Previous LUSA Webmaster recommendations to the membership clubs- none appear to have been implemented.

Still no new contributors to website.

Still no corrections to LUSA club links as of the first quarter of the year 2007.

Combined calendar information is not being received from the individual clubs (only 3 clubs have submitted data to date)

New website search tool added to "What is New" Page.

New Jugend Pages added.

New "Donauschwaben Issues" Page added.

New "Archives" Pages added.

New Chronicle Timelines in the "History" section.

See Spreadsheet section showing individual page "hits" and percent increase in total website hits.

5/15/07

NAME OF PAGE # %

Archives_main page

Archives_Donauschwaben Issues_main page

Archives_Donauschwaben Issues_IGAR Lecture

Archives_press releases

Archives_press release April 2006

Archives_press release September 2006

Archives_press release April 2005

Archives_press release September 2005

Archives_Webmaster_main page

Archives_Webmaster_April 2006

Archives_Webmaster_September 2006

11 21%

calendar

01 2%

default or home page

01 2%

Doanuschwaben Issues_main page

Doanuschwaben Issues_2006 IGAR lecture

02 4%

Donauschwaben_org (last page; NOT deleted 2006)

01 2%

events_main page

events_main page_2005_jahreshauptversammlung

events_main page_2005_landestrachtenfest

events_main page_2006_jahreshauptversammlung

events_main page_2006_landestrachtenfest

events_main page_2007_jahreshauptversammlung

events_main page_2007_jahreshauptversammlung_Einladung

events_main page_2007_jahreshauptversammlung_Tageordnung

events_main page_2007_landestractenfest

09 17%

help!

01 2%

history_main page

historic_timeline

historic_timeline_chronicle-donauschwaben-nord_amerika

historic_timeline_chronicle-german_nation

historic_timeline_chronicle-ungarländische-deutschen

history-chapter_1

history-chapter_2

history-chapter_3

history-chapter_4

history-epilog

history-foreword

11 21%

internet_links_main page

internet_links_donauschwaben_clubs

internet_links_donauschwaben_culture

internet_links_German food

internet_links_donauschwaben genealogy

internet_links_donauschwaben_literature

internet_links_unser_toten

07 13%

Jugendseiten_main page

Jugendseiten_2007 Essay contest

Jugendseiten_2007 World conference

03 6%

newsletter

01 2%

officers

01 2%

photos

01 2%

special_interest groups

01 2%

what_is_new!_main page

what_is_new!_website timeline

02 4%

53 (previously34) total pages on website Total Pages 53

409+2 printable pages on website (previously. 233)

# = number of printable pages(material) on website

% = percentage of total printable material on website

1. MS Word or MS Works for word processed documents.

2. Sender to do viral check before sending material/files to (LWM).

3. Send images in Jpeg format

Keep resolution low (but good enough) to minimize memory usage. They need to be kept within monitor field size for best and easiest presentation.

4. Send information, images, etc. as attachments and not in body of email message, if possible.

5. Be as current and early as possible (timely manner) to allow for (LWM) time to place on website. Don’t wait until the last minute?!

6. Do spellcheck, etc. before submission to (LWM).

7. Title information or article as it needs to be displayed before submission.

8. Notify (LWM) if any information already submitted needs to be modified for correctness, currentness, clarifications, etc.

9. These recommendations are listed on the L-USA website on the "Help" page.

1. Check all LUSA club links validity.

2. Check all current LUSA website calendar events and eliminate past event information if possible to keep site "Clean"

3. Check all events for current information and specifically highlight any current changes.

4. Check newsletter for current items; those to be added, kept or discarded, etc.

5. Check specialty pages (e.g.Jugend, Sports, Kinder, Kultur, Archival pages) information current and correctness status.

6. Other?

1. Always give information as it is to be displayed.

2. Notify Landesverband webmaster (LWM) ASAP of website changes (URL, calendar, etc.)

3. Specifically notify (LWM) of who, at each club, is responsible for each club’s activities, corrections, and participation, etc.

4. All Donauschwaben Club links on each site needs to be kept current (report to LWM monthly?)

5. Notify (LWM) of all officer changes ASAP.

6. Submit current photos of all LUSA officers for placement on national website. Can be emailed or mailed for scanning; submit similar to passport type of image 2x2 .

7. All LUSA officer emails or telephone numbers need be kept current to (LWM).

8. LUSA secretaries need to keep (LWM) updated.

9. Hosting Vereins need to keep (LWM) updated for events and related information, etc.

10. All LUSA member clubs need to keep LWM updated on current individual club webmasters and their email addresses..

11. Each club WM should notify (LWM) and other LUSA clubs if links need to be updated.

12. Always address each item in correspondence, so as not to keep them "up in air". If responses are to be deferred to later date, indicate this as so with expected time frame.

13. Recommend each LUSA member club webmaster place webmaster contact information in a readily accessible area on its own website. (Preferably on each page and "clickable")

14. Recommend LUSA presidents establish a consensus as to how "all" of the Landesverband der Donauschwaben, USA member clubs should structure their Donauschwaben Clubs Internet links page.

15. Other?

Further suggestions, constructive comments, literary and pictorial contributions to the site are always welcomed. Send such information to the webmaster tcthornton1@sbcglobal.net . This email link is present at the bottom of every website page.

Respectively submitted,

Thomas C. Thornton, M.D.

Webmaster, Landesverband der Donauschwaben, USA