Getting Started

The purpose of the procedure outlined below is to ensure that the Lane site develops in an orderly and user-friendly manner. The procedure helps to avoid duplication or inconsistencies in information and to ensure that department heads and web developers are aware of basic guidelines. It also tries to help staff avoid some of the technical pitfalls of page development.

Each department head has ultimate responsibility for the accessibility, content, formatting and functioning of all department pages and any pages created by department staff on Lane's site. For each department, a web "author,” someone who possesses the interest and technical skill to develop pages, is identified. With the supervision of the department head, the web author has access to the department's web directory and creates and maintains the department's webpages.

Here are the basic steps for getting access to add new pages to your department’s webpages or to make major revisions to your existing department webpages on the main webserver (http://www.lanecc.edu):

• Review Lane's web guidelines and resources at Web Information, Resources and Requirements.
• Complete and return the Web Application to Information Technology with department head's and web author's signatures.
• Meet with Information Technology/Lori Brenden, ext. 3354 to review your web skills and plan for your department’s page to determine if any training is needed or any adjustments need to be made to make sure the pages will meet these web guidelines.
• Using the Lane templates, develop the content and create/update your webpage(s).
• Information Technology/Lori Brenden will review the new pages to make sure they meet the guidelines.
• Any new pages or pages with major revisions will then be submitted to Marketing and Public Relations for approval of content.
• Any suggestions for changes to the pages will be returned to you, and once those changes are made, the pages will be ready to be posted on the website.

At that point, Information Technology will provide the web author with access to the department's web directory on Lane's server as well as the training needed to update and maintain the department webpages.

Keep in mind that a new Web Application should be submitted if you change the department’s web author or if you add a new web author. That allows the new author to access the department web directory.

For help with the Web Application, templates or access to the department web directory, contact Lori Brenden, Information Technology, ext. 3354. 

For help with polishing the content on your pages, contact Daniel Moret, Marketing and Public Relations, ext. 5268.