Web Standards and Guidelines

Contents

• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Legal and Statutory Authority
• 3.0 General Standards and Guidelines
• 4.0 Accessibility and Usability Guidelines
• 5.0 Advertising and Acknowledgements
• 6.0 Copyright and Attribution
• 7.0 Internet Domain Names

• 8.0 Linking to External Internet Sites
• 9.0 Privacy and Security
• 10.0 Management of Records
• 11.0 Search Functionality
• 12.0 Tagging and Use of Meta Tags
• 13.0 Definitions
• 14.0 References and Additional Resources

1.0  Introduction

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Revised:  May 15, 2007
Approved: May 17, 2007

This document revises the State of Utah Web Standards publication dated January 9, 2001. The standards, recommendations, and guidelines presented here are applicable to all State of Utah Executive Branch agency Web sites that are accessed by the public, with the exception of those agencies exempted in Utah Code 63F-1-102. State of Utah intranet sites may be exempted from some of the accessibility provisions, depending upon the needs of the user audience for the particular site.

The provisions of these standards are designed to make State of Utah Web sites more accessible and compliant with generally accepted Web standards on a worldwide basis.

There are tangible benefits to using Web standards. A site that has been built to Web standards generally will be:

• less bandwidth intense;
• future-proof;
• extensible;
• easier to maintain;
• optimized for search engines;
• compatible with newer browsers; and,
• accessible.

Standards are designed to deliver the greatest benefits to the greatest number of Web users while ensuring the long-term viability of any document published on the Web.

Status: Approved, May 17, 2007
Effective Date: July 1, 2007

Next Review Date: December 17, 2007
Approved By: Stephen Fletcher, CIO

Comments

Please direct comments and suggestions on this document to
Robert Woolley via e-mail at bwoolley@utah.gov or by phone at (801) 538-1072.