1. Carleton CMS (Content Management System) Overview

2. January 2010 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

3. January 2010 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 Issues

4. January 2010 The University’s Solution: Carleton CMS 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

5. January 2010 Carleton CMS service does NOT offer: Custom web design per department Custom web application development PHP/MySQL web hosting Copywriting service during or after migration Custom graphics creation Analytics training

6. 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.

7. January 2010 For more information please visit the Carleton CMS website at www.carleton.ca/cms