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Overview of CONTENTdmOverview of CONTENTdm
June 7, 2011 The University of
Winnipeg
Suzanne ButteDigital Services Consultant
Nigel Long
Library Services Consultant
Today’s agendaToday’s agenda
•Overview of CONTENTdm
•Users’ collections and a look at CONTENTdm 6
•Demonstration
•What’s next for CONTENTdm?
A complete software solution
Stores, manages and provides access for all your digital collections
• Your digital collections reside on a CONTENTdm Server, either installed locally or on an OCLC-hosted server
For organizations of all types and sizes• Academic libraries, public libraries, historical societies, museums, state libraries,
special and others
Offers open architecture; standards-based for staff efficiencies
and cost effectiveness • Dublin Core, JPEG2000, OAI Harvesting, PHP API and more
Showcases a wide range of media types• Photos and documents to audio and video files
CONTENTdmDigital Collection Management Software
CONTENTdm manages all types of materials CONTENTdm manages all types of materials
• Images - photographs, posters, postcards, paintings, etc.
• Historical documents – journals, diaries, letters, etc.
• Printed materials – newspapers, yearbooks, reports, PDFs, etc.
• EAD Finding Aids
• Audio/video – oral histories, historic films, lectures, etc.
CONTENTdm user communityCONTENTdm user community
• Over 800 licenses worldwide of which over 400 are using Hosting Services
• Of which 22 licenses are in Canada (e.g. University of Saskatchewan, Memorial Univ., University of British Columbia)
• Over 2,000 users with consortia and collaborative arrangements
• Engaged user community
• Regional Users Group Meetings
• Forums and blogs
• CONTENTdm Metadata Working Group
• Beta programs
Server(Linux or Windows
2008)
Server(Linux or Windows
2008)
Collection management
• CONTENTdm Project Clients• CONTENTdm Web Form
Collection management
• CONTENTdm Project Clients• CONTENTdm Web Form
OCR ExtensionOCR Extension
Web services (Flex Loader,
Catcher)
Web services (Flex Loader,
Catcher)
Administrative tools• Reports• Authorization settings•Approve/index• Upload to WorldCat
Administrative tools• Reports• Authorization settings•Approve/index• Upload to WorldCat
Website Website
Web browsers
Web browsers
Custom web
interfaces
Custom web
interfaces
CONTENTdm 6 system architecture
WorldCat Digital Collection GatewayWorldCat Digital Collection Gateway
• Offers self-service tools to upload the metadata of your unique digital collections to WorldCat
• Enables you to set your OCLC holdings symbol for each record uploaded to WorldCat
• End users can quickly click through to your local digital content
• Freely available for use with any OAI-compliant repository, including CONTENTdm
Increasing discovery through WorldCat.orgIncreasing discovery through WorldCat.org
Best practices for creating shareable metadataBest practices for creating shareable metadata
• Best Practices for CONTENTdm and other OAI-PMH compliant repositories -creating shareable metadata-
• www.oclc.org/gateway/support/best_practices.pdf
The University of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia
http://angel.library.ubc.ca/index.php
University of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge
http://www.uleth.ca/lib/digitized_Collections/index.asp
Yearbooks in CONTENTdmYearbooks in CONTENTdm
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/index_sie_muse.php?CISOROOT=/sie_muse
http://www.stolaf.edu/collections/digital/
CONTENTdm 6CONTENTdm 6
• Released early March 2011
• End-user interface redesign
• Website Configuration Tools
CONTENTdm 6: newly redesignedCONTENTdm 6: newly redesigned
• The result of extensive usability testing
• An end-user interface that consistently has passed usability tests with 97% of users able to accomplish their tasks
• It now offers even simpler access to digital items, easier navigation paths and more avenues for discovery
New CONTENTdm end-user interfaceNew CONTENTdm end-user interface
• Enhanced image viewer for zooming, panning and improved viewing of many file types: compound objects, images, PDFs, video/audio
• Features that support discoverability: QuickView, suggested topics, sharing, RSS feeds, image carousels
• The ability to share digital items via e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and many more
See the new CONTENTdm…See the new CONTENTdm…
CONTENTdm 6 Sandbox: http://sandbox.contentdm.org/
Pepperdine UniversityPepperdine University
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/
University of LeicesterUniversity of Leicester
http://cdm15731.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/
New CONTENTdm Website Configuration ToolsNew CONTENTdm Website Configuration Tools
Provides simpler ways to configure and customize
• Easier to apply a branded look and feel: Configuration tools make it easy to add a name, headers, colors, logos, customer headers, descriptions and more
• Additional customization is possible: Ability to add custom HTML or PHP pages
• Easier to maintain customizations: Customizations will persist through future software updates
CONTENTdm 6: optimized for customizationCONTENTdm 6: optimized for customization
Configurations are stored in layout and configuration files (global and by collection).
Quick Configuration Tool = 3 steps to get started
• Quickly creates a simple functional site
• Use it once and probably not again
Website Configuration Tool = for ongoing fine tuning
• Can do what Quick Config does and more
• Configurations grouped into categories
• Configurations control appearance and behavior
• Configurations will continue to evolve
Configuration ToolsetConfiguration Toolset
Search Engine OptimizationSearch Engine Optimization
• Improved SEO means improved discoverability through search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing
• CONTENTdm 6 helps SEO with:
• RESTful URLs
• Crawlable HTML: no tables, no i-frames
• Separates presentation layer from application layer
• Recognizable site hierarchy: breadcrumbs
• Efficient crawler path
• Title tag at top of page
• Javascript in separate file, not on every page
Building your CONTENTdm collections Building your CONTENTdm collections
1. Define your collection• Configure your metadata schema
2. Populate your collection• Add digital items and metadata
3. Configure and share your digitalcollections• On your CONTENTdm website!• And via WorldCat.org
1. Define your collection 1. Define your collection
Configure the collection metadata schema – Dublin Core
• A group of objects (items) that share the same metadata scheme
• 350 collections per licenseSimple or Qualified Dublin Core supported
Title required
125 fields per collection
128,000 characters per field16 million items per collection
Demonstration
What’s next with CONTENTdm?What’s next with CONTENTdm?
• Additional viewers and end-user experience improvement
• Social features like commenting, tagging and rating
• Extended website configuration and customization toolset
• And more…
Social features – commenting, tagging, ratingSocial features – commenting, tagging, rating
• Pilot with University of Leceister
Evaluate CONTENTdm 6Evaluate CONTENTdm 6
• A hosted evaluation that enables you to try the full CONTENTdm right away
• We set everything up for you
• No charge 60-day evaluation
• Just complete the evaluation form at www.oclc.org/contentdm/evaluate/
In summaryIn summary
CONTENTdm 6 provides a new and dynamic end-user experience, plus you
have control of your digital collection’s public interface.
Suzanne ButteOCLC Digital Services
[email protected] 1-800-848-5878, ext. 5130
Thank you!Thank you!
Nigel LongOCLC Library Services