State of Texas Municipal Web Sites: A Description of Website Attributes and Features of Municipalities with Populations Between 50,000-125,000

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dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, Jeffrey S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberShields, Patricia M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBalanoff, Howard
dc.contributor.committeeMemberShepherd, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-08T20:12:12Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:13:37Z
dc.date.issued2009-10
dc.descriptionAn Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Fall 2009.
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research is to describe the attributes and features of government websites of Texas cites with populations between 50,000-125,000. Regardless of a city's size, the internet and government websites have become strategic tools to deliver government services and information online to all citizens. Although many government website reviews and assessments have been conducted for the United States and worldwide cities, there have been no studies which have specifically examined the websites of smaller cities in the State of Texas. Descriptive categories identified in the literature led to the development of a conceptual framework. The framework allowed the researcher to identify specific website attribute criteria and develop a coding tool to conduct a content analysis of 31 municipal websites within the population range. The overall presence of the website attribute criteria varied. The most common features found included consistent navigation functionality and the availability of public meeting minutes, budget information, and public agency/official contact information. Online forms and payment services for traffic fines and utilities were also prevalent on most websites. Two areas requiring significant improvement throughout were Security/Privacy policies and accessibility issues regarding compliance with the American Disabilities Act, Title II and Section 508.
dc.description.departmentPublic Administration
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dc.format.extent86 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationGoldberg, J. S. (2009). State of Texas municipal web sites: A description of website attributes and features of municipalities with populations between 50,000-125,000. Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/3482
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectcities
dc.subjectwebsite attributes
dc.subjectwebsite features
dc.subjectmunicipal websites
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.titleState of Texas Municipal Web Sites: A Description of Website Attributes and Features of Municipalities with Populations Between 50,000-125,000
dc.typeApplied Research Project

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