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Content Standards for New Brunswick Government WWW Site
To ensure the Province of New Brunswick maintains a world-class World Wide Web site, a consistent image and co-ordinated approach for delivering top-quality information to electronic clients is essential.
Following are content and design standards for all material posted on the Province of New Brunswick WWW site:
1. All documents on the provincial World Wide Web site will be posted simultaneously in the two official languages (English and French) with appropriate links to the corresponding information in the other language.
It is recognized that some documents are developed to serve a certain target audience in only one of the two official languages and occasionally in yet another language. Any material that will not be posted in the official languages must receive prior approval from the person responsible for communications in the department or agency in consultation with the Office of Official Languagues.
2. All use of New Brunswick government wordmarks, logos and symbols must conform to the New Brunswick Visual Identity Standards. To ensure consistency, these items must be electronically referenced from common files maintained by CNB.
3. The New Brunswick Government web site will maintain a consistent look and organization for the top three levels (Government home page, list of department/agency home pages, individual department/agency home page). Departments are encouraged to carry such consistency as far through the WWW site as possible.
4. A standard New Brunswick government electronic feedback and query form will be used by departments and agencies.
5. A standard, government-wide What's New information page will be maintained by Communications New Brunswick and be available from the main government home page. Departments will be responsible for contributing material to the section as they add, change and delete published information.
6. Pointers must be placed on all main pages within department WWW information to link to the department home page. All department home pages must point to the Government of New Brunswick home page.
7. Pages incorporating high-end multimedia web programs must provide text only browser options.
8. Departments will supply information to the Department of Supply and Services to facilitate visitors searching from the government WWW site when the information has been stored on off-site servers for a government department or agency. All such other servers must be registered with CIMS to ensure New Brunswick government information is linked to its main WWW address. It is the responsibility of the department or agency to ensure this is done.