> 1) Length of Publications on Web: I know that the initial pages on the
> web should be fairly brief.
There seems considerable consensus that in-line material, especially on
the welcome page, should be very, very, brief. Links can be made to
bulkier material.
> He basically argues that everything should be kept very
> short and attractive to visitors while I argue that part of the purpose of
> our site was to provide long publications (e.g., student manuals,
> resumes, papers) to improve access and save eventually on money.
Largely a matter of preference. I come down on Bruce's side. To restrict
content on the basis of size subverts the utility of the Web. Breaking
large files into multiple files is maddening, not just for downloading,
but for reconstructing. A 20 page paper is generally under 50K, which is
an acceptable file size.
jt