Proceudres: Approval of New Websites

1. All new websites must be reviewed for content and technical compliance before they will be approved.
2. When a new website is ready to be posted, the administrator for that unit or individual will review the material for the website.
3. The individual designated as the website manager will submit a Website Access Request Form with the required signatures.
4. When the request form is received by Information Resources, a review session with Web Services staff will be set up with the requestor.
5. Web Services will review the website to verify the website is in compliance with all applicable policies and standards before granting server access.
6. Once approved, the website manager will be contacted with server access information and may then post and advertise the new website.
7. It is the responsibility of the website manager to contact the Web Services department to request a featured link and cross-referencing to the new site on the BCC website.
8. Exceptions
   1. Any exceptions to this website approval and request procedures must be approved by the Dean of Information Resources, a Web Services staff person, or appropriate designee.
   2. Personal websites will not be reviewed before they will be approved.
   3. Websites for student organizations follow the approval procedures articulated in BCC Policy #5200: “Academic Network Web Space Usage.”