Research Guides
Research Guides| X | This Guide Has Been Checked for... | Guidelines |
| Side navigation is used | Side Nav | |
| Naming conventions followed for LibGuide, page, and box titles | Naming Conventions | |
| Guide type, subjects, and tags are assigned | Subjects, Tags, & Type | |
| Friendly URL assigned | Friendly URLs | |
| Profile box is added to the guide home page | Profile Box | |
| Content is thematically chunked into pages and boxes | Pages & Subpages | |
| Content (boxes, images, widgets, links, etc.) is reused when possible | Images, Links, & Other Media | |
| Boxes are ordered and placed based on responsive design principles | Responsive Design | |
| Guide has been viewed on multiple devices to check responsiveness | Responsive Design | |
| Text written with web consumption in mind: keep it short and simple | Writing for the Web | |
| Editorial and style guidelines are followed | Editorial Guidelines | |
| Standardized terms are used | Standardized Terms | |
| Resource lists are kept short and organized in order of importance | Links | |
| Plain language is used | Writing for the Web | |
| Inclusive language is used | Inclusive Language | |
| Use default font with minimal italics and bold and no underlining or ALL CAPS | Font/Text Accessibility | |
| Start with Heading 3 when you use headers for content structure in Rich Text Editor | Font/Text Accessibility | |
| Link text should be descriptive | Links | |
| Database or link descriptions should be displayed beneath the link title | Font/Text Accessibility | |
| All images have alt text descriptions | Image & Media Accessibility | |
| Assign table headers and add a caption and summary to describe tables | Font/Text Accessibility |
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