Producing for Web 2.0 : a student guide

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Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
TK5105.888 .W48 2009
Status
Available

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Summary

Praise for the previous edition:

'Gives an excellent insight into the main issues of creating a website and offers a good foundation of knowledge.' - i.net

Producing for Web 2.0 is a clear and practical guide to the planning, set up and management of a website in web 2.0. It gives readers an overview of the current technologies available for online communications and shows how to use them for maximum effect when planning a website.

Producing for Web 2.0 sets out the practical toolkit needed for web design and content management. It is supported by a regularly updated and comprehensive Companion Website at: www.producingforweb2.com where readers can see examples of programming and demonstrations of concepts discussed in the book, as well as trying things out themselves.

Producing for Web 2.0 includes:

illustrated examples of good design and content advice on content, maintenance and how to use sites effectively tips on using multimedia, including video, audio, flash, and images a chapter on ethics and internet regulations for journalists and writers tutorials for the main applications used in website design step by step guides to difficult areas with screenshots guides to good practice for all those involved in publishing news online.

Contents

  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Pre-production
  • 3 Designing for the web
  • 4 Creating Dynamic Sites
  • 5 Using Multimedia
  • 6 Web 2.0 tools
  • 7 Content management systems
  • 8 Writing, ethics and regulation
  • 9 Post-production XHTML reference guide CSS reference guide
  • Glossary of terms
  • Resources

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