Whining and free CONTENTdm

Well, slowly workin' my way through the bookmarking and Portal assignments. Still whinin' about havin' to catalog, but at least it's under my breath now.

Anywho, I'd mention the Bureau of Library Development's CONTENTdm program- basically a free license for any PA Library willing to join AccessPA. Got a few more details today. It's now called the "Access Pennsylvania Digital Repository," and has a website at http://www.accesspa.state.pa.us/contentdm.htm with guidelines and an application. There's also a little blurb on it in the AccessPA newsletter at http://www.accesspa.state.pa.us/stat_report_05_26_06.htm. CONTENTdm has a few quirks, but generally speaking it's pretty easy to use, and the price can't be beat. They're also thinking about making a change to the guidelines to allow private collections (can be read as "not members of AccessPA) for a fee. Even so, it should still be cheaper than a regular license. Check it out.

Well, back to the scanning. Got a rare book on the desk that has to go back home by 4:30. Later.