For many clients seeking to implement a program-wide portal that integrates many services and content types, The Longsight Group often recommends Drupal. Drupal is a powerful and extensible framework for collating disparate resources into an attractive and manageable presentation.
Drupal has the ability to define very granular roles or permission sets that can be assigned to user accounts. This is particularly useful for providing appropriate access to content for different campus constituencies. Authoring and editing content are accomplished directly on display pages in a metaphor that makes site updates easy and when they are easy, they are completed often adding greater value (“freshness”) to your site.
Drupal is more than a content management system. The Drupal community has created many modules that add features to Drupal to meet a broad range of needs such as blogging, wikis, calendaring, online polling, photo galleries, content syndication through RSS feeds and subscriptions, online payments, event registration, proposal, abstract and manuscript submissions, and much more. These Web 2.0 tools not only make the web portal more attractive, but are well aligned with the expectations of today’s students and faculty.
Longsight has deep experience in designing and implementing Drupal as a solution for both content management and building online communities in higher education. Some of our recent projects include the New Media Consortium, Academic Commons, and a professional association portal for the National Shellfisheries Association.
As the world’s most famous photographic agency, Magnum Photos has been the benchmark of photographic excellence and innovation for over 60 years. Magnum photographers participate in a variety of cultural and educational events that promote photographic authorship and offer a unique perspective to the world around us. Because of the breadth of activities that Magnum photographers participate in, Magnum Photos is pleased to announce the official launch of the Magnum Photos Events webpage. By offering a complete schedule and listing of Magnum events across the globe, the Magnum Photos Event page is driven by the desire to reach out to the photographic community. As a dynamic site, the events page will serve as a hub of engagement for the photographic and arts community at large.
