Thing # 19

Drupal & Content management systems. This is what that is. At the public library that currently has me in its diabolical clutches, that is.

"A Content Management System makes this possible by providing a number of capabilities that the traditionally managed web sites cannot deliver. Some of these enhancements, such as rapid authoring and streamlined approval, have already been mentioned. Others include:-

• categorisation to improve searching and to allow information to be targeted at users according to their interests
• enabling organisations to personalise the user experience
• internationalisation to ensure the appropriate presentation of information on sites spanning economical, political and cultural borders
• integration with other enterprise systems
• syndication of content to sites with similar market interests
• simplified application integration through the use of shared code, delivered via templates, that also enables up-front integration costs to be spread across many web site application implementations."

"Why, why, why are you telling me these things, John?"

Like, I'm just doing my job, man....