| Chapter 7: Build a quality Web site
General references
References on Web site development and marketing
- Bruns, Merry, Science Sites Communications
- Bruns, Merry, Web Editors' Toolkit
- Bruns, Merry, Books on Web development
- Dell online course on managing and promoting a business web site
- Eveland, William P., Jr. and Dunwoody, Sharon, "User Control and Structural Isomorphism or Disorientation and Cognitive Load: Learning From the Web Versus Print," Communication Research, vol. 28, pp. 48-78, February 2001. Research Summary by Gorder, Pam Frost, Students Learn Better from Web Pages that Contain Print 'Cues', Ohio State Research
- Franco, Guillermo, What is the Future of Text Online? Interview with Chris Nodder, Nielsen, Poynter Online
- British Library/University College London
- Johnsen, John, The Cultural Significance of Color, American Chronicle
- Kent, Peter, Search Engine Optimization for Dummies, For Dummies, 2008
- Kyrnin, Jennifer, Color Symbolism Chart by Culture, About.com
- Nielsen, Jakob and Coyne, Kara Pernice, Web eyetracking study reported in Annenberg Online Journalism Review
- Nielsen, Jakob and Loranger, Hoa, Prioritizing Web Usability, New Riders Press, Berkeley Calif., 2006
- Price, Lisa and Jonathan, Hot Text: Web Writing that Works, New Riders Press, 2002
- Poynter Institute, Eyetrack07 Study for Print and Online News
- Quamut, Building a Web site
- Ruel, Laura and Paul, Nora, Eyetracking Points The Way To Effective News Article Design, Online Journalism Review, March 13, 2007
- Zimmerman, Jan, Web Marketing for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2007
Web hosting reviews and companies
Companies and sites offering Web site design tools and services
 Web search engines for submitting sites
Web sites for content, background information, and link lists
- (See Chapter 3 references for list of sources of free images, illustrations, animations, and videos.)
- Academic Earth video lectures
- Compendium of federal educational resources on a wide array of science, engineering, mathematics, and other subjects
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Astronomical Society
- American Cancer Society
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American College of Physicians Foundation
- American College of Surgeons
- American Physical Society
- American Scientist Sites of the Week
- Brain Facts, from the Society for Neuroscience
- Cancer.Net
- Canon Science Lab: Light
- Canon Science Lab: Nanotechnology
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Department of Energy
- Discovery Channel
- Encyclopedia.com information from multiple reference works
- EurekAlert RSS feeds
- EurekAlert! Links & Resources
- Exploring Life's Origins, Boston Museum of Science
- Exploratorium list of Cool Sites
- FamilyDoctor.org
- Google Alerts
- Google Maps
- Google Knol
- Healthline overviews of health conditions
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cool Science
- How Stuff Works
- Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry animations, Wiley, 2006
- Internet Public Library Science and Technology Resources
- Kent's Video Chemical Demonstrations
- Kyrk, John, Cell Biology Animations
- Learn.Genetics, Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah
- LectureFox search engine for free university lectures
- MapQuest
- MedlinePlus
- Medpedia
- MicrobeWorld
- My HealtheVet
- NASA
- National Geographic
- National Institutes of Health
- NIH National Cancer Institute Understanding Cancer Series
- NIH National Institute for General Medical Science fact sheets
- National Science Foundation National Science Teachers Association recommended Web sites
- NSF Science360
- Neuroscience for Kids
- Open Directory Project
- OnlineCourses.net comprehensive listing of free online courses and discussion group
- PhET, online simulations in physics, chemistry,math, biology, and earth science
- Physics, American Physical Society online magazine
- PhysicsCentral, American Physical Society
- Science in the News, Sigma Xi (members only)
- Science News
- Scitable science reference and learning environment
- Society for Neuroscience
- Space Sites: Favorites from PC Magazine
- Tech-FAQ
- Virtlab: A Virtual Laboratory
- Wikimedia Commons free images and video
- The Why Files
- Wikipedia
Web tools for monitoring traffic and optimizing search engine visibility
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