Research.Online - University of South Florida's Research Guide

Web Guidelines

The Research Office's Web site serves as a portal to services and activities administered by the Office of the Vice President for Research. Updated bi-monthly and archived, the home page, Research.Online, provides information for USF faculty, staff, and students, as well as the public, about USF research activities, news, and highlights as well as faculty accomplishments. Research.Online serves as a host for contact information, forms, funding sources, workshops, continuing education, resource links, guidelines, and other research-related information.

DRR Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of Research Resources (DRR), in collaboration with the Research Management Team, to coordinate, develop and maintain the Research Office Web sites.

The DRR Director, in consultation with the Vice President and members of the Research Management Team, develops and publishes content guidelines and maintains the integrity of the site.

The DRR Director and Webmaster are responsible for overall site design and maintenance, including the development of design standards, models, and templates to facilitate consistency and efficiency across divisions/units.

DRR is responsible for holding quarterly Web Management meetings with division/unit representatives.

Division/Unit Responsibilities

Each division/unit in the Research Office is responsible for designating one person to serve as a liaison (Web Representative) with the DRC Webmaster.

The Web Representatives will be responsible for the following:

Having basic knowledge of HTML and Dreamweaver
Holding a thorough understanding of the vision, goals, and priorities, as well as procedural requirements and needs, of their units.
Serving as a resource for the Webmaster in developing customized Web pages for their respective units.
Attending quarterly Web Management meetings.
Making minor editorial changes (i.e., spelling, grammar, resource links) to their respective pages and communicates modifications to DRC Webmaster.
Contacting DRC for assistance with substantive modifications, revisions, additions, deletions, or design changes.

DRR reserves the right to edit, modify, or exclude contributions, and will communicate such decisions to the contributor.