The Mississippi Digital Library
Southeast CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting July 31, 2008
Laura Capell & Diane DeCesare Ross University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
First, some background….
November 1999 –Digital program established at USM January 2000 – Began digitizing oral histories dealing with civil rights May 2000 – Implemented SIRSI Hyperion Digital Archive as the project database August 2001 – Hired Digitization Librarian
The Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
funded by IMLS National Leadership Grant for Libraries
USM’s First Major Digitization Project:
Oral histories Organizational records Letters Photographs Diaries
Access
Hyperion Digital Media Archive
Hierarchical search Attribute search (searches metadata only) Content search (searches full-text)
Growing pains
Bending the database to our will
The Idea for the Mississippi Digital Library
Create an infrastructure for a lasting statewide digital archive of primary source materials held in Mississippi’s repositories Support varying levels of commitment to allow broad participation Create a foundation for expansion to include a variety of formats, subject areas, and institutional types. Meet national standards while keeping economic sustainability as a focus Base partnership on shared oversight and decisionmaking
The beginning …
December 2003 Funding agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant for Libraries $463,322
Pilot project partners
Delta State University Jackson State University Mississippi Department of Archives and History Tougaloo College University of Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi
Why have a statewide digital archive?
Promotes Mississippi and Mississippi resources
Brings Mississippi to those who are unable to come here Encourages more researchers to come to Mississippi
Working together allows us to do more with limited resources. Preservation:
Decreases handling of physical materials. Preserves content in case physical materials are lost to disaster.
Potential for the future
Expansion to include various subject areas Expansion to include public libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions Inclusion in a larger Cultural Resource Network
CONTENTdm at USM
Migrating legacy data Moving forward USM collections vs. the Mississippi Digital Library
Mississippi Digital Library Home
Browsing in the Mississippi Digital Library
Browsing by Institution – List of Institutions
Institution Page with Custom Searches
Technical Information – Digitization Procedures
Browsing by Time Period
Drop-down List of Collections in Header
Advanced Search
Results – Search in a Single Collection
Results – Search Across Multiple Collections
Sample Record with Metadata Fields
USM Digital Collections Home
USM Special Collections Home
Browsing by Collection – List of Collections
Collection Page with Custom Searches
Technical Information – Digitization Procedures
Using Images in the Collection
Advanced Search
Sample Record with Metadata Fields
Record in Oral History Collection
Using CONTENTdm DM to Manage Patron Scan Requests
Managing Permissions in the Acquisition Station
Wiki to Track Progress Review Process with Catalogers
Metadata for a Record Not Reviewed by Catalogers
Mississippi Digital Library and USM Digital Collections are two separate sites running on a single CONTENTdm license Use scripted method and duplication method to separate the sites
MDL runs in /cdm4 USM Digital Collections runs in /cdm_usm
Would like to remove MDL Collections from list of collections in the Advanced Search for the USM Digital Collections
http://cdm.lib.usm.edu/cdm4/index.php
http://cdm.lib.usm.edu/cdm_usm/index.php
Mississippi Digital Library www.msdiglib.net