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I work right next to the CONTENTdm guys, so I suppose I could ask them, but
I also use to work at the Washington State Library, and I like what they're
doing with CONTENTdm, and they have some maps. Is this a good example of
what you're trying to do at all?

http://www.washingtonruralheritage.com/cdm/map


On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Matthew Sherman
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> Hello Code4Lib,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has had success in using digital data or
> resources that are stored in CONTENTdm in any linked data projects.  I have
> tried utilizing CONTENTdm data for a small Google Map in the past and found
> it quite difficult to use.  At the same time I have not used CONTENTdm in
> over a year so I do not know if they have made it easier to exact and
> utilize information from the system.  I am working on an interview
> presentation and one of the parts I am trying to tackle involves working a
> set of data into a user friendly system related to a specific
> topic, possibly using a map.  I know these folks have CONTENTdm currently
> so I was wondering if I would be able to present a way to work with the
> existing system or if I should be saying that to make this project work
> they need to put it into a different CMS.  Any insight folks have had
> working with linked data in CONTENTdm would be quite welcome.  Thanks.
>
> Matt Sherman
>