Content Management Systems (CMS)

A content management system is a computer software used to manage the creation and modification of digital content. A CMS can provide you with a space to build websites for digital projects, blogs, exhibits, books, and portfolios.

UNF Faculty Domains, part of the Domain of One’s Own program, is a full featured web hosting solution that offers the opportunity to create academic publishing spaces using content management systems.

• WordPress: WordPress is a blogging application. While it allows you to quickly and easily set up a blog, it also comes with a set of features that really make it possible to set up any kind of basic Web site without much difficulty.
  • Examples:
    •  UNF Faculty Domains – This is a site that offers UNF faculty a place to sign up for web space and create their own website.
    • Showcase of Osprey Advancements in Research and Scholarship – A virtual poster conference website.
• Omeka: Omeka is a good choice if you’re looking for a way to publish digital collections in your web space. 
  • Examples:
    • Florida Memory – The State Library and Archives of Florida
    • Special Collections & University Archives Digital Exhibits – UNF Library