Carleton CMS Content Management System Overview Background www
Carleton CMS (Content Management System) Overview
Background • www. Carleton. ca serves 40 million web pages a year • The website is Carleton’s first impression on prospective students and faculty • Currency and accuracy of these pages impact Carleton’s credibility and reputation • Currently departmental websites are developed & maintained on ad hoc basis January 2010
Issues • Disjointed “look and feel” across www. carleton. ca which may or may not convey Carleton’s brand • Inconsistent navigation & terminology • Difficulty searching • No support • Departments use expensive software with no training January 2010
The University’s Solution: Carleton CMS is a University decision, initiated by the ISSC, aimed at: • Separating content from presentation to achieve a consistent look and feel across University sites • Delivering a cutting edge product complete with RSS feeds, event calendar option, analytics, search function, forms to email feature, video integration, and more • Delivering a complete service offering which includes website consultation, migration of existing content, and ongoing support • Providing a web interface for content input at no cost to clients January 2010
Carleton CMS service does NOT offer: • Custom web design per department • Custom web application development • PHP/My. SQL web hosting • Copywriting service during or after migration • Custom graphics creation • Analytics training January 2010
Summary Carleton CMS service delivers: • • • Consistent Navigation & Look’n’Feel Complete migration process Training and documentation Ongoing support Web-based updating Analytics set up (training not provided) All at no cost to the client. January 2010
For more information please visit the Carleton CMS website at www. carleton. ca/cms January 2010
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