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Home 8 Design Specification

Include current news and events on the home page.
Include a Spotlight that updates regularly. Provide a brief introduction to a longer article or feature that appears elsewhere, and also point to other, related web sites. Wherever possible, point to media. Include a photograph where possible.
Develop "Experience Dartmouth," a clearinghouse of images, video, and audio representing events and activities at Dartmouth. Work with the Media Production Group and others to regularly add media to the site. Establish a workflow that allows media creators to suggest and submit content to the site.
Develop new sections around topics of interest, including "Dartmouth in the World," "Student Perspectives," "Programs and Continuing Education," "Academics," "Research," "Campus Life." Provide a coherent narrative with these sections-not lists of links.
Include a random image script on the home page that loads a new image with each page load. Include many photos.
Represent Athletics more on the home page.
Develop local content: e.g., photos of Hanover and the Upper Valley, community links that include links to the bookstores and places to purchase Dartmouth merchandise, what to do around Hanover.

Seek out and produce Web features using narrative and media to tell the stories of people at Dartmouth.
Work with Technical Services to provide interactive, community-based tools such as blogs, wikis, and media management and tagging tools.
Use Dartmouth colors, green and white, but do not overwhelm.
Include photos on the home page that communicate the mood and tenor of Dartmouth.

Provide narrative on home and top-level pages-not lists of links.
Establish an "email Dartmouth" email address and put a link to the email address on every page.
Integrate Contact Dartmouth and the Online Directory. Include one primary contact and email address.
Create a copyright page that explains how visitors can use our content.
Consolidate information about opportunities at Dartmouth (e.g., employment, continuing education, summer programs).
Offer translations of home and top-level pages.