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Academic Catalog Management System — Build Your Own or Buy?

Sept 17, 2020

When colleges and universities are looking for an academic catalog management system, they often consider building their own custom software…

Academic Catalog Landing Page Options

August 27, 2020

When building out catalog sites for colleges and universities, we work with clients on what they'd like to display on their academic catalog…

SACSCOC Accreditation Requirements

August 11, 2020

Whether your institution is a first-time applicant or seeking reaffirmation, preparing for an accreditation review can be a huge undertaking…

Drupal 8 Integration Module

August 10, 2020

We recently released a sandbox module for integrating Clean Catalog course catalogs with Drupal 8 or 9 websites. With this module, colleges…

June 2020 Scholarship Winners

July 13, 2020

We've selected two recipients for our $500 scholarship: Cherry Myhand, a student in the child development program at Wallace Community…

Users and Permissions for Curriculum Management Software

June 26, 2020

Managing curriculum for a whole college or university is a huge task — you're dealing with hundreds or thousands of courses, degrees…

Audit Trails for Catalogs and Curriculum Management Software

June 3, 2020

When you're managing catalog and curriculum content, it's often useful to know the history of how a page has changed over time — who changed…

Whitepaper — How People Use Course Catalog Software

May 18, 2020

We've created a whitepaper with in-depth analysis of how people use course catalog software — what pages they tend to visit, what devices…

The Importance of SEO for Course Catalog Software

May 6, 2020

Search engine optimization — usually known as SEO — is often thought of as something for online retail or other industries where high search…

Sample Workflows for Curriculum Management Software

April 14, 2020

Editorial workflows are one of the most powerful features of our course catalog and curriculum management software. With unlimited user…

Accessibility for Your Course Catalog and Student Handbook

April 2, 2020

Accessibility is one of Clean Catalog's priorities — one of the major reasons that colleges and universities adopt course catalog software…

Integrating Your Curriculum Management System with Your Course Catalog

March 12, 2020

The line between what qualifies as curriculum management and what qualifies as catalog management can be blurry — your catalog content…

Integrating Course Catalog & Curriculum Management Software with Your University Website

February 7, 2020

Clean Catalog's course catalog and curriculum management software typically lives at its own URL as a stand-alone site, and colleges and…

Why We Don't Charge Extra for Customizations and Feature Development

January 13, 2020

A common question we get when talking to colleges about our course catalog and curriculum management software is "how much extra will it…

Working with Addenda in Your Digital Catalog

December 3, 2019

Your course catalog is an official document, and most accrediting agencies have specific ways you're supposed to handle any changes to your…

Why We Don't Charge an Initial Start-Up Fee

September 20, 2019

Transitioning to an online course catalog is a long-term commitment. The brunt of the work occurs at the beginning, when we first import all…

3 Reasons to Adopt Course Catalog Software

September 16, 2019

If you’re still wondering if course catalog software is the right fit for your institution, here are some of the essential reasons to…

3 Reasons to Adopt Student Handbook Software

August 25, 2019

At Clean Catalog, we offer stand-alone digital, searchable student handbook software that's responsive and easy to update and maintain…

Clean Catalog 2.0 — Quick Inline Editing

July 9, 2019

This is the second in a series of posts on the new features we're rolling out with Clean Catalog 2.0. Make those final changes without…

The Best Time of the Academic Year to Switch to Course Catalog Software

July 2, 2019

We work with colleges and universities year round to implement our course catalog and student handbook software, and — in our humble opinion…

Visual Design for Our Course Catalog Software

June 26, 2019

The visual designs for our course catalog software are fully customizable: if you have a vision for what you want your catalog to look like…

How We Help Colleges Transition to Digital Catalog Software

August 6, 2018

Many of the colleges we talk to know that moving their course catalog to a digital solution like Clean Catalog will be an all-around win for…

Comparing Your Academic Catalog Options

July 31, 2018

We recently published a site laying comparing features for the different academic catalog software providers — Acalog, Smart Catalog IQ, and…

Automated PDF Generation for Course Catalogs

July 6, 2018

When colleges and universities move to a digital catalog, they often still need a print version, whether it's for accreditation, archiving…

New Feature — HTTPS by Default

June 3, 2018

HTTPS — the secure way of connecting to websites — is now used on all Clean Catalog sites, and will be the default on new sites we set up…

Managing Multiple Academic Catalogs

May 26, 2018

Universities we work with often need to manage multiple academic catalogs, usually an undergraduate and a graduate catalog. We have two…

What Web Accessibility Is, and Why It's Important

March 3, 2018

There are lots of tools and resources for diagnosing website accessibility issues — we run you through which ones can help on your site.

Tools for Diagnosing Website Accessibility Issues

March 1, 2018

Using Editorial Workflows for Your Higher-Ed Catalog

February 25, 2018

Managing edits to your college's catalog can be one of the biggest hangups in the process — for many colleges and universities, it can often…

Latest Features — Building Out Our Curriculum Management Suite

February 14, 2018

We're constantly working on improving and expanding Clean Catalog, and right now we're working on adding a suit of curriculum-management…

Middle States Commission on Higher Education Catalog Accreditation Requirements

December 15, 2017

Are you beginning your accreditation process with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) for the first time? Or are you…

ACCJC Catalog Accreditation Requirements

October 17, 2017

We’ve all been there— deadlines for accreditation looming and requirements still hazy. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the requirements…

How to Move Your Print Catalog to a Digital Platform

March 20, 2017

We've written before about the benefits of moving to academic catalog software, and if you're reading this it's likely that you're already…

Take the Pain Out of Your Academic Catalog System — Tips for Success

March 20, 2017

The academic catalog can be one of the most dreaded projects at many higher-ed institutions. It often seems like a never-ending project…

5 Hidden Benefits of Moving to Academic Catalog Software

February 20, 2017

The big benefits of using software like Clean Catalog to build your academic catalog often speak for themselves — having an accessible web…

NWCCU Catalog Accreditation Requirements

January 2, 2017

This is the first in a series of posts detailing what different accrediting bodies require for college catalogs. Preparing for accreditation…

Making Your College Catalog Meet Accessibility Standards

December 19, 2016

It is likely that in the past few years your college has had a conversation or two about accessibility — making your academic and marketing…

Turn Your College Catalog into a Marketing Tool

September 23, 2016

A college's catalog is often viewed as a giant piece of paperwork. It is, after all, something you're required to provide to various…

Project Management Tips for Your College's Academic Catalog

August 29, 2016

Building your college's catalog is a massive project — most college catalogs are somewhere in length between To Kill a Mockingbird and Anna…

Tips for Choosing Software for Your College

August 14, 2016

It is likely that right now your college is shopping for — or thinking about shopping for — several pieces of software to make managing the…