Research Seminar - August 28, 2003

Website Management using MySource

Abstract:

Establishing new Websites can be fun, creative and fast; but maintaining them can quickly turn into a chore. A Content Management System (CMS) can make this task very much easier, without necessarily impinging on creative flexibility.

In February 2002 the University adopted the MySource Content Management System (CMS) as a centrally available web publishing facility. The University's successful implementation of MySource has attracted attention in government and higher education sectors both nationally and internationally as a useful case study of An Open Source Website Development Success Story.

Since its adoption there has been an extraordinary uptake of the CMS around campus with 530 users maintaining 180 sites comprising 20,000 web pages. Key factors influencing the speed with which Schools, Faculties and other sections have migrated to MySource include:

• high usability
• excellent site management tools
• feature rich environment
• flexibility
• content re-use
• devolved management model
• integration with other University information services and systems
• Open Source