The Joyner Library Website intends to meet the web standards as described by the leading organizations in the field of internet commerce, accessibility, and usability management.  Links to these standards are available below.

Web Standards Association: http://websitestandards.org/

“WSA aims to identify and promote the minimum standards that all websites should meet and is committed to the development and promotion of professional websites and other online mediums.”

W3C: http://www.w3.org/

“W3C primarily pursues its mission through the creation of Web standards and guidelines. Since 1994, W3C has published more than 110 such standards, called W3C Recommendations.”

Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C): http://www.w3.org/WAI/

“WAI Develops

• guidelines which are widely regarded as the   international standard for Web accessibility
• support materials to help understand and implement Web   accessibility
• resources, through international collaboration”

Usability Professionals Association: http://www.upassoc.org/

“The Usability Professionals’ Association supports usability specialists, people from all aspects of human-centered design, and the broad family of disciplines that create the user experience in promoting the design and development of usable products.”