BCN Information Center Developer Guidelines

The purpose of this form is to identify those who are actively contributing to the development of BCN. The term Information Center Developer is being given to those individuals who are responsible for the contents, accuracy, and timeliness of the information found within a particular Center.

There may be one or two Developers per Center. Others who contribute to the Developer's job by maintaining a subset of information within the Center, are Information Center Contributors. There is a separate form for them to fill out.


Information Center Developers agree to the following rights and obligations.
	-- agreement with the Information Provider Criteria.
	-- completion of this Information Center Developer form for basic info.
	-- ownership of a Developer's Account on BCN that is not to be shared
           with anyone else.
	-- agreement to place name and e-mail address on the center's home
	   page and any additional pages within it that you personally
	   maintain.
	-- agreement to keep name on the directory for the appropriate pages
	    you personally maintain.
	-- maintain contact with Information Center Contributors working on
	   that particular Center regarding any unexpected changes in
	   the ContributorŐs ownership of information in your center or
	   changes in the regularity of their postings.
	-- report any changes to the Coordinator via e-mail.
	-- provide accurate links to documents residing both on the BCN
           server, or any other point on the Internet. 	
	-- use an expiration tag on each page you personally maintain to
	   ensure the accuracy and timeliness of information by conducting
	   periodic reviews of the information contained in the center and
	   adjusting the content based on its continued relevance, accuracy,
	    and accessibility.
	-- Include a *last updated on 00-00-00* notice on the pages you maintain
        -- contact the Coordinator regarding any unexpected changes
           in ownership or regularity of postings.



(1) Contact Information:

Name:		______________________________________________________
Phone Number:	______________________________________________________
Fax Number:	______________________________________________________
E-mail address:	______________________________________________________

(2)  Secondary Contact:

Name:		______________________________________________________
Phone Number:	______________________________________________________
Fax Number:	______________________________________________________
E-mail address:	______________________________________________________


Description of Information To Be Provided on BCN.

If your organization submits different types of information and the
expiration dates do not apply to all files, please explain how each will
be handled.  Skip any questions that do not apply to your situation. 



(3) Title of Center to which you contribute: 

________________________________________________________________________


(4) Title of page/area you maintain within the Center (if appropriate):

________________________________________________________________________


(5) Brief Description of Information:

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________


Does the concept of expiration apply to any of the information that you
provide?  If yes, please explain. 





**If the answer to the above question is yes, signing this agreement means
that you will agree to monitor the expiration of all material you place on
BCN to provide timeliness and accuracy for BCN's offerings. 


If a Developer's account is provided to you as a Contributor, it is for a 
period of 3 months.  Extensions will be granted based on agreement 
between BCN Coordinator and Contributor.



Date: 


Contributor's Signature:


Coordinator's Signature:




Last updated on: March 25, 1995