Interface Guidelines for Creating Web Pages

• For the description of a Web page see the example below:
  • ScienceNet--tutorial, basic, short, links, graphics, search
    • Large database on science that allows users to search the entire database or to search by subtopics. Subtopics are: archeology, chemistry, engineering/technology, environment, earth science, mathematics/computer, biology/medicine, physics/astronomy, and social science. Users may also send in questions that will be answered via e-mail. http://www.campus.bt.com/CampusWorld/pub/ScienceNet/qpages/search.html
• Each description should contain the following parts:
  • Title--be sure to link title
  • Type (see below for permissible descriptors)
    • text--mostly plain writing, not an article
    • index--collection of links to other URLs
    • graphic--photo, diagram, or other graphic
    • interactive--involves user in some way
    • tutorial--teaches something about a topic
    • article--text from a publication, cite publication briefly
    • animation--movie, QuickTime, MPEG, etc.
    • abstract--short description of article, book, etc.
    • publication--published material
    • book--published book, cite
    • lecture--lecture notes, text, outline, etc.
    • FAQ--Frequently Asked Question file
    • audio--RealAudio or other format audio file
    • download--page has link to download software to user
    • journal--publication, cite
    • biblio--bibliography
    • table--material presented in tabular form
  • Level
    • basic--something every student should know or be interested in
    • intermediate--more advanced material or more detailed material
    • advanced--specialized or very advanced material
  • Length
    • short--two screens or less
    • medium--more than two screens but less than 4
    • long--more than 4 screens
  • Links--does page link to other pages
  • Graphics--does page have graphics or does page link to graphics
  • Search--does page have its own search mechanism
  • Plugins--does page require additional software such as Java, Shockwave, RealAudio, etc.
  • Annotation--describe the page briefly
  • URL--add link as last item (verbatim)