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First, some background….

The Mississippi Digital Library Southeast CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting July 31, 2008 Laura Capell & Diane DeCesare Ross University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. First, some background…. November 1999 –Digital program established at USM

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First, some background….

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  1. The Mississippi Digital LibrarySoutheast CONTENTdm Users Group MeetingJuly 31, 2008 Laura Capell & Diane DeCesare RossUniversity of Southern Mississippi Libraries

  2. First, some background…. • November 1999 –Digital program established at USM • January 2000 – Began digitizing oral histories dealing with civil rights • May 2000 – Implemented SIRSI Hyperion Digital Archive as the project database • August 2001 – Hired Digitization Librarian

  3. USM’s First Major Digitization Project:The Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archivefunded by IMLS National Leadership Grant for Libraries • Oral histories • Organizational records • Letters • Photographs • Diaries

  4. Access • Hyperion Digital Media Archive • Hierarchical search • Attribute search (searches metadata only) • Content search (searches full-text) • Growing pains • Bending the database to our will

  5. The Idea for the Mississippi Digital Library • Create an infrastructure for a lasting statewide digital archive of primary source materials held in Mississippi’s repositories • Support varying levels of commitment to allow broad participation • Create a foundation for expansion to include a variety of formats, subject areas, and institutional types. • Meet national standards while keeping economic sustainability as a focus • Base partnership on shared oversight and decision-making

  6. The beginning … • December 2003 • Funding agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) • National Leadership Grant for Libraries • $463,322

  7. Pilot project partners • Delta State University • Jackson State University • Mississippi Department of Archives and History • Tougaloo College • University of Mississippi • University of Southern Mississippi

  8. Why have a statewide digital archive? • Promotes Mississippi and Mississippi resources • Brings Mississippi to those who are unable to come here • Encourages more researchers to come to Mississippi • Working together allows us to do more with limited resources. • Preservation: • Decreases handling of physical materials. • Preserves content in case physical materials are lost to disaster.

  9. Potential for the future • Expansion to include various subject areas • Expansion to include public libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions • Inclusion in a larger Cultural Resource Network

  10. CONTENTdm at USM • Migrating legacy data • Moving forward • USM collections vs. the Mississippi Digital Library

  11. Mississippi Digital Library Home

  12. Browsing in the Mississippi Digital Library

  13. Browsing by Institution – List of Institutions

  14. Institution Page with Custom Searches

  15. Technical Information – Digitization Procedures

  16. Browsing by Time Period

  17. Drop-down List of Collections in Header

  18. Advanced Search

  19. Results – Search in a Single Collection

  20. Results – Search Across Multiple Collections

  21. Sample Record with Metadata Fields

  22. USM Digital Collections Home

  23. USM Special Collections Home

  24. Browsing by Collection – List of Collections

  25. Collection Page with Custom Searches

  26. Technical Information – Digitization Procedures

  27. Using Images in the Collection

  28. Advanced Search

  29. Sample Record with Metadata Fields

  30. Record in Oral History Collection

  31. Using CONTENTdm DM to Manage Patron Scan Requests

  32. Managing Permissions in the Acquisition Station

  33. Wiki to Track Progress Review Process with Catalogers

  34. Metadata for a Record Not Reviewed by Catalogers

  35. Mississippi Digital Library and USM Digital Collections are two separate sites running on a single CONTENTdm license • Use scripted method and duplication method to separate the sites • MDL runs in /cdm4 • USM Digital Collections runs in /cdm_usm • Would like to remove MDL Collections from list of collections in the Advanced Search for the USM Digital Collections

  36. http://cdm.lib.usm.edu/cdm4/index.php http://cdm.lib.usm.edu/cdm_usm/index.php

  37. Mississippi Digital Library www.msdiglib.net

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