Case Study: Stony Brook University Achieves Cost Savings and Accessibility with OmniUpdate

Stony Brook University Goes Green and Cuts Costs with Its Online Course Catalog

Stony Brook University, a top public university, was struggling with two inefficient undergraduate course catalogs: a costly printed version that was often outdated and an online version made up of hundreds of hard-to-maintain PDF files. The university also needed a more accessible solution that could meet sustainability goals and support legal accessibility requirements, so it turned to OmniUpdate and its OU Campus web content management system.

OmniUpdate helped Stony Brook University build an economical, online course catalog integrated with OU Campus, with XML-based course data imports, templates, tagging, search, printing, and archiving. The new system improved usability and accessibility, reduced staff maintenance, and is expected to save more than $100,000 in printing costs over the next few years, while also freeing staff time and making it easier to manage additional catalogs.

Stony Brook University

Michael Gasparino

Web Content Manager