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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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