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Jan Cortez
USGW Guidelinec Committee
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GUIDELINES COMMITTEE WEEKLY REPORT,
for the week ending July 27, 2002
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State Coordinator Guidelines: On July 27 the Committee ended discussion on
the
following proposed changes to the State Coordinator guidelines.
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The USGenWeb Project logo:
The USGenWeb Project
logo<http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/namelogo.html>
should be prominently displayed on the upper portion of the state home
page. Display of a logo developed for your state, if any, is
at the option of the state.
Periodic monitoring of pages of Local Coordinators:
State Coordinators should satisfy themselves that the pages of Local
Coordinators are complying with the USGenWeb Project requirements (logo,
queries, links, etc.). State Coordinators should verify that pages of
Local Coordinators are being maintained. This may be done by the State
Coordinator or a committee of Local Coordinators (appointees or
volunteers) and should be verified at least twice yearly. State
Coordinators should develop and disseminate information to all Local
Coordinators concerning the correct procedure to be followed before
abandonment of a website and/or disassociation from the USGenWeb Project.
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The Committee will be discussing the following State Coordinator guidelines.
Public/county coordinator inquiries:
It is expected that all state coordinators respond to public and/or county
coordinator inquiries within a reasonable time. Follow up on any complaints
from the public regarding unresponsive county coordinators.
Required links:
The following links are required for all state pages:
Counties within the state
The USGenWeb Project -
http://www.usgenweb.org or
http://www.usgenweb.net
The USGenWeb Archives Project -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb. An
optional link to the archives search option might also be included:
http://searches.rootsweb.com/usgwarch.html
A link to The USGenWeb Project's Guidelines/Standards for county websites,
including a link to the Official Project Name/Logo page.
The USGenWeb Project Copyright Information page.
WorldGenWeb Project -
http://www.worldgenweb.org/
Recruit/startup help for county coordinators:
Include information on adopting available counties and help new
coordinators get their pages started. A committee of experienced county
coordinators could be formed for the purpose of aiding new coordinators.
Alternatively or in addition, a "help" page addressing the most frequent
problems encountered by new coordinators could be considered.
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A working copy of the State Coordinator guidelines may be reviewed at URL
http://home.onemain.com/~dontharp/state/scguide.html
Please address comments to Don Tharp dontharp(a)onemain.com>
Don Tharp
Chair, Guidelines Committee
Host - Chautauqua county, KS