Comprehensive list of industry links

SciVisum Web Effectiveness Resource List

Resources for website managers

We've had many requests to compile a central list of resources - the outcome is SWERL - the SciVisum Web Effectiveness Resource List. The URLs included in SWERL are intended to direct website managers to a range of resources to help meet the many requirements placed upon them.

Index

• General website related legislation
• eCommerce legislation
• Web accessibility & HTML validation
• Metadata & the semantic web
• Web services & standards
• Caching, compression, HTTP headers & Favicon
• Browser compatiblity
• Additional information for government websites - FOI, eGMS, Defining outcomes for 2005
• Relevant news articles

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General website related legislation

• The Data Protection Act 1998
• The EC Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications 2003

eCommerce legislation

• The eCommerce Directive 2002
• The Consumer Protection Act 1987
• The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000
• The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1987
• Ecommerce Information
• European Union -Taxation and Customs Union VAT and e-commerce
• DTI - Proposed Revisions on Code of Practice for Traders on Price Indications
• DTI - A Guide for Business to the consumer protection (distance selling) regulations 2000
• Internet Code of Practice and Guide to Legislation - Deans University of Leicester

Web accessibility & HTML validation

• The W3C MarkUp Validation Service
• Disability Discrimination Act - Revised Code of Practice May 2002- Rights of Access
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
• DWP - Introduction to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 explained
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• WAVE 3.0 Web Accessibility Tool
• Bobby Accessibility Tool
• Vischeck - Tool for colour blindness
• Disability Rights Commission -Web Investigation April 2004
• Alternative Web Browsing- W3C
• Dive Into Accessibility - 30 days to a more accessible web site
• American Foundation for the Blind - Tips & Tricks for accessibility

Metadata & the semantic web

• Keeping an eye on metadata - Computer Weekly Article
• Semantic Web Community Portal - SemanticWeb.org
• The Semantic Web An Introduction
• The Semantic Web, today
• Metadata, Mark II - Webmonkey
• Introduction to Semantic Web Technologies - Hewlett Packard

Web services & standards

• Web Services explained
• Web services - IT Week Focus
• Web services seeks true integration - vnunet
• Everything you need to know about Web services - ZDNet UK
• Web services await standards - vnunet
• The state of Web services - ZDNet UK
• Fast DS3 Bandwidth Rate Quotes - Easily Find And Compare DS3 Bandwidth Providers By Location Including Real Time Rate Quotes In Seconds.

Caching, compression, HTTP headers & Favicon

• Caching Tutorial for Web Authors and Webmasters
• Web Caching and Content Delivery Resources - web-caching.com
• How to Control Caches - Web Developers Virtual Library
• 15 Seconds Web Site Compression
• HTTP-1.1 Header Field Definitions
• HTTP Header Fields - Web Developers Virtual Library
• What is FAVICON.ICO And How to Personalise Your Site's Bookmark - thesitewizard.com

Browser compatibility

• Another Look at Browser Detection
• Browser Compatibility tips
• Determining browser type using object detection
• IE 6.0 - Javascript - Object detection
• Inside Dynamic HTML -Browser Detection
• Intro to the Document Object Model - Webmonkey
• About the DOM - Mozilla.org
• JavaScript Object Detection - WebReference.com
• Objects and Properties learn about the DOM, and how to access object properties and methods - HTMLSource
• Support Detection simple checks on a browser's JavaScript object support - HTMLSource
• Testing the DOM API - Mozilla.org
• The Case for Object Detection - The Web Developer's Journal

Additional legislation for government websites

Freedom of Information

• About FOI - Public Partners
• Freedom of Information - timetable - Information Commissioners Office
• Department of Health - Freedom of Information Publication Scheme - Freedom of Information Act 2000
• Department for Constitutional Affairs - FOI Act
• Public Record Office / National Archives application of Freedom of Information Act

eGMS

• eGovernment metadata standard - Version UK Gov Talk
• NHS - What Is Metadata?

Defining eGovernment outcomes for 2005

• Implementing electronic government statements

Relevant news stories

• Information commissioner gets tough on DPA - Computer Weekly
• Only four EU countries enacted cookie directive - Computer Weekly
• Freeserve loses AOL VAT case - The Register
• EU snooper data retention - The Register
• Ecommerce sites need best practice - vnunet.com
• Small firms struggle with ecommerce laws - vnunet.com
• UK swamped by data rules - vnunet.com
• Tough new copyright measures become UK law - ZDNet UK
• Government websites address disability access law - silicon.com
• ZDNet UK - News - Microsoft leaves standards group
• Key web standards at least a year away
• Web specs go royalty-free
• Top UK websites diss disabled - The Register - March 2004
• Most UK Web sites break accessibility laws - zdnet - March 2004
• Web is failing the disabled - vnunet.com
• Analyst identifies web services killer app - vnunet.com
• Web is failing the disabled - vnunet.com
• Websites-are you helping the disabled - The Register
• Government websites address disability access law - silicon.com
• Making websites accessible for all - Computer Weekly
• Accessibility of UK government office web sites - Accessify.com
• CIOs slowly turning to web services - silicon.com
• Sun proposes new web services specs - silicon.com
• Tech big boys square up in web services standards battle - silicon.com
• Web services - challenges for users - silicon.com
• Web services are '10 years away' - silicon.com
• Web services must start delivering, says Sun - silicon.com
• The wonder of web services - vnunet
• Web services seeks true integration - vnunet
• Web services uptake is 'encouraging' - yahoo news
• e-Traders fail Web Test - IT Week
• UK e-commerce sites running blind- VNUnet