Web Page Development - Local Government Guidelines

Contents

• Guidelines
• Tools
• Release Forms
• Legal Disclaimers
• General Web Development/Design Resources

Also see: Accessibility ; Linking Policies ; Selected MRSC Library Holdings - Web Page Design. [Note: Clicking on this link will take you to a list of documents available on loan through the MRSC library.]

Guidelines

• Bellevue, WA Web Guidelines
  
• Bellingham, WA
  • Managing City Websites (42 Kb), October, 2006
  • City Public Website Style Guide and Standards (2 Mb), January 2008
• Kitsap County Web Site Structure and Operating Standards
  
• Longview, WA
  • Internet and City Standards Web Page Design Guidelines (22 Kb)
  • Guidelines, Styles & Tips for City Publications (Zip file, 2,352 KB)
• MRSC Website Re-design, Presented by Don Edlin, Web Developer at the May 16, 2002 Webmasters meeting
• Seattle, WA PAN Guidelines for Developing Content
  
• Shoreline, WA Web Site Development Policies ( 1476 Kb)
• Snoqualmie, WA Terms Of Use
• Spokane, WA Source files for new Web site (Zip file, 1194 Kb), presented by Josh Buntain at the May 24, 2001 Webmasters meeting

Tools

• Washington State Library - GILS (Government Information Locator Service)
  • Managing Web Site Content With Metadata (794 Kb) - Presentation by Tamera Meyer, Webmaster's Meeting, 9/20/01
  • Search Engines and Metadata (58 Kb) - Presentation by Gayle Palmer, Webmaster's Meeting, 9/20/01
• Xenu's Link Sleuth

Release Forms

• Bellingham, WA - Adult Model Photo Release Form
• Bellingham, WA - Minor Model Photo Release Form

Legal Disclaimers

• Almira, WA - Copyright and Legal Disclaimer
• Kenmore, WA - Legal Disclaimer
• Mukilteo, WA - Legal Disclaimer
• Whatcom County, WA - Web Privacy Notice and Disclaimer
• Woodinville, WA - Web Links Policy and Disclaimer

General Web Development/Design/Content Resources

• Becoming a Citizen-Centered Government Through Best Practices in Web Management ( 2.5 MB) - U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Performance Institute
• Webcontent.gov - General Services Administration, Office of Citizen Services and Communications and USA.gov