
Web support services have been restored for OAC and will be operating from temporary office space in the GSBS building. Please use the following to contact me for web support:
Phone: 713-500-8208 (Checked Regularly)
Pager: 713-549-9283 (will return call as quick as possible)
E-mail: george.j.rogers@uth.tmc.edu

Helpful Hints Posted 06/18/01

Web Site Design Tips
1.
Start Small and Plan for Growth
2.
Organize Your Information
3.
Identify the Purpose of Your Web Site
4.
Design Choices
5.
Navigation
6.
Manage Content Changes
7.
Directory Structure
8.
Content Ownership
9.
Directory Structure and Navigation
10.
Web Page Load Time
11.
Naming Convention
12.
Dead Links

There is no single recipe or structure to a good web site that you can apply to all types of content. Good Web Design comes from organizing your content and viewing your content as your visitor to your web site would see it.


Frequently Asked Questions - Answers posted to your web design/publishing questions. Posted 06/04/01

Web Page Highlights
This section will highlight a web site with a specific feature in mind as a "Best Practice" method.
Look for it in the coming days.

Keeping Web Site Content Current by George Rogers Posted 05/21/01
Any web site is only as good as the information it contains. Keeping published information current is an ongoing battle for most web authors. This is why it is best to organize your web site directory structure by function. Create separate directories for the following examples; calendars, newsletters, events, images by function, sub groups within departments, and more. Organize the web site directories to make it easy to navigate and find information. Create a structure only 2 to 3 levels deep. A wider structure is easier to maintain than a deep one.

Remember: Your web site is being viewed by a World Wide audience.
Daily News Highlights
Senators Close To Internet Tax Agreement by Mary Mosquera
Monitoring and Privacy: Is Your Head Still In the Sand? by Sean Doherty
Proposed standard privacy symbols for Web sites by Jennifier Disabatino

Published By: George J. Rogers, Day Phone: 713-500-5906, Evening Phone: 281-970-5831, Pager: 713-549-9283