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Showing it to the World

Showing it to the World. Joel Lavoie Coordinator of Computer Applications University of Central Florida Libraries. Outline. What is CONTENTdm? Why we chose CONTENTdm Customizing the Look of CONTENTdm Quick tour of CONTENTdm using www.CFMemory.org Problems we have encountered

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Showing it to the World

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  1. Showing it to the World Joel Lavoie Coordinator of Computer Applications University of Central Florida Libraries

  2. Outline • What is CONTENTdm? • Why we chose CONTENTdm • Customizing the Look of CONTENTdm • Quick tour of CONTENTdm using www.CFMemory.org • Problems we have encountered • Conclusions and questions

  3. What is CONTENTdm? • CONTENTdm is a powerful digital collection management package. • It is an XML based management software that gives you all the tools you need to digitize and present digital content. • CONTENTdm is not a database. There is no Oracle or SQL component storing the data. It is just a series of flat pointer files.

  4. Why was CONTENTdm right for us? • “Out of Box” solution • Technical support (http://www.contentdm.com/USC/index.asp) • Minimum hardware requirements • Industry standards • OAI2, Dublin Core, XML, JPEG2000, Z39.50 • Flexibility • Acquisition station, web interface, WorldCat, harvesting • Scalability • Extremely easy to learn, maintain and utilize.

  5. So you decided to go with CONTENTdm and have successfully installed it. Now what?

  6. The default install look

  7. Customizing the look • If you happen to have a programming wizard on staff like us then customizing CONTENTdm can really personalize your site. Blake the programming wizard

  8. Customized look

  9. Side by side look

  10. CONTENTdm specifics • CONTENTdm 4.0 uses proprietary executables for applications and PHP for web language. • Design changes can be implemented by tweaking include pages and swapping out images. • Plenty of documentation to help steer you through this.

  11. Putting CONTENTdm to work • Quick tour of www.CFMemory.org • Items we will be covering • How to access the collection (3 ways) • Site administration • Reports • Users • Field Properties • Exporting a collection

  12. Speed bumps we encountered • Hardware Issues • Hard drive space! • Development vs. Production • Software Issues • What the user sees vs. what we need to see • How to structure the project

  13. Final Thought and Questions • CONTENTdm was the perfect solution for us. It offered rapid development, minimal management and flexibility of design. • Any questions?

  14. Thank You!

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