- Help using the World Wide Web
- For Web Authors at Lancaster
- Accessibility
- General Resources on the Web
Please select one of the options below. If you are unable to find the answer you are seeking then please feel free to get in touch and we will do our best to help you.
Help using the World Wide Web
- Local Web Cache Configuration
- Introduction to the World Wide Web
- What is the World Wide Web?
- Dealing with Different Types of Documents
- How to Find Things - Strategies & Tactics for locating information
- Web Sites that Don't Work - Strategies for dealing with Web problems
- WebTeach - Support for using the Web in teaching
For Web Authors at Lancaster
- Minimum standard checklist for web pages
- Some guidelines for creating good webpages
- University logos for light backgrounds
- University logos for dark backgrounds
- A Beginner's Guide to HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
- Reserved and Special Characters in HTML documents accents, foreign characters
- How to apply for your own webspace
- Web space - using your web folder
- I.S.S. Help and Training Pages
Accessibility
It is important that you create web pages that are accessible to a wide variety of people, including those with disabilities. There are some sites with useful guidelines and tools you can use:
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Information on accessibility and websites. Guidance on the creation and maintenance of accessible websites, from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' Web Support Officer. Web Accessibility Initiative at W3.org Bobby is a free service provided by CAST to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.
General Resources on the Web
- World Wide Web Consortium
- HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
- World Wide Web and HTMLTools(Editors, Convertors, Validators etc.)
- Style Guide for online hypertextby Tim Berners-Lee
- Web Communications' Comprehensive Guide to Publishing on the Web
- The Web Developer's Virtual Library
Any enquiries about this website should be sent to webmaster@lancaster.ac.uk. Enquiries about the University, its courses, applications etc, should be made via the addresses on the Contacts page.