Content Management Bible

• Written by one of the leading experts in content management
  systems (CMS), this newly revised bestseller guides readers through
  the confusing-and often intimidating-task of building,
  implementing, running, and managing a CMS

• Updated to cover recent developments in online delivery
  systems, as well as XML and related technologies

• Reflects valuable input from CMS users who attended the
  author's workshops, conferences, and courses

• An essential reference showing anyone involved in information
  delivery systems how to plan and implement a system that can handle
  large amounts of information and help achieve an organization's
  overall goals

Autorentext

Bob Boiko is a teacher, consultant, writer, programmer, and
itinerant businessman. Bob is currently President of Metatorial
Services, Inc. (www.metatorial.com) and Associate Chair of the
Masters of Science in Information Management (MSIM) program in the
iSchool at the University of Washington
(www.ischool.washington.edu). Bob teaches information systems
design, organizational management, and content management. He also
conducts seminars and lectures around the world as part of his
business. He has consulted on content management to a number of the
world's top technology and publishing firms, including
Microsoft, Boeing, Motorola, Honeywell, and Reed Elsevier. In
addition to this book, Bob has written more white papers, articles,
and reports than he cares to remember. Bob is helping to found and
is serving as the first president of CM Professionals
(www.cmprofessionals.org), a content management community of
practice.

Bob began programming in 1977 and has practiced it since (it was
always a great way to make money when he was broke). He entered the
modern computer age, however, not as a programmer but as a writer.
After earning undergraduate degrees in physics and oceanography and
a Master's degree in human communication, Bob got his start
in electronic information as a technical writer on contract at
Microsoft. Among other projects, he wrote more than half of the MS
DOS 5.0 User's Guide and one of Microsoft's first
all-electronic User's Guides. From there, he began to develop
electronic information systems on local networks, floppy disks,
CD-ROMS, and when it was invented, the Web. In pursuit of
electronic information and then of content management, he has
created scores of applications and three businesses.

Zusammenfassung

• Written by one of the leading experts in content management systems (CMS), this newly revised bestseller guides readers through the confusing-and often intimidating-task of building, implementing, running, and managing a CMS
• Updated to cover recent developments in online delivery systems, as well as XML and related technologies
• Reflects valuable input from CMS users who attended the author's workshops, conferences, and courses
• An essential reference showing anyone involved in information delivery systems how to plan and implement a system that can handle large amounts of information and help achieve an organization's overall goals

Inhalt

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: What Is Content?

Chapter 1: Defining Data, Information, and Content.

Chapter 2: Content Has Format.

Chapter 3: Content Has Structure.

Chapter 4: Functionality Is Content, Too!

Chapter 5: But What Is Content Really?

Part II: What Is Content Management?

Chapter 6: Understanding Content Management.

Chapter 7: Introducing the Major Parts of a CMS.

Chapter 8: Knowing When You Need a CMS.

Chapter 9: Component Management versus Composition
Management.

Chapter 10: The Roots of Content Management.

Chapter 11: The Branches of Content Management.

Part III: Doing Content Management Projects.

Chapter 12: Doing CM Projects Simply.

Chapter 13: Staffing a CMS.

Chapter 14: Working within the Organization.

Chapter 15: Getting Ready for a CMS.

Chapter 16: Securing a Project Mandate.

Chapter 17: Doing Requirements Gathering.

Chapter 18: Doing Logical Design.

Chapter 19: Selecting Hardware and Software.

Chapter 20: Implementing the System.

Chapter 21: Rolling Out the System.

Part IV: Designing a CMS.

Chapter 22: Designing a CMS Simply.

Chapter 23: The Wheel of Content Management.

Chapter 24: Working with Metadata.

Chapter 25: Cataloging Audiences.

Chapter 26: Designing Publications.

Chapter 27: Designing Content Types.

Chapter 28: Accounting for Authors.

Chapter 29: Accounting for Acquisition Sources.

Chapter 30: Designing Content Access Structures.

Chapter 31: Designing Templates.

Chapter 32: Designing Personalization.

Chapter 33: Designing Workflow and Staffing Models.

Part V: Building a CMS.

Chapter 34: Building a CMS Simply.

Chapter 35: What Are Content Markup Languages?

Chapter 36: XML and Content Management.

Chapter 37: Processing Content.

Chapter 38: Building Collection Systems.

Chapter 39: Building Management Systems.

Chapter 40: Building Publishing Systems.

Appendix: Epilogue.

Index.