Porter, J.H. 1998. Providing information on the World-Wide Web. Pages 65-70 in William K. Michener, John H. Porter, and Susan G. Stafford. Data and information management in the ecological sciences: a resource guide. LTER Network Office, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Abstract:The capabilities provided by the World Wide Web (WWW) offer an opportunity for ecological researchers to share information resources. The hypertext markup language (HTML) is used to create documents for display on the WWW. HTML documents can be created using various tools from general text editors to more specialized programs. General principles of WWW page design that can be applied to improve content and usability include anticipating user needs and avoiding features that unnecessarily increase needs for network bandwidth. Search and indexing tools for WWW pages can be used to improve access to information. WWW pages can also be used to solicit information from users via on-line forms. Making HTML documents available on the WWW is accomplished by placing them on a server, which may be locally administered or available commercially. :: Notes: submitted by jporter, Mon Jul 27 10:52:43 EDT 1998 ::