Planning and Organizing Websites
Lida L. Larsen
Web Services
Office of Information Technology
University of Maryland, College Park
www.inform.umd.edu/Web/Planning
Some Questions to Ponder
A simple checklist . . .
Who are
you
or your organization?
Who is your
audience
?
Is your audience
information literate
?
What does your audience expect from you?
What are your goals?
For what problem will your information, its structure, and its
format
be the solution?
How will your audience find and use your information?
How will your information be organized?
Are built-in search mechanisms appropriate?
What expectations do your users have for quality, accuracy, comprehensiveness, and timeliness?
Who will keep your publication timely and complete?
How will you receive feedback from your users?
How will a user needing assistance with your information obtain that assistance?
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LLLarsen, VLWarnick, First published December 1994. Last revision January 2002