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…
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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…
Clean Catalog 2.0 — New Designs for Our Course Catalog Software
June 26, 2019
This is the first in a series of posts on the new features we're rolling out with Clean Catalog 2.0. With Clean Catalog 2.0, we're rolling…
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…
New Feature — Automated PDF Generation
July 6, 2018
When colleges and universities move to a digital catalog, they often still need a print version, whether it's for archiving, for advising to…
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…
New Feature — Multiple Catalog Management
May 26, 2018
We're rolling out the academic catalog for Southwestern Adventist University, and with it we're rolling out a new feature: multiple catalog…
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…
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's 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’s likely that right now your college is shopping for — or thinking about shopping for — several pieces of software to make managing the…