Customising Databases

I reviewed the tutorial for creating a custom database for student submissions, but have a couple of questions to see if this can be customised further for my website.

  1. Is there a way to give these members direct access to the database so they can add, edit or delete what they have submitted? (without giving them full access to the website)

  2. Can the information in the database be auto pulled into a public section of the website?

Background:
I am creating a public website where I would like specific organisations to be able to add, edit or delete profiles on the public page.

Can this be done?

It can be done. See the article Corvid Tutorial: Building Your Own Members Area . This will give you a good start.