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CONTENTdm® Digital Collection Management Software
Ron Gardner, OCLC
Digital Services Consultant
ICOLC MeetingApril 12, 2005
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Agenda
Overview of CONTENTdm
Uses of current users
How you get the work done
Version 4 update
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Digitized special collections Photographs, post cards, slides
Books, newspapers, yearbooks
Diaries, journals, manuscripts
Maps, drawings
Posters
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CONTENTdm
A complete digital content management system
- Import digital objects, create metadata, index, store, query and share
- Provide Web access to special collections, teaching materials and more
Specifically designed for multi-format digital collections – images, text, A/V
- Offers powerful tools for collection builders and end users
CONTENTdm developed by DiMeMa
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Benefits and key elements
Solutions-oriented
Inclusion & collaboration
Open and standards-based architecture
Ease of use
Access
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Pricing Overview – Based on LevelsFY2004/2005
Direct license for your server
8,000 through unlimited objects
$7,000 through $44,500 – year 1
$1,500 through $7,120 for annual maintenance starting year 2
Hosted license at OCLC
500 objects through 64,000 objects
$1,200 through $18,000 per year
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Browse
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From “browse”, view information, can automatically search hypertext, e.g. Wilmington, Delaware
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Select image and description
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Image and descriptive information
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Advanced Search
Select available collections
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Images: photographs, drawings, art work, more
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Documents: diaries, books, dissertations, reports, more
Digital image of original
Transcription (becomes
searchable)
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/uw&CISOPTR=455Diaries
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Documents: diaries, books, dissertations, reports, more
ImageSearchable
text (from OCR)
http://deila.dickinson.edu/theirownwords/
Books
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Maps
JPEG2000 supported by CONTENTdm
JPEG2000 supported by CONTENTdm
http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/sanborn/browse.html
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Audio, video
Audio Projects http://www.epls.org/nw/emassacre.htm
OCLC Online Computer Library CenterSaving results “My Favorites”
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CONTENTdm components
Capture Index Organize Administer Query Display Share
Acquisition Stations(Clients)
Acquisition Stations(Clients)
CONTENTdmServer
CONTENTdmServer
Custom Web Interfaces
Custom Web Interfaces
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CONTENTdm architecture
Library AWeb site
Central Web site
Library BWeb site
Library CWeb site
Library A
Library with multi-site server
Consortium B
Other collaborator
Library B
Historical Society C
User community
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Compatible with:
Local library systems
Federated search software
Harvesters
Built on standards
XML export
Z39.50
OAI (Open Archives Initiative)
WorldCat
CONTENTdm Interoperability
OCLC Online Computer Library CenterHarvesting Results in more use of your Digital Collections
Metadata from
CONTENTdm
CONTENTdm server
End users retrieve
information they need!
OCLC Connexion
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Worldwide access via the Web
Open WorldCat
Your library’s information on the Web
Yahoo!
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1. Database definitions & set-up
2. Import digital resources
3. Create metadata
4. Build database & index
5. Create your look & feel
6. Access by users
Getting the work done
Web ServerDigital Object
Database set-up
Acquisition Station
Access
Web Templates
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•Statistics
•Export metadata
•Global search & replace
•Image resolution
•Register for WorldCat
•And more…
•Statistics
•Export metadata
•Global search & replace
•Image resolution
•Register for WorldCat
•And more…
Administration…
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CONTENTdm new version (Spring 2005)
1. Document enhancements
2. Edit metadata quickly / accurately
3. More control over security
4. Usage reports
5. Improved collection administration
6. More user options when searching
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1. Document EnhancementsImport Multiple Documents
New Acquisition Station Wizard
Process for adding multiple compound objects
CONTENTdm OCR Extension
Software extension to Acquisition Station
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) TIF page scans
Complete process
OCR, convert, document level metadata, build document, preview
Extension available for additional price
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Import multiple documents
This is anexample
of text on a page scan. This can be
in TIFF or JPEG format.
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Document folder
Document folder
Page scans
OCR’d text
Scan files Scan files
Text filesText files
Document folder
Document folder
Metadata Metadata
Document folder
Document folder
Document folder
Document folder
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Acquisition Station
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Finding Aids EAD (Encoded Archival Description) aids added to
CONTENTdm collections
EAD display defined by stylesheet
Importing EAD finding aid
1. Other Documents - Update
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Spell-check
Find and replace
Automatic add PDF text to CONTENTdm full text
New tracking fields – date created, date modified
2. Edit metadata quickly / accurately
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3. Security
Admin
Server
Collection
Browser
login
set cookie
username
item
rights verification
Permissions and restrictions can be granted at both
the collection and item level
Access to items and collections can be restricted by
user name or IP address
Collection owners to limit viewing of images while
allowing users to search and read all metadata records
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4. Usage Reports
Tools to read standard
Web logs
Identify usage among
users and items
Report data can be
exported into Microsoft
Excel® etc. for additional
analysis and charting
Report Generator will provide usage
information at the user, collection, and item
level for any CONTENTdm server
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5. Improved collection administration
Delegate to collection experts
Additional administrative rights
Add, edit, delete collections and items
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6. More user options when searching
Will display search results in a
hierarchical manner
Allow the user to select the sort order
Users can view results in logical
groupings
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Hierarchical view of search results
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Questions?
For more information:
Ron Gardner at 800-848-5878 or [email protected]
http://www.oclc.org/contentdm/default.htm
http://www.contentdm.com