CONTENTdm provides a complete solution to help you store, manage and deliver your library’s digital collections to the Web. Showcase a wide range of media types from photographs, documents, newspapers and maps to audio and video files. With CONTENTdm, you can turn your special collections into fully searchable online resources available from any Web browser. Add your metadata to WorldCat and share your collections with other libraries and on the Web through Open WorldCat.
Organizations of all types—from small historical societies using volunteers, to research universities with dedicated departments—have found CONTENTdm easy to implement and use. CONTENTdm also serves library consortia and fosters collaboration by supporting remote item entry. Depending on your environment, you may choose to offer central hosting of collections, or create regional centers to serve smaller users in your geographic area.
Flexible
CONTENTdm gives you full control over digital resources, their descriptions, access and display. It stores any type of file and displays all items viewable in a Web browser—from multipage documents and large maps to video files. You can also edit all metadata fields in any CONTENTdm collection.
Easy to use
CONTENTdm requires minimal effort to install and use, letting you focus on planning and building collections. Users often build or convert collections within one to three months. They are aided by comprehensive help files and tutorials on the CONTENTdm User Support Center that provides anytime, anywhere information. Supplemental training and consulting services are available.
Secure
Item and collection-level security ensures your resources are available only to specified users or IP addresses. Within a single collection, you can decide to make the metadata accessible to all, while requiring a password to view the actual file. Whatever your needs, CONTENTdm gives you the security options to meet them.
Efficient
CONTENTdm streamlines your workflow. Tools such as batch processes, wizards, controlled vocabularies, templates and spreadsheets are provided to assist you in building collections quickly and accurately. A time-saving batch import feature allows thousands of items to be imported directly into CONTENTdm. You can queue books, documents, postcards and newspapers to process at your convenience. The integrated CONTENTdm OCR Extension allows you to add full text to your records during collection building.
