Cyberspace Policy Research Group
Website coding guides

The following are links to the materials CyPRG uses in finding, evaluating and coding websites.  These materials are copyrighted, but may be used with permission. 

Website Attribute Evaluation System (WAES) criteria (HTML) (Word RTF)

Notes on coding (HTML) (Word RTF)

Finding new and existing websites (HTML) (Word RTF)

Sample webmaster survey invitation letter (HTML)

Sample coding spreadsheet template (Excel 98)

Word macro to convert HTML source from "Governments on the WWW" to Excel-compatible text for database (paste into macro file) (Text

Determining national-level organizations: 
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers (CIA publication)

Checking website accessiblity for users with disabilities:  Bobby 3.2

Webmaster interview guides

The following are links to materials CyPRG team members use to conduct interviews with webmasters and other organization members.  Structured interviews enable consistency in data gathered, while allowing flexibility for unique web operation and country characteristics.

Webmaster interview introduction

Interview guidelines

Sample letter of introduction to webmaster (HTML) (Word RTF)

Interview template (HTML) (Word RTF)

Sample interview notes (HTML) (Word RTF)



Spreadsheet downloading center

Click here for spreadsheets prepared for coding 

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