2009  January - March

Fort Lewis College has joined the growing list of Digital Architecture clients. Fort Lewis was sold on Acalog™ ACMS™ capability of allowing faculty to make changes via the curriculum process and the web catalog example was more user friendly than the current application being used. Fort Lewis also expects to be able to reduce the number of printed catalogs that they produce each year due to the introduction of the e-catalog. They are also planning on producing a number of CD's that will contain the e-catalog and can be handed out as necessary.

After reviewing several products, the University of Alabama in Huntsville adopted Acalog™ for a variety of reasons.

Foremost, is its seamless integration into the university's website, and not far behind is its ease of use. The combination makes it a marvelous tool for the whole university community, and a splendid recruitment resource. Prospective students can find out more about our academic programs through Acalog™ than they can through the website. Acalog™ is an elegant solution to the problems of going paperless.

– Dr. John Severn
Associate Provost
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Digital Architecture Team has returned from SACRAO 2009, which was held February 7-11 in New Orleans. The event was lively and informative. Everyone seemed to have a great time enjoying the show, as well as everything that New Orleans has to offer. We appreciate everyone stopping by, existing clients and perspective clients alike, and talking with us about Acalog™ and a better way to manage their academic catalogs. We look forward to seeing you all in Chattanooga next year.

The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology has selected Acalog™ ACMS™ to provide the enhanced capabilities necessary for its academic catalog management specifications. Digital Architecture consultants will collaborate with the institution to provide the best structure for their catalog and content and ensure a high quality e-catalog experience for their students, staff and faculty. Digital Architecture was selected because it offered a way to repurpose the content and the availability of various export maps. The versatile export mapping feature will allow ITP to create variable-purpose documents such as 'mini' catalogs for internal or external distribution.

Digital Architecture is pleased to add Western Washington University to the list of institutions that will be showcasing their academic e-catalog produced utilizing the Acalog™ ACMS™ software. The socially and environmentally conscious institution will benefit from adoption of Acalog™ both from an economic and environmental standpoint by reducing the school's reliance on printed catalogs, increasing efficiency in the curriculum change process, and increasing value and services for students and the entire campus community.

Olds College in Alberta Canada has selected Acalog™ ACMS™ to manage the school's academic calendar/catalog. The team at Olds will be transitioning content into the ACMS™ themselves, with guidance from Digital Architecture consultants.

We chose Acalog™ ACMS™ for a host of reasons. Flexibility, intuitive design, a hosted solution, and the fact that Digital Architecture works with us as partners, were some of the key determinants to pursue this option. This allows our institution to respond to informational changes to ensure our students have the most current information. Finally, this is a cost effective solution that allows us to dramatically reduce printing costs as we move away from hard copy publications. A searchable online catalog is a must for students today. Acalog™ provides this functionality and more, allowing us to create a robust informational environment for students. In addition, the management tools associated with producing the catalog appear to be without rival.

- Dave McMullen
Director, Student Services and Registrar
Olds College

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