Message-Id: <200202262259.g1QMxk005182@sitelicense.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:57:25 +1300 From: Paul Hillier <mailto:paul.hillier@VUW.AC.NZ> Subject: Re: is anyone using CONTENTdm? To: mailto:IMAGELIB@listserv.arizona.edu
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Has anybody out there used Image-Link for image data base?
Cheers Paul
Claire McGuire wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Did you get much of a response to this question? I'm also looking at
> ContentDM for a digitization project. I've looked at about ten
> different systems, and have narrowed it down to ContentDM, Multi
> Mimsy, and DLXS. I'd be very interested to hear what you find out
> about exporting metadata into EAD. Please also let me know if you
> want to share info about other systems.
>
> Claire
>
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> >Donna and others,
> >Our institution, Broward County Library (Ft. Lauderdale area), is about to =
> >embark on a digitization project of a select part of our special collection=
> > of WPA materials from the 1930's, items from a sub-agency of the WPA calle=
> >d (in several states) the Museum Extension Project. These were educational=
> > aids that were created back then and includes dioramas, puppets, dolls, la=
> >ntern slides, color plates, and accompanying text. We are in the beginning=
> > phases of the project and are looking to evaluate a couple of image databa=
> >ses. Actually, we are about to start a trial phase for ContentDM. So I'm =
> >very interested in your experiences with ContentDM, both good and bad.
> >
> >I'm wondering if anyone else has other products they could recommend, or ha=
> >s any other comments about ContentDM. It sure sounded great from their web=
> >site... We're looking for a product that is adaptable to the variety of med=
> >ia we're dealing with, allows for easy user searching, provides a variety o=
> >f display options on the web and allows for the conversion of data elements=
> > into metadata tags. ContentDM says they allow for easy conversion to Dubl=
> >in Core, but we're planning on using EAD for our mark-up language. I'm awa=
> >re there are crosswalks for conveting DC to EAD, but I'm concerned this mig=
> >ht be adding some rather burdensome extra steps.
> >
> >Are there products that easily convert data elements into EAD tags--or does=
> > anyone know whether ContentDM allows for that easily? Are there comparabl=
> >e products to ContentDM that might suit our needs better? I'm still very n=
> >ew to this field so forgive me if I'm asking obvious questions... Thanks ve=
> >ry much!
> >
> >
> >Paul Lefrak
> >
> >
> >
> >Paul Lefrak, Digital Librarian
> >Web Services, Broward County Library=20
> >Main Library
> >100 S. Andrews Ave.
> >Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
> >phone: 954-357-5594 / email: mailto:plefrak@browardlibrary.org
> >A Service of Broward County Board of County Commissioners=20
> >
> >>>> Donna Stewart <mailto:d.stewart@csuohio.edu> 02/22/02 10:40AM >>>
> >Speaking of image databases, is anyone on this list using CONTENTdm? I
> >would love to find a user group for this product, which we're finding to be
> >powerful but extremely quirky. The documentation and web site are very
> >clear and helpful when describing how everything is *supposed* to work, but
> >when our implementation falls short of that (and we're on our third
> >reinstall of the server in six months!), the silence is deafening.
> >
> >Does anyone have any experiences to share?
> >
> >Donna Stewart
> >Cleveland State University Library
> >Cleveland Memory Project
> >http://www.clevelandmemory.org
> >mailto:d.stewart@csuohio.edu
> >
> >
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> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Donna and others,</FONT></DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Our institution, Broward County Library (Ft. Lauderdale=
> > area),=20
> >is about to embark on a digitization project of a select part of our specia=
> >l=20
> >collection of WPA materials from the 1930's, items from a sub-agency o=
> >f the=20
> >WPA called (in several states) the Museum Extension Project. These we=
> >re=20
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> >,=20
> >dolls, lantern slides, color plates, and accompanying text. We are in=
> > the=20
> >beginning phases of the project and are looking to evaluate a couple of ima=
> >ge=20
> >databases. Actually, we are about to start a trial phase for=20
> >ContentDM. So I'm very interested in your experiences with ContentDM,=
> > both=20
> >good and bad.</FONT></DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'm wondering if anyone else has other products they co=
> >uld=20
> >recommend, or has any other comments about ContentDM. It sure sounded=
> >g
> > reat from their website... We're looking for a product that is adaptable t=
> >o the=20
> >variety of media we're dealing with, allows for easy user searching,=20
> >provides a variety of display options on the web and allows for the=20
> >conversion of data elements into metadata tags. ContentDM says t=
> >hey=20
> >allow for easy conversion to Dublin Core, but we're planning on using EAD f=
> >or=20
> >our mark-up language. I'm aware there are crosswalks for conveting DC=
> > to=20
> >EAD, but I'm concerned this might be adding some rather burdensome extra=20
> >steps.</FONT></DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Are there products that easily convert data elements in=
> >to EAD=20
> >tags--or does anyone know whether ContentDM allows for that easily? A=
> >re=20
> >there comparable products to ContentDM that might suit our needs better?&nb=
> >sp;=20
> >I'm still very new to this field so forgive me if I'm asking obvious=20
> >questions... Thanks very much!</FONT></DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paul Lefrak</FONT></DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> ><DIV> </DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paul Lefrak, Digital Librarian<BR>Web Services, Broward=
> > County=20
> >Library <BR>Main Library<BR>100 S. Andrews Ave.<BR>Fort Lauderdale, FL=20
> >33301<BR>phone: 954-357-5594 / email: <A=20
> >href=3D"mailto:mailto:plefrak@browardlibrary.org">plefrak@browardlibrary.org</A><B=
> >R>A=20
> >Service of Broward County Board of County Commissioners </FONT></DIV>
> ><DIV><BR>>>> Donna Stewart <mailto:d.stewart@csuohio.edu> 02/22/02=
> >1
> > 0:40AM >>><BR>Speaking of image databases, is anyone on this list=
> >u
> > sing CONTENTdm? I<BR>would love to find a user group for this produc=
> >t,=20
> >which we're finding to be<BR>powerful but extremely quirky. The=20
> >documentation and web site are very<BR>clear and helpful when describing ho=
> >w=20
> >everything is *supposed* to work, but<BR>when our implementation falls shor=
> >t of=20
> >that (and we're on our third<BR>reinstall of the server in six months!), th=
> >e=20
> >silence is deafening.<BR><BR>Does anyone have any experiences to=20
> >share?<BR><BR>Donna Stewart<BR>Cleveland State University Library<BR>Clevel=
> >and=20
> >Memory Project<BR><A=20
> >href=3D"http://www.clevelandmemory.org">http://www.clevelandmemory.org><=
> >BR>mailto:d.stewart@csuohio.edu<BR></DIV><CODE><FONT SIZE=3D3><BR>
> ><BR>
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> Claire McGuire
> Digital Archives Fellow
> Quaker and Special Collections
> Haverford College
> Phone: 610-896-1283
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