SUMMARY OF UI & CLAS WEB SITE STANDARDS FOR COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES DEPARTMENTS

 

President Skorton approved a set of University-wide standards for web sites on June 1, 2003.  In order to ensure that the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departmental web sites are as useful as possible, all websites must conform to the following standards.  In the first part of this document we have summarized the required university standards as approved by President Skorton, and in second part we have stated the Collegiate standards developed for the College. Details for University wide web site standards can be viewed at: http://www.uiowa.edu/graphics/web_standards/index.html. 

In planning your web site, please carefully consider issues of maintenance – it is often better not to have “extras”, than to have them become out of date.  The University’s standards require accurate information that is updated in a timely manner. See http://www.uiowa.edu/graphics/web_standards/long-term/index.html#accuracy.

CLAS Standards Link

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UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

For assistance with these standards, contact Josh Kaine at 384-0002 or email:joshua-kaine@uiowa.edu 

LONG TERM GOALS:(Implemented 1/1/05)

EVERY PAGE:

Page Title - Department and Unit Sites: At the minimum, all page titles must include “The University of Iowa” as part of the title text.  e.g. Department of American Studies – College of Liberal Arts & Sciences -- The University of Iowa. In addition to meeting the minimum standard, the text of the title should include text identifying the college or organizational units above the site within the University hierarchy (Example: Title of Page – Dept/Program/Center Name - Org/College Name – The University of Iowa)

Navigation Elements: On all pages in the site, there must be a link to the University home page that uses the text, “The University of Iowa.”

Wordmarks: On department sites, the UI wordmark must appear in its entirety within 133 pixels of the top of each page in the site. Any and all uses of the UI wordmark must also be an active link to the UI home page. The minimum size for the wordmark is 11 pixels in height as measured by the first "T".  Also, there are restrictions on the use of the wordmark and logo.  These are spelled out in the University Identity Elements section of the Long-Term Standards, see http://www.uiowa.edu/graphics/web_standards/long-term/index.html#contact

Link Back to Site Home Page: On all pages below the site’s home page, there must be a link back to the site’s home page.

PAGE: All pages in the site must provide a clearly identifiable link to a single contact page. (See below: “Long Term Goals SITE: Contact Information” for more details)

SITE:

Contact Information All sites at the collegiate, department and unit, and publicly accessible levels must have a single page of contact information. (NOTE: All other pages in the site must provide a clearly identifiable link to this contact page.)

Logo Use: The UI logo must appear on each department site’s home page, but it need not appear on other pages in the site.

       COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES 

CLAS STANDARDS

As you make changes in your site to meet the University standards, please also incorporate these College standards.  If you need guidance in implementing these standards, please contact Mark Fullenkamp at 353-2341 or clas-webmaster@uiowa.edu

EVERY PAGE:  

Link To College Home Page: Each page in a site must provide a link to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences home page: (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu).

ON YOUR DEPARTMENT HOME PAGE:  

College Logo : On all department home pages, the CLAS logo or wordmark must appear in its entirety. Any and all uses of the CLAS logo or wordmark must also be an active link to the CLAS home page.

The minimum size for the logo is 63 pixels in height. The minimim size for the wordmark is measured by the initial capital “C”, which must be no smaller than 12 pixels in height. The logo and wordmark images should not be manipulated. The wordmark is not a font but a designed graphic and should not be recreated.

See http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/it/tools/logos/web.shtml for the logo and wordmark files.

SOMEWHERE ON YOUR SITE:  

A Link to Courses Taught/Offered by your unit (html files on web page, a link to the University Catalog on line, or a link to ISIS) 

A link to the College’s Scholarships page: http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/scholarships/

A Link to the College’s Alumni/Friends Page: (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/alumni/

A Link to the UI Foundation:
http://www.uifoundation.org  It is useful to link to a page that will let visitors to your site make a donation to your development funds.

A Link to the College’s Student Academic Handbook: http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook   

Information for Prospective Students: http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/

Suggested Links:

The University’s Financial Aid site (http://www.uiowa.edu/financial-aid/)

University Registrar’s Office (http://www.uiowa.edu/registrar/)

University Career Center (http://www.careers.uiowa.edu/)