Multilingual Content Management System using Drupal – A Case Study
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Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University (Deemed), Bhubaneswar − 751030, Odisha
Aswini Kumar Ray -
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University (Deemed), Bhubaneswar − 751030, OdishaD. B. Ramesh
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2017/v54i5/107583Keywords:
Content Management System (CMS), Library Web Site, Multilingual Websites, Open Source Software, S.O.A. University.Abstract
This paper emphasizes the importance of having a true multilingual website and examines key issues in the process of constructing a successful multilingual site. This paper also explains a detailed strategy for creating a successful multilingual site and how a Content Management System (CMS) plays a significant role in creating multilingual websites. Presents stepby- step instructions for building a multilingual CMS for the S.O.A. University Library website using Drupal 7.39, an open source CMS. Also explains about the core modules and contributed modules of Drupal for implementation of multilingual features.
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Accepted 2017-11-06
Published 2017-10-26
