Since the start of the UA website in the spring 1994, there has been an explosion in the amount of information provided. The UA's main website started with little more than 100 links and today there are thousands of online sites linked within UA's website.
The UA website is a tool to help users find information. Our goal is to create a tool that is easy to navigate in order to assist our users in quickly finding the information they need. The UAWeb Team has the responsibility and challenge of making the information easy to find for all of our users of every skill level and background. The UAWeb Team is comprised of paid professional CCIT staff who manage the main UA website and provide support to UA department web masters. The UAWeb Advisory Council advises the UAWeb Team, oversees the use and development of the University's website and is responsible for the overall design and scope of the University's official online presence. The UAWeb Advisory Council is comprised of volunteer representatives from across campus.
The UA website focuses on the needs of our users instead of the organizational structure of the University. While the UA website promotes the University as a whole, it is not intended as a tool to promote individual divisions or organizations.
Extensive analysis and testing went into organizing the huge body of information available through the UA website. Thousands of hyperlinks had to be logically organized to fit within a few top level categories. The title and content of each category were carefully considered and tested to make sure it is easily understood by our users. With the user's needs in mind, broad pages are being developed that pull together information from many different departments into logical categories. As the arizona.edu domain continues to grow, categories need to be consolidated to accommodate the thousands of links provided.
Institutional and audience priorities may change over the course of time and precipitate a re-organization of UA web space. However, changes to UA website hyperlink placement and navigational structure should not be made capriciously. Therefore, criteria have been established to help guide such decisions.
Requests for links will not be granted for non-UA affiliated private groups, non-profit organizations or commercial companies.
The following criteria are used in developing the title and content of each category on second tier homepages. Second tier homepages include the Future Student, UA Student, Faculty/Staff, and Community homepages.
UA Homepage & Second Tier Homepages:
Requests for a new hyperlink on the homepage or second-tier homepages should be directed to
the UAWeb Advisory Council. The Council
will determine if the new hyperlink is appropriate. See Contact
Information below.
Content Pages:
Requests for a hyperlink on a content page of the UA website can be directed to the UAWeb
Team by completing a "Request
A Hyperlink on the UA Website" form.
The UAWeb Team will determine if the link is appropriate.
Criteria for hyperlinks on content pages:
Hyperlink location(s), title, and annotation will be at the discretion of the UAWeb Team. Titles & annotations must conform to the Title & Annotation Style Guide:
Appeals of decisions made by the UAWeb Advisory Council concerning link placement on the homepage or second tier homepages must be submitted in writing to the Council and the Council's Co-Directors. The appeal must be submitted on departmental letterhead, include a rationale for reconsidering the decision, and be signed by the department head requesting the appeal. The UAWeb Council will review the appeal and respond in writing.
Appeals of decisions made by the UAWeb Team concerning hyperlink requests on content pages should be directed in writing to the UAWeb Team. The UAWeb Team will re-evaluate the request with guidance from the UAWeb Council. If the dispute is unresolved, an appeal in writing must be submitted to the UA Web Council using the same criteria described above.
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