Free CONTENTdm workshops from MLNC and the Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative

Introduction to CONTENTdm for MDH Users
St. Louis - May 1, 2008
Independence - May 7, 2008
Columbia - May 8. 2008

Learn how to manage your digital collections using the CONTENTdm Acquisition Station, the digital collection management tool for the Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative. This hands-on workshop will cover the complete workflow from importing and describing digital objects to uploading files to the server. Course participants will have an opportunity to add images to a temporary collection, create metadata, and view and search the collection on the Web. Topics will include:

– Start a new project
– Brand a project and set user permissions
– Import items singly and in batch
– Import metadata from a tab-delimited file
– Build a compound object (e.g. linked pages in a document or book)

This workshop is limited to past, current, or future LSTA Digital Imaging Grant recipients and to other institutions that wish to contribute digital collections to the Missouri Digital Heritage database. Your institution MUST sign the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) agreement with the Missouri State Library prior to attending a workshop. For more information about the AUP, contact Carl Wingo, MDH Project Manager, at 800-325-0131 ext. 9.

A limited number of stipends are available for hotel rooms for this workshop. Contact Keri Cascio (ext. 813) at the MLNC office for more information. You must register to attend, registration information is online at http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/vmcontentdm.html.