This item is up for discussion on Board-L. If you have any comments, and/or suggestions, please let me or any other AB member know. Jan Cortez NE/NC CC Rep ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaiah Harrison" <[email protected]> > The USGenWeb bylaws charge the Advisory Board with insuring that websites > linked from the national website maintain the guidelines and standards of > the USGenWeb Project. In the past, while the AB as a whole and individual > members have responded to complaints regarding specific sites, the AB has > not been proactive by periodically reviewing all of the XXGenWeb state sites. > > I think it's time we did that and propose the following to insure the > quality and integrity of the Project. > > I propose we form a standing committee--The Site Review Committee--composed > of the four State Coordinator Representatives and one additional AB member > to serve as chair, and task them as follows: > > A. To periodically review all of the sites linked from the National Website > to insure they adhere to the letter and spirit of the bylaws and guidelines > for state sites, for special project sites and for sites outside the > project. To work with the State Coordinators and Special Project > Coordinators and webmasters to correct whatever problems are found. > > For state Project sites, this includes (but is not necessarily limited to: > 1. Prominent display of The USGenWeb Project logo on the home page > 2. Direct working links to the county pages > 3. A working direct link to The USGenWeb Project national website > 4. A working direct link to The USGenWeb Project Archives (Digital > Library) at both their own state level > 5. A working direct link to The USGenWeb Project Archives (Digital > Library) at teh national level > 6. A working direct link to The USGenWeb Project's Guidelines/Standards > for county websites > 7. A working direct link to The USGenWeb Project Copyright Information page > 8. A working direct link to the WorldGenWeb Project > 9. Adherence to The USGenWeb Project policy in regard to solicitation of > funds. > 10. Adherence to The USGenWeb Project policy in regard to copyright > > The committee is empowered to solicit volunteers from the membership to > accomplish this task. > > B. To work with work with the State Coordinators to assist them in > developing and implementing appropriate review procedures for the local > sites in their states. > > C. To review and recommend changes as necessary to The USGenWeb Project's > Guidelines/Standards for county websites: > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/countypage.html and Guidelines/Standards > for State Websites > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/statepage.html > -------------------------- > May we have discussion please. > > -Isaiah > > > > ==== BOARD Mailing List ==== > Standing Procedures for the Advisory Board are located at: > http://www.usgenweb.com/official/standing-procedures.html > >