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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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