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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 --------------------------------------- Brian Kelly UK Web Focus UKOLN University of Bath BATH BA2 7AY Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ Phone: 01225 383943 FOAF: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/b.kelly/foaf/bkelly-foaf.xrdf For info on FOAF see http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/b.kelly/foaf/ > -----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 > > Paul Catherall MA(Dist) MCLIP ILTA > Web Developer | Datblygwr y We > Information & Student Services | Gwasanaethau Myfyrwyr a > Gwybodaeth North East Wales Institute of HE | Athrofa Addysg > Uwch Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru Mold Road | Ffordd yr Wyddgrug > Wrexham | Wrecsam > LL11 2AW > Tel | Ffôn : 01978293341 (Internal | Mewnol: 3341) Mobile | > Ffôn symudol : 07855183186 Email | E-bost: > [log in to unmask] http://www.newi.ac.uk >