12:30-1:00

Registration

1:00-1:15

1:20-2:40

SESSION 1
Content Outside of CONTENTdm (Ohio presentation pdf and Minnesota presentation pdf)
From time to time, the data in CONTENTdm may have a life outside the system, or vice versa, some data outside CONTENTdm may be related to records inside the system. This session will discuss bridging CONTENTdm and external systems both with the help of the CONTENTdm API and without.

We will explore how Prototype (a popular Javascript framework) and Script.aculo.us (a set of Javascript libraries that offer a variety of visual effects and user interface tools for Prototype) can be used with the CONTENTdm API to build an exhibit creation tool used at the Ohio Historical Society, how PmWiki (a PHP-base wiki engine) has been used to hold user comments on CONTENTdm records of the Minnesota Digital Library, and how the Flickr API (along with a bit of Javascript and PHP) can be used.

--Phil Sager, Ohio Historical Society
--Eric Celeste, Minnesota Digital Library

1:20-2:40

SESSION 2
Metadata Standards: Three Examples of Development and Implementation

Past and Present (presentation pdf)
The Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) is an organization of the twenty independent (or private) institutions of higher learning in Wisconsin. "WAICU Past and Present" is a collection of digitized images that showcases the history and development of each institution.  A committee created metadata standards and controlled vocabulary to streamline the process for both the submitting institutions and the staff at Viterbo University, the host institution. The CONTENTdm administrators at Viterbo created a workflow and metadata template that would also be compatible with the firewall and other systems in place at Viterbo. Our discussion will cover the process of creating the standards and documentation, then move on to the CONTENTdm administrator's experience managing the submissions.

-- Gae Kelly, Concordia University
-- Jonathan Hinck, Viterbo University

Using Custom Controlled Vocabulary (presentation pdf)
Carroll University recently added two graduate thesis collections and a student newspaper collection, both of which have custom controlled vocabulary. This portion of the presentation will discuss the pros, cons, and examples of custom controlled vocabulary.

-- Katie Sanders, Carroll University

Scaling Down to Scale Up: Streamlining Metadata Production for Mass Digitization Efforts (presentation pdf)
Departments looking to increase their digitization efforts from start-up project mode to a maturing digital library program may encounter growing pains when it comes to metadata production. Contrary to traditional cataloging processes that focus on the item in hand, metadata cataloging for digital library projects needs to be grounded in the notion of the collection. Included in this presentation are tips for "scaling up" metadata production through a collection-based approach, from practical tips on batch cataloging in a spreadsheet to a conceptual reorganization of digital collections to incorporate archival principles of hierarchical description.

--Jen Wolfe, University of Iowa

2:40-3:00

BREAK with snacks and beverages provided by OCLC

SESSION 1
Using OCLC's Digital Preservation Tools and CONTENTdm to Preserve and Provide Long-term Access to Electronic State Publications (presentation pdf)
The Wisconsin Document Depository Program is a statutorily mandated program that requires the preservation of state government publications regardless of format. As many of their publications become available only in electronic formats, the preservation and long-term access has become extremely challenging. See how the Wisconsin Document Depository Program uses OCLC's digital preservation tools and CONTENTdm to preserve and provide long-term access to electronic state publications through the Wisconsin Digital Archives.

-- Abby Swanton, Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library

3:00-4:00

SESSION 2
Metadata Field Selection: Some Case Studies (presentation pdf)
Case studies from 4 projects from a small college (St. Olaf) reveal how we decide on the metadata fields we use for our digital collections:

• Case 1: Manitou Messenger: Student lit mag/newspaper - Based on perceived user-need, we anticipated search needs when selecting fields.
• Case 2: St. Olaf College Archives and Norwegian American Historical Association - A collaborative project with another department, we looked for a role model to follow.
• Case 3: Art Musuem - A collaborative project where the collection serves as a display and inventory tool.
• Case 4: Viking Yearbook - Another project based on perceived user-need, ideas for metadata emerged.

--Jill Strass, St. Olaf College

4:00-5:00

CONTENTdm5 Update with Geri Bunker Ingram, OCLC Digital Collection Services
Geri will give an overview of the development of CONTENTdm past, present and future. She will touch on the recent enhancements and the works-in-progress, including the redesign of the item viewers and the User Support Center.

--Geri Bunker Ingram, OCLC Digital Collection Services

6:00

8:00-8:30

Registration

8:30-9:45

Breakfast and CONTENTdm Table Talk
Join your comrades for breakfast and share your favorite tips, tricks and stories about your collections and your experiences with CONTENTdm

9:55-10:55

9:55-10:55

SESSION 2
Templates in the Sky with Diagrams and Demos: UNLV's Public Access Framework for CONTENTdm (presentation pdf)
dmBridge is a next-generation integrated templating system and API for CONTENTdm that enables, among other things, the creation of highly customized collection templates from scratch with minimal-to-no PHP knowledge. It provides a multitude of benefits over the default templating system, including easy template creation; painless upgrading; new features such as an RSS/Atom feed provider, comments, ratings, and tag clouds; web services support, and more. Alex Dolski will provide a technical overview of dmBridge, demonstrate the process of creating custom templates that harness its capabilities, and discuss its impact at UNLV.

-- Alex Dolski, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

11:00-12:00

SESSION 1
Advanced Data Wrangling: Tips, Tricks and Software for Creating Perfect Tab-delimited Metadata Files for Batch Loading into CONTENTdm. (presentation was live, no slides available)
(Back by popular demand!)

Many users of CONTENTdm import their collection items in batches using tab-delimited text files containing metadata. In many cases, existing metadata from other database systems (legacy data) needs to be re-purposed for CONTENTdm. These tab-delimited files need to be perfectly structured to work properly. They also must contain all the necessary metadata, which can involve lots of tedious typing and repetitive data entry work. This can lead to wasted time and data errors which frustrate the import process.

11:00-12:00

SESSION 2
Using CONTENTdm to Compliment K-12 Curriculum

Incorporating K-12 Teaching Resources into Digital Collections (presentation pdf)
This presentation highlights Southern Nevada: The Boomtown Years; an LSTA grant-funded collaborative project recently launched by the UNLV Libraries. In addition to creating a comprehensive online repository of materials on Southern Nevada's mining and railroad history, the collection also features standards-based K-12 teaching activities to support education with primary sources. Key topics covered include tips for collaboration with educators, lessons learned in the process of building the collection in CONTENTdm, and suggestions for effective evaluation methods.

--Cory Lampert, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The Minnesota Digital Library and Pachyderm: A collaboration to create multi-media online learning
The Minnesota Digital Library is in its fourth year of working with Pachyderm, an open-source, server-based multi-media authoring tool. Work began in an effort to provide teachers at all levels with a tool for making learning objects. Currently, we are working with the Minnesota Learning Commons (mnlearningcommons.org) to share access to this Web-based, easy-to-use program, and to provide online training in the software to help teachers at all levels develop presentations.

Consult the following sites for examples of Pachyderm projects: Minnesota Digital Library, Reflections, Pachyderm, New Media Consortium and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Minnesota Digital Library and Pachyderm

--Marian Rengel, Minnesota Digital Library

12:00-1:15

Lunch at the Pyle Center

1:15-2:15

SESSION 1
Working with Staff and Faculty to Create Digital Collections

Out of the Digital Projects Office and into the Classroom (presentation was live, no slides available)
This program focuses on our work to integrate unique library resources into the undergraduate curriculum using digital projects. Our "Building a Modern Campus" online exhibition was a partnership with teaching faculty that featured undergraduate student-generated work accompanied by faculty research. This presentation will give an overview of the project and what to expect from such partnerships.

-- Bart Schmidt, Drake University

Visualizing Collaboration: Students + Faculty + Librarians = Cool Collections (no slide pdf available)
This session will focus on two CONTENTdm collections that highlight the work of Lawrence University faculty, students, and librarians. For the first collection, the Department of Theatre Arts collaborated with the Visual Resources Librarian to create a collection of images of Theatre productions. The second collection, selections from Lawrence University Special Collections, contains images and abstracts of books researched by students in an English class on the history of the book. In this session you will find out how these ideas became collections through collaboration.

-- Colette Lunday Brautigam (emaill), Lawrence University (digital collections)

1:15-2:15

SESSION 2
Starting Up and Administrating A Digital Collaborative (presentation pdf)
Come hear how the South Dakota Board of Regents Digital Collaborative started. We'll discuss the distribution of resources, the current billing paradigm and how we "partner" with other institutions. In the second half of the section we'll host a guided forum to discuss myriad topics including the billing paradigm, options for billing the server, options for web customizations, and how we plan to sustain our operation.

--Stephen Van Buren, South Dakota State University
-- Danielle De Jager-Loftus, The University of South Dakota

2:25-3:25

SESSION 1
Pitfalls and Pratfalls: The Wisconsin Architectural Archives Digital Collection (presentation pdf)
Dealing with large format materials in compound object form can be technically demanding under the best of circumstances. Couple with that the issues raised in the dissemination of structural information on current buildings to the public, and other challenges need to be overcome.

2:25-3:25

SESSION 2
The University of North Dakota Writers Conference Digital Project
The University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library preserves over 500 hours of video from the UND Writer Conference. The Writer's Conference has been held annually for over 40 years and has attracted a myriad of notable authors and film directors including four Nobel Laureates and twenty-seven Pulitzer Prize winners. The challenge has been how to make this wonderful resource more available to students and scholars interested in contemporary literature.

Presenters—University of North Dakota:
Wilbur Stolt, Director of Libraries
Dr. Crystal Alberts, Assistant Professor of English/Co-Director of UND Writers Conference
Kwangsoo Han, Web Design Librarian
Shelby Harken, Head, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Control

3:30

Meeting Ends