Hi Paul
There was a survey of use of content management systems carried out on
the UCISA-directors list a while ago (Dec 2004). I'll email you a summary.
Note that CMSs are a major topic at this year's Institutional Web
Management Workshop which will be held at the University of Manchester on
6-8 July. Details are available at:
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2005/
Note that bookings are still open, until 10 June.
Brian
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Catherall [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 26 May 2005 09:40
> Subject: Content Management systems
>
> Hi
>
> I wonder if you could tell me what content management system
> (CMS) your institution uses?
>
> I'm querying a few lists to get a feel for where institutions
> are at with CMS systems, this is for a short publication I'm
> involved in, dealing with knowledge management. I probably
> wouldn't cite any responses formally, but if I get enough
> responses it could count as a cursory straw poll (I would
> probably just cite the figures, not the institution names.)
>
> I'd also be happy to share the collated info I get later on list.
>
> I think there are some interesting issues regarding CMS at
> the moment, i.e. how closely are these systems integrating
> with the VLE, how far are these replacing normal static Web
> pages developed by web developers, how accessible are these
> systems and how standards compliant?
>
> You are welcome to email me privately to let me know the CMS
> system you use at: [log in to unmask]
>
> You don't need to go into any detail, just the CMS name will
> do, but I would be interested to hear what your experiences
> have been using your institutional CMS, if you feel so
> inclined you could let me know all or any of the following
> (leave out any you are not happy answering!)
>
> 1. Name of CMS you use.
>
> 2. Was your CMS produced in house or developed using an open
> source product?
>
> 3. How long has your institution used this system.
>
> 4. What is the primary business of your institution (e.g. HE,
> FE, industry).
>
> 5. What aspects of your institutional business is the CMS
> used for? (e.g.
> corporate site, student intranet, staff intranet, extranet).
>
> 6. Have you used the CMS personally to update content, if so,
> were your experiences positive?
>
> 7. What were the reasons for choosing the CMS? (e.g. cost,
> open source, scalability, usability).
>
> 8. To what extent did you consider accessibility or Web
> standards when selecting the CMS? (e.g. WCAG).
>
> 9. To what extent is the CMS active across your institution?
> (e.g. widely used).
>
> 10. How much staff support was required to deploy the CMS
> (e.g. staff training, drop-in support sessions, ongoing support).
>
> 11. Any other comments regarding your experiences selecting,
> using, supporting or developing the CMS.
>
>
> Thanks in advance, I will definitely collate any info I
> receive and post this back to the list.
>
> Paul
>
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