CONTENTdm Custom Queries and Results Alabama Mosaic Users Group Meeting November 15, 2007 Melinda Shelton Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham Public Library Hosted Site since 2004 Total number of items 4940 Photos 1246 Clippings 775 Maps 687 Documents 2232

Hosted Site since 2004

Total number of items 4940

Photos 1246

Clippings 775

Maps 687

Documents 2232

Collections Photographs Newspaper Clippings Maps Documents (books and pamphlets)

Photographs

Newspaper Clippings

Maps

Documents (books and pamphlets)

How can we highlight and advertise our collections?

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

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

Pushing Our Collections Out Websites Databases Links Social Software

Websites

Databases

Links

Social Software

Library Website

Subjects Highlighted Drop-down Custom Query Simple Hyperlink Custom Query

One Subject Web Page Custom Queries

Alabama Mosaic Database

Digital Collections and Content Database --- Indexed in DCC due to partnership with Alabama Mosaic

--- Indexed in DCC due to partnership with Alabama Mosaic

Librarians’ Internet Index Database --- Submitted a request to be included

Civil Rights Digital Library Initiative Database --- CRDLI contacted us to be a part of their online database

--- CRDLI contacted us to be a part of their online database

BHAM WIKI Links

Birmingham Rewound Website Links

Flickr Social Software

Blog social software

Results 9,000 item views per month 40 staff hours answering email questions per month 100,000 folders pulled per year

9,000 item views per month

40 staff hours answering email questions per month

100,000 folders pulled per year