Content Management System Benefit from selfservice web tool

Content Management System

Benefit from self-service web tool n Self-hosted wordpress blog server q q q BI class Subject guide Library news Gathering information from students Faculty teaching Student government / campus community

More User-friendly web tools n n For static web content Web 2. 0 functions q q q Comment Forum Poll: survey, test Wiki Tag category Mashup

CMS: package for: n n n Who: individual or a community of users What: easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website Including: q q q q Electronic commerce; Blogs Forums Peer-to-peer networking Newsletters Podcasting Picture galleries File uploads and downloads

Options n Commercial hosted: Content. M for YSU q q q n Service company hosts it No maintenance needed Not flexible Opensource CMS: Drupal q q q Local control Develop functionality Host it: maintenance and administration

Content. M n n Consistent Interface Stable performance Better Security vendor administrate the server

Disadvantage of Content. M n n n Limited Web 2. 0 functions No support for programming languages External host; security issues across domain barriers Issues when interacting with other servers Developments tied to vendor’s business plan

Advantage of Opensource n n n Powerful on functions: wiki, blog, tagging, mashup, forum, comment, poll… Add-on functions when we need Continue to develop with the new technology Inside of campus: transfer checking information easier More expertise on campus Community of users

Disadvantage of Opensource n n n Domain; working with IT Self-host and manage the server Self administration More work on security issues. Update

Commercial vs Open. Source n Evaluate your needs q q n Stable vs. flexible Staff Speed Cost (long term and short term) Control q q q Administration Updates fixes