Transcript Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries In Illinois

USING CARLI DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
Jessica Gibson
CARLI Annual Meeting 2012
November 9, 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
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At minimum:
 Describe the collection
 Provide contact information for questions about collection
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May also contain:
 Images
 Custom Queries and Results (CQRs)
 Other html coding for format or features
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Collection Homepage Customization Opportunities:
http://www.carli.illinois.edu/memprod/contentdm/cdmhomepg.pdf
CARLI System Documentation
http://www.carli.illinois.edu/mem-prod/contentdm/cdmsysdocs.html
CARLI’s CONTENTdm FAQ
Requirements for items in CARLI Digital Collections
CARLI’s Digital Collection Development Policy
Best practices written by the CARLI Digital
Collections Users’ Group (DCUG)
Procedures for collection managers
Statistics and usage reports
CARLI Public Wiki: Digitization Resources
and CONTENTdm documentation
http://wiki.carli.illinois.edu/index.php/Portal:CONTENT
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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: [email protected]
Phone: 217-244-7593 or 866-904-5843