There is an incredible amount of information on the Internet when it comes to developing web pages and web sites — some of it good, a lot of it of it bad. The resources listed below offer a good starting point for web developers and maintainers at UBC.
Note: the links below are provided as a reference only. We strongly recommend that you consult your department’s technical support personnel before installing any software, fonts, etc. found on (or linked from) these sites.
If you have a link you think would be useful to other UBC Web administrators, please e-mail web.admin@ubc.ca.
Writing for the Web
- useit.com’s Writing for the Web: Research and studies on how people ‘read’ the Web.
- Web Developer’s Virtual Library Writing for the Web: A brief guide to writing for the World Wide Web.
- WebReference.com’s Writing on the Internet: Tips on writing for the Internet.
HTML / Web Page Creation and Editing
- Dreamweaver On-line Help: The official Web site for Dreamweaver support, tutorials, and explanations.
- FrontPage On-line Help: The official Web site for FrontPage support.
- IRT — Internet Related Technologies: An on-line developer site that covers cross-browser technology as well as operating systems and platform independent technology.
- Macromedia: The makers of Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Shockwave, and FreeHand.
- Macromedia Exchange for Dreamweaver: Download extensions for Dreamweaver.
- Microsoft: The makers of FrontPage.
- MSDN Online: Microsoft Web developer resources.
- W3C: The World Wide Web Consortium, responsible for the technical specifications and standards for the World Wide Web.
Graphics
- Adobe Online Help: The official Web site for support for Adobe products, including Photoshop,Illustrator, and GoLive.
Miscellaneous
- Media Builder: Free fonts, graphics, buttons, and animations.
- Tucows: Download freeware / shareware software for a variey of platforms.
- Webmonkey: An excellent Web developer’s resource site.
Books & Courses
The UBC Bookstore carries many good books and magazines on Web site development, and UBC Continuing Studies offers several web, Internet, design, and technology courses.
Site Validation Tools
There are several on-line tools that can help you ensure your site meets common web and accessibility standards:
- Bobby: Bobby is a Web-based tool that analyzes Web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities. Use this site to check your pages’ compatibility with screenreader technology.
- CSS Validator (W3C): Ensure that your Web pages adhere to the proper standards for CSS.
- HMTL Validator (W3C): Ensure that your Web pages adhere to the proper standards for HTML.
Search Engine Tools
- SearchEngineWatch.com: This site provides plenty of information about various search engines, from methodology to rankings to history. Also has information on meta keywords.
- SearchEngineColossus.com: Similar to Search Engine Watch, this site offers information on search engines worldwide.
- Submit Corner: Features an HTML code generator for meta tags.
