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Summary of Key Findings
Congress OnlineSilver Mouse AwardsCongress OnlineBronze Mouse AwardsCongress OnlineGold Mouse AwardsAssessing thePerformance ofCongressional Web SitesHow to Build an EffectiveCongressional Web SiteMistakes CongressionalOffices are MakingLooking to the Future ofCongress Online
Turning the Corneron the Information Age
CongressOnline
2003
This report was written by theCongressional Management Foundation,primary authors Nicole Folk and Kathy Goldschmidt,with contributions by Rick Shapiro,Brad Fitch, and Mike Callahan.
Congress Online
© 2003, Congress Online ProjectAll rights reserved.No part of this report may be reproduced in any manner withoutthe written permission of the Congress Online Project, exceptbrief quotations or charts used in critical articles or reviews.Congress Online Project513 Capitol Court, NESuite 300Washington, DC 20002Printed in the United States.
Summary of Key Findings
Table of Contents
Summary of Key Findings......................................................viIntroduction............................................................................1Methodology.........................................................................3Nine Benefits of a Good Web Site.......................................4Assessing the Performance of Congressional Web Sites....5
Analyzing Grade Distribution Trends.................................................5Analyzing Trends in Award Winners.................................................14
The Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill......................................19Congress Online Gold Mouse Awards...............................21Congress Online Silver Mouse Awards...............................29Congress Online Bronze Mouse Awards............................37The Five Building Blocks ofEffective Congressional Web Sites................................39
1. Audience.......................................................................................392. Content..........................................................................................443. Interactivity....................................................................................494. Usability..........................................................................................525. Innovations....................................................................................55
Mistakes Congressional Offices are Making.....................61Conclusion............................................................................65Looking to the Future of Congress Online.........................67Appendix A: Detailed Methodology.................................69Appendix B: Select Resources............................................75Appendix C: Expert Panel Biographies.............................79About the Congress Online Project........Inside Back Cover
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Congress Online 2003: Turning the Corner on the Information Age
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« prev | next »- Introduction
- INTRODUCTION
- Methodology
- METHODOLOGY
- NINE BENEFITS OF A GOOD WEB SITE
- ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF CONGRESSIONAL WEB SITES
- Analyzing Grade Distribution Trends
- Analyzing Grade Distribution Trends
- Analyzing Trends in Award Winners
- THE BESTWEB SITES ON CAPITOL HILL
- CONGRESS ONLINE GOLD MOUSE AWARDS
- CONGRESS ONLINE SILVER MOUSE AWARDS
- Congress Online Bronze Mouse Awards
- CONGRESS ONLINE BRONZE MOUSE AWARDS
- 1. Audience
- 1.Audience
- 2.Content
- 3.Interactivity
- 4.Usability
- 5.Innovations
- MISTAKES CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES ARE MAKING
- Conclusion
- CONCLUSION
- looking to the future of congress online
- LOOKING TO THE FUTURE OF CONGRESS ONLINE
- APPENDIX A: DETAILED METHODOLOGY
- APPENDIX B: SELECT RESOURCES
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