Many of the arguments presented here in favour of Drupal also apply to any of a number of popular free systems, and most of the arguments against FatWire apply to any proprietary system. In this case the systems were evaluated for their suitability for use by a Medical Academic Library, but any situation where management of a great deal of information via the Web is required might be considered broadly comparable. The staff at Weill Cornell Medical Library found that:
Drupal is and will be cheaper
Drupal is robust, extensible, and enterprise ready
Other departments in their college are already using Drupal, as are other colleges and libraries, and many are dropping equivalent proprietary systems
Drupal supports "perpetual beta" (continuous improvement of a site)
Drupal has a much more active support and development community, and "a culture of sharing solutions"
Drupal has been paired with other technology in proven ways
Drupal has a gentle learning curve (compared to other development environments)
Over five weekly two-hour sessions we will be exploring the power
and flexibility of Drupal, and many contributed third-party modules,
using real-world examples. You will learn to:
Configure Drupal for a basic small business "brochureware" site or personal blog.
Manage users and user-contributed content for interactive or community sites.
Use Drupal's taxonomy and menu systems to develop an information architecture for larger sites.
The Mid North Coast (NSW) Division of General Practice supports over 130 GPs to provide quality health care in the areas covering Ulmarra in the north, Stuarts Point in the south and out to Dorrigo in the west. Alma Technology redeveloped their website focusing on flexibility and future growth.
The Mid North Coast (NSW) Division of General Practice supports over 130 GPs to provide quality health care in the areas covering Ulmarra in the north, Stuarts Point in the south and out to Dorrigo in the west. Alma Technology redeveloped their website focusing on flexibility and future growth.