Presented by Tim Blood, Lane Community College

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Summary of "lessons learned" while Creating Lane's Web site:

 Late Spring '95: Coordinate early page development with site development. Ideally, guidelines for pages are developed before the first pages are created.
Consult with experts at every opportunity.

Summer '95: Involve interested parties early but be realistic about how fast the site will be developed.

Early Fall '95: Form a Web Site Steering committee that represents Faculty (a graphic designer if possible), Student Services, Administration, Marketing, and Computer Services.
In developing guidelines for pages, try to balance order with creativity.

Fall '95: Consult with experts at every opportunity.
Create a way for pages to be posted easily (using "Fetch" for example)

Winter '96: Keep Administrators and Board members informed about Web site development.
Offer training for staff interested in web page development.
Provide release time for staff to develop pages.
Post information from the printed catalog AND provide a way for departments to publicize new information without creating confusion.

Spring '96: Use a variety of sources to seek information and feedback on your Web site.
Continue to formulate, revise, justify, and publicize policy and guidelines.

Summer '96: Pay competitive salaries to retain valuable staff.

Fall '96: Continue to evaluate the mission of the committee and to revise guidelines as necessary.

Maintaining Lane's Web site: Current activities / Budget

A brief historical review will highlight the issues involved in creating Lane's Web site...

Late Spring '95:

- Lane's first Web page posted by Bill Fletcher, Computer Services.

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From "Creating and Maintaining an Effective Community College World Wide Web Site". Presented by Tim Blood at the League for Innovation in the Community College 1996 Conference on Information Technology. November 13-16, 1996 Phoenix, Arizona

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Revised: 11/22/96 (tlb) (with thanks to Conference participants for recommending the above summary)
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