Web Contributors: Guidelines

General Web Authoring

• Tips for Preparing Text
• WordPress Basics
  • Request Access
  • Editing Pages
  • Create Anchors
  • Create HTML Links
  • Insert Images
  • Publish Pages
• Optimizing Web Images
• Attaching files to web pages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PDF)

Best Practices for Accessibility

• Proofing with Text to Speech Software
• UMaine Marketing & Communications Best Practices
• UMaine Accessibility
• WebAIM: Web Accessibility in Mind [non-UMaine site]
• WAVE: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool available for Chrome & Firefox [non-UMaine site]
• Section 508 Standards [non-UMaine site]

Fogler Specific Guidelines

• Creating a link to an URSUS record
• Creating a permalink for library-licensed resources
• Guidelines for Web Pages
  • Content
  • Design
  • Procedural/Technical

LibGuides

Please keep in mind that the Libguides and the Library’s WordPress platform content are essentially external one to the other. Changes will not be automatically noted and can lead to broken links. As you make additions and changes, please notify Dianne Paradis who in turn will keep Sharon and Kim up to date.

• Addition of a brand new Libguide page (no former page on library16).
• Deletion of a Libguide (e.g. About)
• Creating Friendly URLs

Helpful Links

• Guidelines for news postings
• LibX Toolbar
• Web statistics (Google Analytics, in-house access only)

Contact: um.library.technical.services@maine.edu