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Center for Rural Studies
E-GOVERNMENT PROJECT

Technology Resources for Vermont Municipal Officials

This page contains links to technology resources for Vermont local government officials, including technology training, Internet resources, information about e-government, CRS technology-related projects, and templates and sample documents.


Table of Contents

CLICK HERE for the 2004 Vermont Municipal E-Government Conference!

Training Materials
E-Government Resources
Municipal Information Technology Committee
Center for Rural Studies Technology Projects
Templates and Sample Documents
Contacts

The CRS E-Government Project
Resources for Municipal Officials Home Page


Training

Municipal Official Education
A collection of the Powerpoint presentations created by CRS for municipal official education from 1997 to today.
Beginner's Guide to the Internet
An online presentation on what the Internet is and why you want to be on it.
What's So Great About the Internet?
Learn about e-mail, mailing lists, newsgroups, and the World Wide Web.
Searching the Web
An online presentation describing ways to find what you want on the Web.
Building a Web Site
A basic introduction to building a Web site for your municipality.
Internet Lessons
The online version of lessons originally distributed to participating municipal officials via e-mail. There are 14 lessons covering the following topics: discussion lists, modem usage, livels of Internet connectivity, e-mail, "netiquette", Usenet newsgroups, Internet security and viruses, file transfer protocol (ftp), browser use and tools, the World Wide Web, Internet searches, and thoughts about the future.
Eudora E-Mail Tutorial
An online tutorial on the effective and efficient use of e-mail using Eudora.
Where to Get Training
Information about where to obtain technology-related training.

Resources

Vermont Towns Online
Links to municipal Web sites in Vermont
Subscribe to Muninet
Muninet acts as an electronic bulletin board for anyone who wants to post a municipal question or answer to a question. All you need is e-mail.
Subscribe to the E-Gov Listserv
The E-Gov list is an electronic bulletin board for anyone who wants to post or receive information about electronic government in Vermont. Follow this link to join the list, leave the list, post a message to the list, or read the archives. After you're subscribed, you can post messages by sending an e-mail message to egov@list.uvm.edu
Web Site Design
Links to online Web site design resources, such as HTML tutorials, design tips, etc.
Other E-Government Links
Links to general information about e-government topics.

Center for Rural Studies Technology Projects

Town Officers Connectivity Project Web Site
Contains information about the recently-completed Town Officers' Connectivity Project.
E-Government Survey Results
The results of the e-government survey conducted at the 2001 Town Fair and the 2001 Town Officers Educational Conferences.

Templates and Sample Documents

Town Officials Database
An Access 97 database to keep track of information about town officials and employees. Also download the Town Officials Database description. This Word 97 document contains useful information about the database.
Model Municipal Web Site Policy
This is a model municipal web site policy that Vermont municipalities can use as a basis for their own policy. DISCLAIMER: This policy has not been reviewed by an attorney. We recommend that you have your attorney review this policy before you adopt it. You may also download the Word 97 version.

Contacts

crs@uvm.edu, UVM Center for Rural Studies

Chip Sawyer, UVM Center for Rural Studies

David Deutl, UVM Center for Rural Studies


This material is based upon work supported in part by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Award No. 2002-34269-11806.

Also: Special thanks to Vermont's U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy.

Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy.


Comments to: crs@uvm.edu
Reviewed on 10.16.06