Helpful Links for Web Developers

Web Style Manuals

Yale University Web Style Manual. A concise, helpful guide to structuring your Web page. Unparalleled in its approach to layout, instructions on graphics, readability and all aspects of Web design. Also available as a book.

Web Developent Tips, Tutorials and Ideas

Webmonkey. Online communities for children, beginners, intermediate and advanced Web developers. News, tutorials and ideas on various aspects of Web development.
Cool Home Pages. Showcase of innovative Web design in many different areas.
Digital Web Magazine. An online magazine with tips and new design trends in Web design.
Webby Awards. See what sites have been singled out for good design and content in the Web's most prestigious awards program.

HTML Tag library

BigNoseBird.Com's HTML tag guide

HTMLcenter

HTML Tag Library

ZD Developer: Tag Library

Javascript

JavaScript Kit - comprehensive JavaScript tutorials, and over 400+ scripts!

Javascripts.com - the largest Javascripts repository online, containing thousands of Javascripts.
The JavaScript Source - An excellent JavaScript resource with tons of "cut and paste" JavaScript examples for your Web pages

Complete Web reference sites

Webmonkey - The Web Developer's Resource

SitePoint.com - Resources to Build and grow your Website

W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium

Web Developer's Virtual Library - Encyclopedia of Web Design Tutorials, Articles and Discussions

Web Accessibility for the Disabled

WebXACT. A free online service that will test any Web page for accessibility to the disabled, primarily the blind and sight-impaired. Tips and guidelines provided.
Vischeck. Enables you to simulate how your page will appear to the colorblind. This is important to ensure that colors used for navigation and information do not blend together.
UsableWeb. Links, articles and news on accessibility issues.

Legal Issues

Princeton University's Guidelines for Instructional Use of Copyrighted Electronic and Multimedia Materials
Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials - University of Texas System explains how fair use can be used in using digitized images and multimedia.
Web Site Legal Issues - Bitlaw.com addresses copyright issues about creating a web site
Keeping it Legal - legal issues arising from web publishing
Summary of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (PDF Format)
What Colleges and Universities Need to Know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act - article published by Cause/Effect Journal (Educause.com).
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 - establishes limitations for copyright infringement liability for online service providers.  The DMCA specifies requirements for notice (provided by the service provider) and takedown (by the service provider of the alleged infringing material).
Fair use of copyright works (Copyright Act of 1976) - Fair use exemptions to copyright law apply when course web pages are used exclusively for educational purposes.  This may be done by acknowledging sources, restricting access, obtaining permission or license for use, or some combination of all of these. 
Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 - insures the confidentiality of students' education records and restricts disclosure to or access by third parties, except as authorized by law.