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Helpful Links for Web Developers

General Information on Web Development

• HTML Help
• NetMechanic
• Web Monkey: Check out their online tutorials.
• A List Apart: Fantastic articles by leading web professionals directed at people who make websites.
• World Wide Web Consortium: The group setting the standards for HTML, CSS and more.
• Web Pages That Suck: What not to do...
• Web Developer's Virtual Library
• Link Validator: This is a great tool for verifying the functionality of the links on your page. Because the Web is such a fluid environment, it is recommended that you verify links frequently.

Accessibility

• WEBAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind): Great reference for building sites for people with disabilities.
• The Web Accessibility Initiative from the W3C.
• Section 508, a federal initiative.
• ATRC Web Accessibility Checker, an online assessment tool.
• Hera, another free online assessment tool.
• Accessibility Resource Center from Adobe: guidelines for PDF and Flash document creation.

Audiences and Marketing Messages

• Let the Message Go Out: Crafting a compelling message in the admissions marketplace: This story, from UVM's online publication for faculty and staff, speaks to the importance of the Internet to UVM's prospective students, according to an outside firm's study.

CSS

• CSS2: Reference for cascading style sheet users.
• Jigsaw: Validate your CSS.
• CSS Zen Garden: the power of CSS.

Programming (Scripts and Databases)

• PHP.net: For programmers of PHP.
• Mysql.com: For builders of mysql databases.

Site Organization, Navigation and Usability

• Information Design Using Card Sorting
• Peter Morville's findability.org
• Jakob Nielsen's Usability Site

Web Graphics and Photos

• University Photography (Order UVM images for online use)
• Stock Photos
• Simulator for colorblind vision

Writing for the Web

• Be Succinct! (Writing for the Web) (Jakob Nielsen)
• F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content (Jakob Nielsen)
• Microcontent: How to Write Headlines, Page Titles, and Subject Lines (Jakob Nielsen)

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