USING CARLI DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

November 9, 2012

Jessica Gibson

CARLI Annual Meeting 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

List collections by name

List collections by topic

List collections by media type

List collections by institution

Advanced Search page

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 CollectionsCARLI’s Digital Collection Development PolicyBest practices written by the CARLI Digital Collections Users’ Group (DCUG)Procedures for collection managersStatistics 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