ContentDM is not that bad for what it is, having the web interface in  
php is nice so I can customize it the way I want to, the down side is  
that I have to customize every year or every other year when I  
upgrade to the latest greatest version.  Collection admin interface  
is pretty simple, but it is made up of some compiled code so you  
can't customize the admin side or add any functionally to it.  It  
also has a client app called the acquisition station which is pretty  
simple to use even if you have a user population that is not that  
comfortable with computers.  But as someone else has mention the cost  
is pretty big and depending on many images you plan to add it can  
cost can be really really big

I also have another project that I am working on at the moment and  
for that I am using Greenstone.  For me the learning cure was pretty  
big and doing customization was a big deal but I think that I am  
getting the hang of it.  There client is not as friendly as the  
ContentDM one, but if your dealing with a small computer friendly  
population it will probably work just fine.    I found the Greenstone  
listserv to have some helpful people on it, and there is a company I  
started dealing with called DL Consulting that offers Greenstone  
support.


Zachary Spalding
Systems Manager
Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
21 S. Elting Corners Rd.
Highland, NY 12528

Phone: 845-883-9065
Fax: 845-883-9483
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On Jul 17, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Harish Maringanti wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've heard of Contentdm from OCLC that many institutions are using  
> to manage
> their digital collections. If you are using Contentdm would you  
> mind sharing
> some of the pros & cons of using it (either to the group or off the  
> list).
>
> Are there any other viable products either commercial or open  
> source that
> can be considered to manage digital collections. Particularly in  
> the open
> source domain are there any good applications to manage image  
> collections?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Harish
>
>
> Harish Maringanti
> Systems Analyst
> K-State Libraries
> (785)532-3261