Resources

This page contains information and links to resources and tools that will help you develop and maintain your luc.edu websites.

Website Refresh Kickoff Meeting Materials

1. Presentation Slides (from May 2019)
   
   
2. Handouts
   
   
   • SEO Best Practices (PDF)
   • Accessibility 101 (PDF)
   • Web Quick Tips (PDF)
     • Engaging Stories, Enticing Photos, Buzzwords, Image Dimensions, File Names, etc.
   • Template Quick Guide (PDFs)
     • Page Layout for your homepage (Primary Layout)
     • Page Layout for your interior pages (Primary Interior)
       
       
3. The Website Refresh Process
   
   The UMC Digital team partner and work side by side with web clients to ensure the development of quality and effective websites. We take the following steps to help you achieve your website goals.
   
   
   • STEP 1: Perform a Card Sort activity w/ Client
   • STEP 2: Conduct a full site audit
   • STEP 3: Deliver the proposed information architecture
   • STEP 4: Recommend a road map for the Client's website
   • STEP 5: Continue to offer client web support as needed

Additional Resources for Site Content Coordinators

• Loyola University Chicago's Brand Identity
• Brand Standards
• Color Palette
• Style Guide
• Typography
• University Logo Downloads

• Sign Up for T4 Training (TerminalFour/T4 is LUC's Web Content Management System)
  Contact: Bob Kraft, rkraft@luc.edu or 773.508.2931
• Web Pattern Library
  • Content modules available for your homepage layout (Primary Layout)
  • Content modules available for your interior page layout (Primary Interior)
• BrightEdge (Search Engine Optimization/SEO Platform)
  Contact: Jill Grech, jgrech1@luc.edu or 312.915.6402
• Site Improve (address issues impacting your site’s accessibility, content quality, brand compliance, data security, etc.)
  Contact: Brittany Davidson, bdavidson@luc.edu or 312.915.6152
• Archive-It (Archive of luc.edu websites)
  Contact: University Archives (Ashley Howdeshell, ahowdeshell@luc.edu or 773.508.2660)
• Photography & Videography Services
  Contact: Scott Alessi, salessi2@luc.edu or 312.915.6930

• External Resources
• WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool)
• Wayback Machine (Web Archive)
• BuiltWith (Find out the basic framework used on any website)
• Campaign URL Builder (measure campaign conversions by tagging your webpages with utm values)
• GIMP (Cross-Platform Image Editor)
• PIXLR (Photo Editor)
• SEO META in 1 Click (use this tool to better manage and improve your SEO and visibility on the Internet)