I came across this rather interesting survey conducted by UCDavis. The focus of this survey was to analyze how Universities across the country used Content Management Systems.



With a total of 129 respondents the results were pretty interesting.



Listed below is a list of the scope and goals of this particular survey:



Project Goals
 





     
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  • Facilitate the creation and management of standards-compliant Web sites




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  • Support organizational consistency in messaging, branding and identity




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  • Meet legal requirements for Web content accessibility




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  • Implement technical and graphic design continuity throughout the University’s Web sites




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  • Decrease the need for specialized technical skills, staff, and resources for Web publishing needs




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  • Provide a centralized, dynamic, flexible and high quality campus Web infrastructure




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Project Scope

 

 

 





     
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  • Define the university’s specific business and functional requirements for a CMS




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  • Evaluate available CMS solutions and their ability to meet the University’s needs




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  • Develop a plan for the efficient implementation of a selected solution, making the new CMS available to all UC Davis constituents




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  • Execute the CMS implementation plan, ensuring that all necessary infrastructure and functionality are integrated




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  • Deploy UC Davis Web content under a unified, centralized CMS




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  • Provide adequate training and support to campus web masters who will be using the new CMS




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What was very apparent in the results was the fact that an overwhelming number of institutes seemed to prefer the low cost of an open source application. A very select number of institutes ( less that 10%) seemed to go in for a more costly enterprise level CMS.