Departmental Sections
Departmental navigation may be divided into "sections." A section is a
semi-independent sub-site of a department that has its own
main menu. Dividing a site into sections adds a third
level of navigation that is otherwise not available, but it also comes with some
organizational challenges.
A sectional site is essentially a number of simple sites presented as a
single department with special navigation provided to navigate sections.
Sections are:
- Required when a department's content grows large enough
to require three levels of navigation
- Recommended when a department's content can be divided
into discrete categories based on programs in the department, developmental
themes, or target audience
- Prohibited when a department does not have enough
content to support three levels of navigation
The name of a department always appears in the legend of every page in the
site, directly underneath the Case logo. Clicking on the department name will
always bring visitors back to the home page for the department.
When visiting the home page or other content at the top level of a sectional
site, the main navigation will display a list of sections instead of a
main menu and may also include a
shortcut menu below it. The purpose of the
top-level content and menus is to help visitors decide which section to select.
Section Menu
When visiting any page within one of the sections, the name of
the section will appear in the page legend to the right of the department name.
Clicking on the section name will bring the visitor to the home page for the
section. Additionally, the other sections in the site are listed just below the
department and section name to help visitors navigate to them without returning
to the home page.
Awards, Events, Groups, and Programs
These sites cannot have sections because they are considered sections of their
group.