1	Pedagogical uses of CONTENTdm in the liberal arts Scott E. Siddall Denison University This presentation is accessible at http://siddall.info/talks/
2	Two projects REALIA project http://realiaproject.org
3	Basic selection criteria Software and workflow approaches Proprietary, homegrown, open source, partnerships Centralized versus desktop Requirements Metadata flexibility Avoid vendor lock-in – exportable data Distributed management with approval queue Open standards Support and continued R & D
4	Example: detailed software criteria Allows collaborative and distributed collection development/management Platform (hardware, operating system) agnostic – server and client Web-based client with easy-to-use interface Basic and advanced searching across collections, across sites (federated searches, virtual collections, stored result sets) Common client-side players/viewers Client tools for manipulation, comparison, per-user annotation Flexible support for metadata standards Support for many object formats, and developing formats (e.g., jpeg 2000) Support for high-resolution, zoom-in features Supports Unicode text for display and searching URL access to objects Customizable display interface Based on open standards (database, metadata, etc.) Flexible access control list features Standards-based export functions to avoid “lock-in” and promote remote indexing
5	CONTENTdm web-based presentation
6	CONTENTdm web-based administration
7	CONTENTdm export functions Thumbnail, service and full resolution images stored in directories in standard image formats
8	CONTENTdm export functions Metadata exporting
9	CONTENTdm metadata flexibility Metadata is expensive Time required for content specialists to create and proof key fields of metadata Balancing metadata quality with results Risks of not finding materials Risks of “dirty” results Perfect can be the enemy of good
10	Indexing binary content (images)?
11	Metadata is expensive
12	CONTENTdm support Distributed and supported by OCLC Predictable costs Continued development JPEG2000 PowerPoint plug-in Community open source developments
13	CONTENTdm and open source Proprietary software + open standards has led to an open source community Controlled vocabulary analyzer Importable Library of Congress Subject Headings E-commerce extension for ordering images RSS feed generator to subscribe to collections Direct linking to objects XML Gateway for federated searching of CONTENTdm collections Feedback tool for commenting/reviewing objects OASIS – a web-based tool for organizing and importing images
14	Solicit feedback on images On a “per image” basis Insectary: links to blogs for each image REALIA: feedback data sent via email to collection administrators
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18	Alternative to Acquisition Station Midwest Instructional Technology Center Associated Colleges of the South Technology Center
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22	CONTENTdm OAI harvesting
23	CONTENTdm Multi-Site Server
24	Adopted by colleagues
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