contentdm custom queries and results
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A presentation given to the Alabama Mosaic Users Group Meeting about CONTENTdm's Custom Queries and Results online tool. Shows how this online tool may be used to advertise and market online collections using CONTENTdm.TRANSCRIPT
CONTENTdm Custom Queries and Results
Alabama Mosaic Users Group MeetingNovember 15, 2007
Melinda SheltonBirmingham Public Library
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Birmingham Public Library
• Hosted Site since 2004
• Total number of items 4940• Photos 1246• Clippings 775• Maps 687• Documents 2232
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Collections
• Photographs
• Newspaper Clippings
• Maps
• Documents (books and pamphlets)
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How can we highlight and advertise our
collections?
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CONTENTdm Custom Queries and Results
Enables creation of custom Web interfaces and search options
Five types of queries available
– Simple hyperlink– Drop-down list– Index box– Text box– Browse collection
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Pushing Our Collections Out
•Websites•Databases•Links•Social Software
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Library Website
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Subjects Highlighted
Drop-down Custom QuerySimple
HyperlinkCustom Query
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One Subject Web Page
Custom Queries
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Alabama MosaicDatabase
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Digital Collections and ContentDatabase
--- Indexed in DCC due to partnership with Alabama Mosaic
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Librarians’ Internet IndexDatabase
--- Submitted a request to be included
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Civil Rights Digital Library InitiativeDatabase
--- CRDLI contacted us to be a part of their online database
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BHAM WIKILinks
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Birmingham Rewound WebsiteLinks
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FlickrSocial Software
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Blogsocial software
Results
• 9,000 item views per month
• 40 staff hours answering email questions per month
• 100,000 folders pulled per year
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