Module Two: Content Management Systems

I think that the article I reviewed and presented for this week's class ("Developing and Re-imagining Library Web Guides in a Content Management System") represents a prime example of the reasons for which administration tools such as Microsoft Office's FrontPage have become obsolete or have otherwise been discontinued.  The Georgia State University Library was among the first to make the transition from a platform like FrontPage to a CMS.  The content management application of a CMS allows the manager or author of the page to manage, modify, remove, and/or edit the content without having to know HTML or have the skill set of a webmaster.  Another perk of CMSs is that they sometimes offer the tools for one-on-one marketing, allowing them, for example, to tailor their content to fit with the patterns and interests of the users who visit their pages.