OCLC has released CONTENTdm 5.4, the latest version of the popular CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software that includes the new CONTENTdm Flex Loader along with other enhancements.
Designed to complement the CONTENTdm Project Client, Flex Loader is a new Windows desktop application. It enables users to efficiently batch import large quantities of XML data in the METS/ALTO newspaper format, or the METS/ALTO monograph and eBook format, to their CONTENTdm collections. XML file formats supported by Flex Loader include the NDNP (National Digital Newspaper Program) and CCS (Content Conversion Specialists) docWorks newspaper and monograph. Compound object-level metadata and page-level metadata mapping is supported, along with support for newspaper article segmentation.
Other highlights of CONTENTdm 5.4 include new options for editing metadata for compound objects. All pages of a compound object can now be viewed and edited in a spreadsheet, giving users improved efficiency when editing compound objects.
Additionally, the Upload Manager has been improved to allow users more control of the upload process. As the upload queue is being processed, progress indicators show detailed progress of each item and the entire queue. Users also have the option to cancel the upload—either a single item or all items—and return items to the project workspace. Status of the upload persists across sessions of the Project Client, letting users continue to work while uploads progress in the background.
For those CONTENTdm users with very large digital collections, CONTENTdm 5.4 includes a new version of the FIND search engine, used by CONTENTdm (and WorldCat.org) for indexing and searching. The new version supports long-term scalability for sites with rapidly growing full-text collections by supporting automatic index partitioning along with tools for configuration and monitoring. This integrated feature will support scalability for growing collections now and in the future.
The 5.4 release, including the new Flex Loader, is available to current CONTENTdm licensees at no additional charge.
New partnership will help libraries make ebook holdings more visible, accessible through WorldCat
DUBLIN, Ohio, June 24, 2010—OCLC and ebrary, a leading provider of digital content products and technologies, are working together to add records for the ebrary ebook catalog to WorldCat, the world’s most comprehensive database for discovery of library resources.
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Community feedback shaped new policy
DUBLIN, Ohio, June 21, 2010—A new WorldCat record use policy, developed by a Record Use Policy Council and informed by community input, has been approved by the OCLC Board of Trustees. WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities for the OCLC Cooperative will be effective August 1, 2010.
The new policy outlines the rights and responsibilities associated with stewardship of the WorldCat bibliographic and holdings database by and for the OCLC cooperative, including the use and exchange of OCLC member-contributed data comprising WorldCat.
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The Americas Regional Council (ARC) is the voice of OCLC members in the Americas and it continues to find ways to engage with all members of Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States. ARC member leaders have set up a social networking site where members can post discussions, create and join groups, meet the ARC candidates, and chat about subjects important to you, as members of the cooperative and the library profession. If you are an OCLC member in the Americas, this is YOUR forum. Join now and contribute to the conversation.
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Patrick Wilkinson, Americas Regional Council Chair, is inviting you to attend the ARC Annual Meeting at ALA, June 24 – 25, 2010. OCLC members and nonmembers alike are welcome. Come learn more about the Americas Regional Council, share your thoughts and ideas with OCLC leadership and learn the results of the Americas Regional Council elections.
This members’ meeting will also be streamed live on the Web to accommodate those who cannot attend in-person. After the event, the recording will be posted on www.oclc.org. Although this meeting is free to attend and open to all, registration is required.
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Until July, 31, 2010, you can save $500 on your subscription to WorldCat Collection Analysis. We’ll waive the $500 set-up fee and, if you’ve used WorldCat Collection Analysis before, we’ll give you a month free so you can get acclimated to all the great enhancements we’ve made!
WorldCat Collection Analysis helps you make the most of your acquisitions budgets. You get precise data that reveals your library’s subject-matter strengths, gaps, and overlaps.
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Save up to $3,500 on an OCLC Digital Archive subscription today with two limited-time special offers, and continue to save in the future with our new Digital Archive pricing.
OCLC’s Digital Archive™ provides a secure storage environment for you to easily manage and monitor the health of your master files and digital originals.
It provides a foundation for preservation of all your digital collections. It also integrates into the workflow of any content management system, including CONTENTdm® Digital Collection Management Software. What’s more, the Digital Archive provides tiered pricing to grow with you as your digital collections grow.
The OCLC ILL Policies Directory is a web-based source of interlibrary loan policies for WorldCat Resource Sharing libraries. The Policies Directory has been completely redesigned and includes a new user interface, a new hardware platform, and a new underlying database.
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OCLC plans to discontinue access to the NetLibrary database on WorldCat.org, WorldCat Local and WorldCat Local “quick start” on May 30. This database of NetLibrary metadata was released in July 2009 to facilitate discovery of NetLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks through WorldCat.org-based services. Discontinuation of the discrete NetLibrary database is a result of the March 2010 acquisition of NetLibrary by EBSCO Publishing.
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Report of findings from selected OCLC, RIN and JISC user behavior projects
DUBLIN, Ohio, May 6, 2010—OCLC Research scientists, in partnership with JISC, have analyzed and synthesized 12 separate studies to make it easier for information professionals to better understand information-seeking behaviors of library users and to review the issues associated with the development of information services and systems that will best meet these users’ needs.
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