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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
BETTER CUSTOMIZATION
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
http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu