c°A*j.e a;-- co^ - -WY-. Implementing EPA's Web Glossary Standard Save time, money, and effort and reduce your website ROT- redundant, outdated, or trivial content What is the Web Glossary Standard? This Standard from the EPA's Web Guide requires that all web glossaries shall be displayed via a link to that glos- sary in Terminology Services, the authoritative source for EPA glossaries. The Web Glossary Standard allows you to efficiently create, maintain, and house your glossary in one location only, then link to it from wherever you'd like! How does it benefit me? Updating web pages can be burdensome, and content quickly becomes outdated. Terminology Services provides an easy-to-use tool for updating and displaying your terms. By linking directly to your glossary in Terminology Ser- vices, you eliminate the need to update your glossary in more than one place. You might even save money by eliminating the web page that currently hosts your glossary! How do I link to my glossary in Terminology Services? It's easy! First, make sure that your glossary is loaded into Terminology Services (www.epa.gov/ts). If not, you can contact Angelina Hurst (hurst.angelina@epa.gov) or Michael Pendleton (pendleton.michael@epa.gov) We will take your glossary in whatever form it is in and load it into Terminology Services. Then, you or your technical support can insert the html code into your web page (see instructions below). Don't forget to delete your static glossary web pages! Forthcoming in 2012 will be the ability to link words in your web pages to specific terms in Terminology Services. To get the correct html code for your glossary, follow these steps: 1. Begin with: 6. Now, add the text you want to appear on your web page as the link. Perhaps for the Acid Rain Glossary it is: Acid Rain Glossary 7. Finally, add: For the Acid Rain Glossary, the final product would look like this: Acid Rain Glossary Questions? Angelina Hurst Michael Pendleton hurst.angeliria@epa.gov pendleton.michael@epa.gov ------- |