Websites for community archives

We recommend that web sites have

• Clear menus
• Uncluttered screens
• Images described in tool tips (little pop-up notes)
• Clear navigation and layout
• No long sections of text
• Judicious use of images, not over-use
• Not too many clicks to find material
• Concise text
• Consistent layout for pages, a house style
• Judicious use of colour for font and background; think about colour combinations and readability
• And meet accessibility guidelines.

Examples and sources of software and advice

• Commanet
• UK Villages
• CommunitySites websites and cataloguing software
• My Brighton and Hove
• Buriton Heritage Bank Online
• Community Archives and Heritage Group