Thread: [oss4lib-discuss] Open Source Content Management Systems
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From: <mfu...@ma...> - 2004-06-30 21:43:40
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CMSWatch.com provides an independent source of information, trends, opinion, and analysis about Web Content Management (WCM) solutions. The June 2004 newsletter includes an item about Open Source Content Management Systems that may be worth a visit: http://www.cmswatch.com/AskTony/ Mary Fumento Reference & Web Development Librarian |
From: Andrew N. <and...@vi...> - 2004-07-01 13:00:49
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We are currently evaluating quite a few CMSs, both open source and commercial. Is anyone using a CMS for their library website (or any other website) that you can suggest? I am looking for one that has a WYSWYG editor so that our staff can feel very comfortable with using it as well as being able to create dynamic content. My favorite so far is OpenCMS, however it has quite a few short comings such as not being able to have a "printer friendly" link on every page, etc. Thanks in advance Andrew Nagy mfu...@ma... wrote: >CMSWatch.com provides an independent source of information, trends, >opinion, and analysis about Web Content Management (WCM) solutions. > >The June 2004 newsletter includes an item about Open Source Content >Management Systems that may be worth a visit: >http://www.cmswatch.com/AskTony/ > >Mary Fumento >Reference & Web Development Librarian > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. >Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - >digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, >unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com >_______________________________________________ > > >oss...@li... > > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oss4lib-discuss >see also http://oss4lib.org/ > > |
From: Jeff B. <jef...@wh...> - 2004-07-01 19:41:16
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Andrew Nagy wrote: > We are currently evaluating quite a few CMSs, both open source and > commercial. Is anyone using a CMS for their library website (or any > other website) that you can suggest? > > I am looking for one that has a WYSWYG editor so that our staff can feel > very comfortable with using it as well as being able to create dynamic > content. > > My favorite so far is OpenCMS, however it has quite a few short comings > such as not being able to have a "printer friendly" link on every page, > etc. We are in the process of migrating our php-perl-mysql-apache website into one managed mostly by WebGUI, http://www.plainblack.com. WYSIWYG editor and "printer friendly" links come standard. The main problem we faced as we looked into migrating to a CMS was how to make use of all of our other (mostly MyLibrary) data within the CMS. WebGUI allowed us to do that better than most we looked at. Actually, most of them didn't even offer the facility for doing that at all. Best of luck, -- Jeff Beaird Buswell Memorial Library Wheaton College Wheaton, IL |
From: Andrew N. <and...@vi...> - 2004-07-01 19:48:59
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Jeff Beaird wrote: > We are in the process of migrating our php-perl-mysql-apache website > into one managed mostly by WebGUI, http://www.plainblack.com. Would you say that you liked WebGUI the best? I have downloaded it (along with a million others) and was scared by the installation process. I got about half way and gave up due to the amount of time I had spent on it. Thanks for the info Andrew |
From: Jeff B. <jef...@wh...> - 2004-07-01 22:14:03
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Andrew Nagy wrote: > Jeff Beaird wrote: > >> We are in the process of migrating our php-perl-mysql-apache website >> into one managed mostly by WebGUI, http://www.plainblack.com. > > > Would you say that you liked WebGUI the best? > > I have downloaded it (along with a million others) and was scared by the > installation process. I got about half way and gave up due to the > amount of time I had spent on it. > > Thanks for the info > Andrew > Actually, if I didn't have any other mysql data to fit into the system, and wasn't trying to choose a system with an eye to what might fit for other departments on campus, Typo3 (http://www.typo3.com) was high on my list of personal favorites. It does an awful lot, and the documentation (complete with videos) can't be beat. The main downside, as far as we were concerned, was that it runs on Typoscript, which, though open, is not particularly standard. Mambo and ezPublish were also serious contenders. The main complaint I have about WebGUI right now is that the documentation is a bit miserable. I spend a fair amount of time tracking down things in PlainBlack's user forums, which are not all that searchable. I paid $50 for the official documentation, but, aside from some general hints on securing and optimizing the installation, found that I could have gotten by well enough without it. I installed WebGUI early on in my evaluation process, but was so put off by the default stylesheets (all white text on black background) that I almost dismissed it out of hand. Hate to admit that in public, though. It wasn't until a number of things we had tried weren't working that we decided to give it a more official go. At this point, I'm very satisfied with what WebGUI is doing for us, and feel fairly supportive of the development roadmap for the forseeable future. -- Jeff Beaird Buswell Memorial Library Wheaton College Wheaton, IL |