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My current employer doesn't do much with digital collections, rather with
institutional repositories.  Though I have talked to a number of folks who
have been moving to some kind of fedora solution.

On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Diaz, Noel A <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We at Purdue Libraries are on the same boat.  Already talked with OCLC
> about hosted solution, but we are really now thinking of and looking into a
> better local alternative.  We don't plan to make any moves any time soon so
> would be very interested in hearing what others are doing/planning.
>
> -- Noel
>
> —
>   Noel Díaz
>   Instruction & Research Services Administrator
>   Information Technology Department
>   Purdue University Libraries
>   E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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> On 10/5/16, 9:16 AM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Christopher H Day" <
> [log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I wanted to solicit some feedback and advice from my code4lib colleagues
> about Digital Collections and Institutional Repository software solutions.
>
>
> For the past several years we have used a local installation of CONTENTdm
> as our digital repository [http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/]. Due to
> OCLC's recent announcement of a shift to a "hosted only" model for
> CONTENTdm, we are starting to research our options for change.
>
>
> We would like to be able to provide additional functionality for our
> library digital collections, and to provide our campus with a more
> versatile institutional repository.
>
>
>
> If your institution is using CONTENTdm Hosted, Islandora, Digital Commons,
> or other similar products, I'd love to get a feel for your experiences --
> especially about migrating to your current platform from an earlier
> product. If you have some time for a few brief questions by email please
> feel free to contact me off list.
>
>
>
> Thanks very much for your time.
>
>
>
> Chris
>
> --
>
>
> *Christopher Day *Digital Resources Librarian
> MacLean Visual Resources Center
>
> John M. Flaxman Library | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
> 37 South Wabash, 6th FL, Chicago, IL 60603
> 312.899.5101 | [log in to unmask]
> http://libraryguides.saic.edu/vrc | https://digital-libraries.saic.edu
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