A Comparison of technologies for database-driven websites for medical education

Static web pages may be easy to setup using text processors or user-friendly web editing software. However, some basic knowledge of the implementation (HTML) is usually needed for final editing and maintenance. As a result many static web pages are left without appropriate updating. With a database...

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Published in:Medical informatics and the internet in medicine 2002-12, Vol.27 (4), p.281-289
Main Authors: DØRUP, JENS, SCHACHT HANSEN, MICHAEL, RIISGAARD RIBE, LARS, LARSEN, KRISTOFFER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Computer assisted instruction
Computer User Training - methods
Computer User Training - standards
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Computerized management (medical records, files, hospital management)
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Content Management
Database Driven Web Pages
Databases, Factual - standards
Education
Education, Medical - methods
Educational technology
Health care
Humans
Hypermedia
Internet - standards
Medical Education
Medical sciences
Medicine
Programming Languages
User-Computer Interface
World Wide Web
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Summary:Static web pages may be easy to setup using text processors or user-friendly web editing software. However, some basic knowledge of the implementation (HTML) is usually needed for final editing and maintenance. As a result many static web pages are left without appropriate updating. With a database driven, dynamic approach web contents may change through user interaction, the pages are usually easier to maintain, and design elements are separated from contents. Database driven solutions (or content management systems) for larger organizations may be purchased at many different levels of complexity. For smaller systems, such as separate courses or projects, they may, however, be developed locally. The present study compares four alternative technologies for database driven web pages. Each technology offers advantages and disadvantages and many issues need to be considered when selecting platform. The present study demonstrates that database driven web pages may be effectively deployed using free Open Source software. Details may be found at www.intermed.dk/datadriven.
ISSN:1463-9238
1464-5238
DOI:10.1080/1463923031000095374