Evaluation of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Departmental Homepages

Abstract

To provide conceptual framework for the study, a review of literature was done. By reviewing the literature, the researcher was better able to understand the aspects of each site within CASNR. This literature provided the foundation for the rubric that was developed to evaluate the sites, which was intended to provide designers with a guide for developing and maintaining CASNR Web sites. This study established best practices of Web site design and tested these practices on specific Web sites. Research was conducted and reported on articles focusing on best practices of Web site design and were used as the basis for establishing the purpose and the methods of the study. Articles were found by searching the Proquest database, Academic Search Elite via EBSCO, and various books from OSU's Edmon Low Library.