Web Design Principles

When creating a Web page, you CAN:

Link to other web sites. [However, some individuals and organization have specific requirements when you link to their Web material. Check a site carefully to find such restrictions. It is wise to ask permission. You need to cite source, as you are required to do in a research paper, when quoting or paraphrasing material from other sources. How much you quote is limited.]

When creating a Web page, you may be liable if you:

Put the contents of another person’s or organizations web site on your Web page.
Copy and paste information together from various Internet sources to create “your own” document. [You CAN quote or paraphrase limited amounts, if you give credit to the original source and the location of the source. This same principle applies to print sources, of course.]
Copy and paste others’ lists of resources on your own Web page
Copy and paste logos, icons, and other graphics from other web sites to your web page unless it is clearly advertised as “free” and you follow the original source’s guidelines for posting material.

Protect your privacy and reputation online:

Don’t disclose private information about yourself or others.
Don’t give out home phone numbers of home addresses.
What you link to helps define who you are and what your organization represents.
Avoid exaggerated claims if promoting a product or organization.
Cite sources of information.
Observe copyright rules.
Use original graphics or free graphics or clipart.

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