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Explore CARLI's digital collections with over 120,000 items, advanced search options, and customizable homepages. Access system documentation, best practices, and digitization resources. Contact CARLI support for assistance.
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Jessica Gibson CARLI Annual Meeting 2012 USING CARLI DIGITAL COLLECTIONS November 9, 2012
About CARLI Digital Collections • http://collections.carli.illinois.edu • 136 published collections to date • 29 libraries with published collections • 8 additional libraries in process/training • Over 120,000 published digital items • Over 315,000 individual files
CARLI Digital Collections Main Page • Featured Collections slider images (ten collections, changes quarterly) • List collections by name, topic, media, or institution • Advanced Search options • About the collections as a whole • Link to CARLI documentation for member libraries
Collection Home Pages • One for each published collection • Library determines the content of the page • At minimum: • Describe the collection • Provide contact information for questions about collection • May also contain: • Images • Custom Queries and Results (CQRs) • Other html coding for format or features • Collection Homepage Customization Opportunities: http://www.carli.illinois.edu/mem-prod/contentdm/cdmhomepg.pdf
CARLI System Documentation http://www.carli.illinois.edu/mem-prod/contentdm/cdm-sysdocs.html • CARLI’s CONTENTdm FAQ • Requirements for items in CARLI Digital Collections • CARLI’s Digital Collection Development Policy • Best practices written by the CARLI Digital Collections Users’ Group (DCUG) • Procedures for collection managers • Statistics and usage reports
CARLI Public Wiki: Digitization Resources and CONTENTdm documentation http://wiki.carli.illinois.edu/index.php/Portal:CONTENTdm Contains information and links to documentation, web sites, and other sources that can assist CARLI members in developing and maintaining digital collections. A place to share your local library documentation.
Questions? Contact CARLI Support! E-mail: support@carli.illinois.edu Phone: 217-244-7593 or 866-904-5843