Don t publish anything on the web that you would be concerned about people copying, or anything that is not your copyright. It is often better to group external links on one page and to avoid in-line links. A proportion of your users will never return to your page, so aim to lead them through your content before giving an opportunity to exit. Use images sparingly a useful rule of thumb is one image of not more than 60k per 100 words of text. The web is a busy place, and people may not bother to wait for lots of images to download if they don t seem to be important to the message of the web page.
People read differently from a computer screen than they do on the printed page.
A paper-based publication is unlikely to translate successfully into an electronic one without some changes to both the structure and the content. Get people to look at your pages and give you honest feedback. Getting help with your pages Although wishing to encourage you to set up your homepages and to use the web generally, the Computer Services help desk service is unable to assist with enquiries about HTML or web design. There are various courses for staff and postgraduates and a number of Computer Service Guides which may be of assistance. The Library is well stocked with books on web authoring and design, some of which include CDs with examples, etc.