Webmaster Agreement
A Web Content Manager (sometimes referred to as the department webmaster) will maintain a ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Unit's (see ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Web Policies for definitions) information on the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Web Server, serve as liaison to the University Webmaster and serve as a contact point for the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ and Internet community.
Each department or unit -- academic or administrative -- as well as other centers or authorized organizations is allowed to maintain a presence on the University's website. The unit must have an individual appointed as the key contact who is responsible for content on their site. The Key Contact can either maintain the site or pass the editing to an authorized user with access to the CMS.
Webmasters are requested to perform the following functions:
- Coordinate within their organization the gathering of information for Internet/intranet publication
- Coordinate with the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Webmaster concerning the organization's website
- Review and comply with the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Web Policies and Web Publishing Procedures
- Prepare the information for publishing on the Internet /intranet
- Serve as a contact point via e-mail for inquiries from the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ and Internet community
- Provide timely and up-to-date information
- Ensure all links on the site are live and tested
- Check pages for spelling and grammar errors prior to publishing on the web
- Ensure all pages meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 level AA standards -- this includes pages published via the CMS or documents/PDFs linked to a published page
- Ensure all documents (pdf, doc, xsl, ppt, etc.) uploaded to resources pass accessibility checks