LOWCOUNTRY DIGITAL LIBRARY

PARTNER INTRODUCTION

JUNE 2013

LOWCOUNTRY DIGITAL LIBRARY

WHAT WE HAD

AND WE HAD ISSUES…

• Search Accuracy

• Load Times

• Cost

• Support

• Static Format

• Flash Dependent

WHAT WE BUILT

NEW PLATFORMNEW ADVANTAGES

• Solr Provides Significantly Higher Search Accuracy

• Load Times Vastly Improved

• Entirely Open Source

• We Built It, We Support It. Active User Community

• XML Allows for Dynamic Usage of Digital Objects

• PC, Mac, Tablet and Mobile Friendly

LOWCOUNTRY DIGITAL LIBRARY 2.0

BETTER CUSTOMIZATION

MORE PARTNER INTERACTION

REACHING A BROADER AUDIENCE

BEHIND THE SCENES

PROJECT RESOURCES

Always up-to-date and available at: lcdl.library.cofc.edu/materials

New Metadata Standards

MODS, OAI-DC, SCDL and DPLA compliant

New Metadata Templates

Spreadsheets are your friends

Digitization Guidelines

Transcription Guidelines

Branding Manual

FIRST STEPS?

Pilot Project: Calhoun Letters

Larger Project: City Directories

We want to customize LCDL to your specifications and branding standards. We would like:

• Institution Home Page Descriptions

• Institution descriptions & images• Your institutional rights information

• Institutional Branding Standards

• Logos, background colors/images/gradients• Set up a Meeting for Training, Passwords & Customizations

• Blog details? Custom Image slider?

THANK YOU

Heather Gilbert

Digital Scholarship Librarian

Project Coordinator, LCDL

gilberthj@cofc.edu

http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu