1. Cultural Heritage in REGional NETworks REGNET Project Meeting Content Group 2002-01-28 - 2002-01-29 Part 3: Content Testing

2. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 2 "Ultimately, users visit your website for its content. Everything else is just the backdrop [...] Nielsen Content Testing - An introduction Check of content in the system compared to quality criteria. E. g. content readable and correct, picture size, copyright... Must be done by each content provider (for this own data), e. g. object information, thematic texts,... Content tests within the validation concept

3. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 3 To discuss the different aspects related to content quality To agree on common content quality criteria To agree on task assignements and schedules Discussion points: Which content must be checked - which not? How should the quality be assured? Which degree of quality must be reached? Content Testing To Dos (Working group and discussion) List of content quality criteria

4. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 4 Text Appropriateness of content in the respective data field Clarity of grammar & use of language Articulation of complex concepts Spelling, punctuation etc. Absence of duplication & repetition Appropriateness of dates to time (no past events in schedule for upcoming events) Content Testing - Common content quality criteria I (text)

5. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 5 Pictures Size (on screen, file size) Appearance of picture on screen does not interfere with lay-out of page Picture can be downloaded in acceptable time Less than 5 seconds for previews Appropriateness of data formats (only.gif,.jpg are used) Recognisability of displayed content Appropriateness to related text Content Testing - Common content quality criteria II (pictures)

6. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 6 Links Does the target of the link exist Are link and target of link related thematically Content Testing - Common content quality criteria III (links)

7. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 7 Legal Does copyright exist on the content item Is copyright stated where needed Do data-protection rules apply Do other legal rules apply (protection of minors etc.) Content Testing - Common content quality criteria IV (legal)

8. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 8 Content QA sheet for objects 2. Content QA sheet for pages 2. Content QA sheet for pages

9. June 2002REGNET Project Team Meeting Content Group 9 Working in groups Discussion in plenum (Discussion point list) Content Testing