The Rochester Regional Library Council uses OCLC's CONTENTdm software and OCLC's hosting services to provide the Finger Lakes/Genesee River Valley Heritage (http://www.flgrvh.org). The project is similar to the Hudson River Valley Heritage (http://www.hrvh.org/) developed by the Southeastern Library Resources Council.
Finger Lakes/Genesee River Valley Heritage showcases digitized collections of historical and cultural interest to the 5-county area served by RRLC - Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne and Wyoming Counties in upstate New York. Items are contributed by libraries and cultural organizations that are members of RRLC.
CONTENTdm is a total software solution for digital collection projects. It is designed to help libraries store, manage, and deliver their digital collections to the Web. It can store any type of file, so libraries' special collections become fully searchable online resources available from any Web browser. With CONTENTdm, libraries also add their collections' metadata to WorldCat, which makes digital collections more visible to people on the Web.
RRLC's CONTENTdm installation is shared by interested member libraries and library system members. It is hosted on OCLC's servers. The Level 1 license includes a limited amount of hosted storage space and individual images, and can be upgraded if necessary.
To get started with our regional installation of CONTENTdm, RRLC formed a steering committee that was responsible for initial development of policies and criteria for participation in the project. Click here for a list of current steering committee members. If you'd like to be part of our regional digitization efforts, please contact Debby Emerson, demerson@rrlc.org or by phone at 585.223.7570.
More information about our project:
Participant Agreement
Participant Profile
General Collection Criteria Guidelines
Digital Imaging Guidelines
Copyright Statement
Quick-Start Guide
Steering Committee Minutes, June 2008
Steering Committee Minutes, December 2008
Steering Committee Minutes, November 2009