[Web4lib] selecting a CMS/DAMS for a digital library

[Ross Singer]

Given your environmental restrictions/situation, I'm not sure if
anybody has mentioned Microsoft Research's Zentity:

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/zentity/

It actually seems incredibly nice, supports a ton of standards, is
free (well, would be free in your situation since you already have
Windows servers/SQL Server/etc.).

The blogosphere/Twitter seemed pretty impressed after their debut at
open repositories.  I would say it's probably at least worth a look.

Good luck,
-Ross.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Kelly McElroy <kellymce at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to all for the responses and helpful suggestions. As requested, here
> is a bit more information about the situation: the organization aims to
> collect documents (mostly PDFs of text, but possibly other formats,
> including TIFFs of maps, PowerPoint presentations, and so on) related to a
> particular treaty. This will include some published material, as well as
> some archival material, so there will need to be some creative use of
> metadata to reflect the full context. The most common users are expected to
> be academics and government agency employees, although a secondary tier of
> secondary students and amateur historians is also anticipated. There has
> been relatively little interest in any 2.0 or social interaction component.
>
> In terms of specific products suggested, I have been looking at both DSpace
> and Omeka. Omeka is especially appealing for its simplicity, since there
> will not be a long-term librarian or archivist working on the project.
> However, neither of these solutions is compatible with the existing IT
> infrastructure, which is very Microsoft-focused: Windows Server, SQL Server,
> Exchange Server, IIS, .Net programming. I've heard some experiences of
> installing DSpace onto Windows servers, but it requires knowledge of Linux
> that we will not have. Hosting off-site is another possibility. The other
> option seems to be using a virtual appliance such as JumpBox. I'm still
> researching the implications of this -- again, I would be very grateful to
> hear any experiences with such things.
>
> Thank you again for all your assistance.
>
> Cheers,
> Kelly
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Pollock, Chad <cpollock at rogersark.org>wrote:
>
>> I have wanted to try the opensource OMEKA for this type of project.  I
>> have never used it, but it looks like it might suit your needs.
>> http://omeka.org/ .  It's from the Center for History and New Media, the
>> same folks that brought us Zotero.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cary Gordon [mailto:listuser at chillco.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:36 AM
>> To: Kelly McElroy
>> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
>> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] selecting a CMS/DAMS for a digital library
>>
>> I recommend that you take a look at UPEI's Islandora project which
>> marries Drupal on the front end and dSpace/DuraSpace on the back end.
>> There system is very straightforward to use (The word. easy. is not
>> something that I would apply to any digital library system, but it
>> makes great strides.).
>>
>> Of course, the combined cost of these two great free and open source
>> products is free.
>>
>> http://islandora.ca/
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Cary
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Kelly McElroy <kellymce at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > I am brand new to the list, so apologies if this is off-topic. I am a
>> > student in the MLIS program at the University of British Columbia, and
>> am
>> > currently doing a co-op work term helping a non-profit organization
>> start a
>> > digital library. We're currently considering different software
>> programs,
>> > and while I've been sifting through the big players (including
>> CONTENTdm,
>> > Greenstone, and per IT's request, SharePoint) I keep wondering if
>> there is a
>> > simpler option that I am missing. I've used a few helpful case studies
>> as
>> > well asinformation put out by JISC, but I'm curious: are there are
>> other
>> > good tools out there for this sort of decision-making?
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance, and feel free to respond off-list.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Kelly McElroy
>> > MAS/MLIS candidate, University of British Columbia
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