SPH Informatics & Computing Services

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Web Services

• Contact Information & Hours
• Training & Documentation
• Web Development Resources
• Personal Web Sites
• Group Web Sites
• Course Web Sites
• Conference/Symposium Web Sites
• Database-Driven Web Sites
• Online Surveys
• Digital Signs
• Request for Web Services Form
• Information Collected from SPH Web Site Visitors

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Related Links

• Taubman Health Sciences Library
• Information and Technology Services (ITS) at the University of Michigan

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Web Development Resources

• Web Nerd Terminology (Explained)

UM Web Development Resources

The following web sites provide information about web development at the University of Michigan.

• Web Publishing Guidelines for the School of Public Health
  Protocols, procedures and guidelines for SPH-related web sites.
• Web Accessibility at the University of Michigan
  This site will help you to understand what the accessibility requirements are for your online resources, how to meet those requirements, and what resources you have at your disposal.
• ICS Technical Guides & FAQs
  Information on all SPH Network and Computing Resources.
• How to Create Your Own Homepage
  Anyone with an IFS home directory can set up a home page on http://www.umich.edu/ or http://www-personal.umich.edu/. This document from UM Web Services tells you how.
• University of Michigan Graphic Identity Usage and Permissions
  Guidelines, graphics toolkit, and policy clarification on usage of university logos (including the Block M and the new wordmark).
• When you want to post someone's picture or video on a web site, use the Consent to Photograph or Record Electronically to get their permission to do so.

Web Usability Resources

The following web pages are highly recommended reading for those concerned with maximizing the usability of their web site

• The Digital Media Commons USE Lab
  Available to help evaluate the usability of web sites
• 50 Common Web Design Mistakes
  An excellent article that is a must read for anyone managing a website.
• Usability.gov
  The primary government source for information on usability and user-centered design. It provides guidance and tools on how to make Web sites and other communication systems more usable and useful.
• Research-based Web Design & Usability Guidelines
  From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Ten Good Deeds in web Design, by Jacob Nielsen
• Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability, by Jacob Nielsen
• Usable Web

Web Accessibility Resources

The following web pages are highly recommended reading for those concerned with creating web sites that are accessible by the disabled.

• Web Accessibility at the University of Michigan
  This site will help you to understand what the accessibility requirements are for your online resources, how to meet those requirements, and what resources you have at your disposal.
• Web Accessibility Resources
  Links to relevant accessibility sites, organizations, evaluators and tools, and articles about accessibility.

Resources for Beginners

• The A List Apart Primer Part Two: Resources For Beginners
  A great list of links for beginners from A List Apart, a web site for people who make web sites.