Planning Kit for a Quality Site for Small and Medium Sized
Museums vai al contenuto When presenting contents and
information on a Web site, remember to use a clear and concise
style that allows for quick reading and scanning of the text.
Users of museum Web sites are “citizens” and language must
therefore meet very variable needs. These needs depend on the
users’ profile and their aspirations for cultural growth. Pay
particular attention to the needs of school students.
Educational contents should be co-ordinated with the study
programme for the various age ranges. Also take care to consider
so-called “weak, or disabled” users. Exploit the capacities of
the Web to the full. When publishing details of information
services for a specialised public, then use scientific terms
accordingly. Use glossaries or other educational tools to aid
understanding of the text. Arrange contents in layers, using all
the potential of hypertext. Here are some basic rules for
writing on the Web: Project 2005-02, last revision 2006-