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“Content material administration system.” The phrases are easy sufficient, however what precisely is a CMS? Is it a easy device for modifying an online web page in a WYSIWYG field, or a strong system that retains monitor of the historic variations of each sentence on the location? Is it a free piece of software program you may set up in a day, or a large buy that entails contracts and licensing charges and schmoozy dinners with salespeople? Does it enable you construct a smooth responsive website, or does it thwart you at each flip?

Tragically, the reply is {that a} CMS is, and does, all of these items. CMSes assist and hinder; they encourage rapture and incite table-flipping. I’m thrilled to reasonable the subsequent ALA: On Air occasion, the place Karen McGrane, Jeff Eaton, and Ryan Irelan will be a part of me to debate what they love about working in CMSes (administrative UX!), what drives them to frustration (decoupling!), and what meaty issues (integration with design techniques!) they hope to dive into subsequent.

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Tuesday, August 25
1–2 p.m. EDT
by way of Google Hangout
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We’ll have half-hour of dialog between our panelists, after which open issues as much as questions from none aside from YOU. We’ll additionally share the complete video and transcript after the dwell present ends.

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