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U-M Internet Publishing Policies, Guidelines, & Instructions
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Guidelines for Information Providers
- 5.1 Creating and Registering UM Internet Resources
- 5.2 Information and Resources for Web Site Creation
5.1 Creating and Registering UM Internet Resources
Required elements for resources linked to the institutional homepage
The homepage of unit or unit-sponsored resources should include:
- The name of the department, unit or project represented by the site.
At a minimum, this should include, the name, address, and e-mail address of the unit on the top level page. - Date of creation or revision of the document or homepage.
- Title of the homepage, document, or document collection. On each page include a meaningful title in the html title field.
- Contact information for the individual who manages the site: phone number, address, and e-mail address.
- An e-mail address for inquiries about the homepage, document collection, or document.
- A link to the UM institutional homepage (this could be an icon or textual link such as:
The University of Michigan Gateway. - On pages other than the top level page, include a "clickable" navigational aid (button or text) that takes the user back to that particular resource's top level page.
- Copyright designation (see Section 3.5)
Reviewing Gateway-linked resources
The Gateway webmaster is responsible for overseeing linkages of resources to the Gateway in accordance with the policies described herein.
Registering WWW Resources
The Gateway provides a mechanism for registering and describing U-M official information resources. See the registration form.
5.2 Information and Resources for Web Site Creation
Restricting Access to Web Resources
There are several levels of security available for web-based resources. More information may be found in the section "How-To" section of the Web Services site.
Statistics
University faculty, staff, students, and groups can generate statistical information for their homepages via the facility found on the Log Generation page.