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Library Web Design - Recommended Resources for Web Design

Looking for help with web software?
ILL materials from KDLA's computer training list.

Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites (2nd edition)
by Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, available at Amazon.com for $15.95
Online Version: http://www.webstyleguide.com/index.html
Similar to Strunk & White’s Elements of Style, the Web Style Guide discusses the fundamentals of good online publications. Website construction is divided among sections: planning, webpage design, site design, typography, graphics, and multimedia. Also included is a section on “editorial style,” which provides insight into writing for online publications.

HTML Goodies Website: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
Books Available – HTML Goodies, Beyond HTML Goodies, Javascript Goodies, Website Design Goodies
by INT Media Group, available at Amazon.com for $15-$25.00
HTML Goodies is an excellent resource for coding, tutorials, and articles about web design. Written in non-technological terms, the site has a wealth of scripts for the beginning web designer, with additional information about browser compatibility issues as well as a listserv service for those needing expert help.

W3C World Wide Web Consortium Website: http://www.w3.org
The W3C website contains information about Web technologies such as the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the Extensible Markup Language (XML), and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The consortium, founded in 1994 by MIT, is a group of 400 member organizations and a full-time staff of more than 70 people who develop “best practices” for web publications with ADA/508 accessibility in mind. This resource contains online help programs/generators and tutorials in both basic and advanced html markup.

Honorable Mention Resources
Dynamic Drive Website: http://dynamicdrive.com
Sitepoint.com Website: http://www.sitepoint.com
Developer Shed Network: http://www.devshed.com/
WillMaster Possibilities Website: http://willmaster.com/
Internet Related Technologies: http://irt.org/
The Javascript Source: http://javascript.internet.com/

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