Content Management System
SFU purchased a new Content Management System (CMS), Adobe CQ5 
, in July 2010.
Looking for CQ training materials? Check out CQ Authoring How To's
Is your department ready to move to CQ? See Start a CQ Project
FAQs
What is the SFU Content Management System, and how would it benefit the SFU Community?
The initial goal of the implementation of a CMS is to help SFU's official web presence to be more contemporary, engaging, and professional. In the longer term, we expect that CQ will be used for many web content authoring purposes at SFU.
A CMS is used to create, edit, manage, search, and publish various types of content on a web page. Examples include text, images, and digital media. Creating and editing a web page in the CMS is very much like creating a document on your desktop.
Communiqué (CQ) will allow authors of varying degrees of technical knowledge to easily manage their SFU web presence.
Some notable features include:
- Flexible editing options for text: In-place editing, rich text edit (in dialogue box), source edit (HTML)
- Drag and drop to build page layout or add content in containers called components
- SFU common look and feel page templates
- Digital Asset Manager (for images, PDFs and other files to be posted online)
- Ability to reference content from another page or site
- Ability to create blogs and allow visitor comments
Options for advanced authors and site administrators include advanced interactive content editing, as well as the ability to manage site permission levels.
When will the SFU CMS be available?
The CMS is currently in phased launch starting with the web presence of several 'early adopter' departments in 2011, and gradually expanding to other interested SFU departments in the next several years.
Will the system be available to all staff, faculty and students?
Currently, CQ is only available for departmental web presences. The long term goal of the ongoing CMS implementation project is to extend the availability of the system to all SFU staff, faculty and students. Legacy web publishing is available for these groups outside the current scope of the CQ project.
How can I subscribe to receive updates on the progress of the SFU CMS implementation?
To subscribe to the cms-updates@sfu.ca maillist, do the following:
- Go to maillist.sfu.ca
- In the Go to list field, type in cms-updates and click Go.
- Click Subscribe near the bottom left corner of the menu.
A message will be sent your SFU email address confirming your subscription to cms-updates.
To unsubscribe, follow steps 1 and 2 above and click Unsubscribe.
Who do I contact if I have any other questions?
Please send general questions relating to SFU's new CMS to cms-info@sfu.ca
Will there be training available to learn how to use the CMS?
IT Services is currently developing a set of documents, tutorials, and other training materials to help you get the most out of the new CMS. You may view them on the CQ Authoring How To's section.
You are welcome to subscribe to the cms-updates maillist to receive periodic updates (see instructions below: "How can I subscribe to receive updates on the progress of the new SFU CMS implementation?").