Abstract
This case study details Seton Hall University (SHU) Libraries’ decision to end its subscription to CONTENTdm, the selection process for a replacement digital asset management system (Digital Commons), and the challenges and solutions associated with migration. It outlines workflows for migrating image collections from CONTENTdm to Digital Commons, which include the use of Python scripts to harvest and rename JPEG images from CONTENTdm via its API. This case study is useful for institutions that do not have access to master files or metadata for rebuilding collections and must therefore rely upon content stored in CONTENTdm as their only image sources.
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1 See Elizabeth Leonard, Sharon Ince, and Amanda Mita, “Seton Hall University Libraries: Seton Hall University Libraries: Seton Hall University Libraries Digitized Collections Technology Plan.” Seton Hall University Libraries. 2016. https://library.shu.edu/library/DigCollTechPln.
2 See Mark Jordan, “Migration Guide: CONTENTdm.” GitHub. 2017. https://github.com/MarcusBarnes/mik/wiki/Migration-Guide:-CONTENTdm and Bill Branan, “CONTENTdm Migration to Samvera Matrix.” 2017. https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/samvera/CONTENTdm±Migration±to±Samvera±Matrix.
3 Joy Perrin, “Moving from CONTENTdm to DSpace – Why?” n.d. https://tdl-ir.tdl.org/tdl-ir/bitstream/handle/2249.1/66995/tcdl2013_perrin_contentdm_to_dspace.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Elizabeth Chance, “Case Study – A Call to Action: Migrating the Reveille from CONTENTdm to Digital Commons.” Fort Hays State University FHSU Scholars Repository – Forsyth Library Faculty Papers. 2017, 9. https://scholars.fhsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1001&context=library_facpub.
7 See Heather Gilbert and Tyler Mobley. “Breaking Up With CONTENTdm: Why and How One Institution Took the Leap to Open Source.” Code4Lib Journal, no. 20. 2017. https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8327.
8 See Patrick Wallace, “Dumping CONTENTdm Collections for Migration – the Basics.” A [mad] Archivist’s Lab. 2016. http://sites.middlebury.edu/archivistslab/dumping-contentdm-collections-for-migration-the-basics/.
9 See Zachary Pelli, “ContentDMdump.” GitHub. 2017. https://github.com/zpelli/ContentDMdump.
12 See Barbara Strauss and Marsha Miles. “Automating Workflow: From a Trickle to a Stream.” EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University. 2014. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/msl_facpub/105/.