+ Team Members Evaluation and Implementation of Web 2.0 Technologies in Support of CReSIS Polar and Cyberinfrastructure Research Projects at Elizabeth City State University Michael Austin Tevin Baskerville Jean Bevins Joyce Bevins Robyn Evans

+ Abstract Evaluation and Implementation of Web 2.0 Technologies in Support of CReSIS Polar and Cyberinfrastructure Research Projects at Elizabeth City State University Abstract The primary focus of this research project was to study the implementation of Web 2.0 technologies to support scientific research and provide educational resources. Web 2.0 technologies include social networking, text and data mining, knowledge incorporation environments, tagging, visualization, and mashups. These technologies are widely used in popular sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and iGoogle. Various research and government organizations such as NASA, Harvard’s Science and Engineering department, and the Technology Student Association have also implemented these technologies. The Multimedia Team focused on specific server software packages to execute Content Management Systems (CMS) for future inclusion in several ongoing projects under the Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER) umbrella. Four open source software packages were evaluated, installed, and documented as models for future installations. These software packages were Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, and MediaWiki.

+ Vocabulary Mashup Wiki Blog Content Management System Open Source

+ Overview Content Management System Database Management Implementation Installation Platform

+ Joomla Overview Uses Examples

+ Joomla Installation MySQL 1. phpMyAdmin at 2. Create a new database 3. User name and password

+ Joomla Installation Joomla 1. Create directory titled “Joomla15” 2. Download Joomla Extract files 4. Installation guide 5. English 6. Installation Status

+ Joomla Installation 7. Database Configuration a. Select database type – MySQL b. Enter the Host Name – localhost c. Enter the User Name and Password d. Enter the Database Name

+ Joomla Installation Completion 8. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) layer 9. Site name 10. Administrators and password 11. Sample data 12. Installation is complete 13. Delete installation directory

+ Joomla Results No Errors Installation guide Tutorial

+ Joomla Recommendations Operation Components, extensions, plug-ins PHP

+ WordPress Overview Personalization and functionality Required Software

+ WordPress Installation phpMyAdmin Password Root Account Privileges

+ WordPress Installation Download WordPress c:\wamp\www\wordpress wp-config.php wp-config–example.php to wp-config.php

+ WordPress Installation Blog title and administrator address wp-config.php

+ WordPress Results Installation Guide On-line Resources

+ WordPress Recommendation Easily Installed Purpose and Use

+ Drupal Overview Comparisons Ease of use

+ Drupal Installation phpMyAdmin Add a username and password Database error Error Correction Download Drupal Extract Files c:\wamp\www\drupal Open Drupal installation process Username and password

+ Drupal Results Database Error Configuration File Unable to install

+ Drupal Recommendations Highly recommended by others Downfalls Recommended for skilled computer developers

+ MediaWiki Overview User submission PHP Origin of Wiki

+ MediaWiki Installation 1. WAMP 2. Download and System Requirements 3. Download MediaWiki 4. Extract to Web Root

+ MediaWiki Installation Setup the Wiki first 7. localhost 8. MySQL and PHP

+ MediaWiki Installation 9. Site Configuration Form 10. Install Wiki 11. LocalSettings.php 12. Create accounts for users.

+ MediaWiki Results Not User Friendly MediaWiki Editing Code

+ MediaWiki Recommendations 9. Programming Level 10. Support 11. Versatile Tool

+ Results - Installations Installation Ease Guides Resources Stability

+ Results – CMS on NIA Documentation and Forms Drupal and MediaWiki

+ Future Work Application to Research Research Models Documentation and Communication Integration Firewall

+ References Joomla! Retrieved Jan 29, 2009 from the World Wide Web, WordPress Retrieved Jan 10, 2009 from the World Wide Web, Drupal Retrieved Feb 2, 2009 from the World Wide Web, MediaWiki Retrieved Feb 17, 2009 from the World Wide Web, Content Management System Matrix Retrieved Feb 18, 2008 from the World Wide Web, What Is Web 2.0 | O'Reilly Media Retrieved Jan 12, 2009 from the World Wide Web, Everything You Need to Know About Web 2.0 Retrieved Jan 9, 2009 from the World Wide Web,

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