Content repository, features of Content repository, Advantages of Content repository

Content Repository :

A content repository is a store of digital content with an associated set of data management, search and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content, rather like a digital library, but with the ability to store and modify content in addition to searching and retrieving.

A content repository thus typically forms the technical underpinning of an application such as a Content Management System or a Document Management System. It functions as the logical storage facility for content.

Advantages provided by repositories :

Common rules for data access allow many applications to work with the same content without interrupting the data. They give out signals when changes happen, letting other applications using the repository know that something has been modified, which enables collaborative data management. Developers can deal with data using programs that are more compatible with the desktop programming environment. The data model is scriptable when users use a content repository. 

Content repository features :

A content repository may provide the following functionality:

·         Add/edit/delete content

·         Hierarchy and sort order management

·         Query / search

·         Versioning

·         Access control

·         Import / export

·         Locking

·         Life-cycle management

·         Retention and holding / records management

This is not necessarily a complete list.

Commonly known Content Applications / Content Management Systems :

·         Content Management System

·         Digital Asset Management

·         Source Code Management

·         Web Content Management System

·         Document Management System

·         Social collaboration

·         Records Management