NTAP and LSTech Resources
April 2003 issue of the LSTechie Journal
This issue addressed issues of website content, some of the more important articles are listed and linked below.
- Content Protocols
- Strategies to Gather & Develop Your Content
- Ask Ms. Techie: Step-by-step on developing content
LStech.org's Projects and Workgroups
Organizations post sample documents & links in these areas of the LStech site.
Other Resources
LawHelp library
This resource, open to all states, contains a folder devoted to content development, featuring sample documents and other resources (such as the articles listed below).
Effective Online Writing
From usableweb.com, a list of 19 links to articles & guidelines on effectively writing online.
How Users Read on the Web
From UseIT.com, the website of Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D., a former Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer.
Collecting, Writing, and Revising Content
Helpful tips from usability.gov on writing & organizing easy-to-use content for the Web.
Web Writing for Many Interest Levels
May 1999 article by Nathan Wallace of E-gineer.com.
Writing for the Web
By U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Writing User Friendly Documents
A handbook developed by The Plain English Network (PEN), a government-wide group of volunteers working to improve communications from the federal government to the public.
Transcend translation services of Davis, CA, provided training related to client content at the 2002 Chicago TIG conference. Helpful materials from their website
