CONTENTdm Reviews & Product Details

CONTENTdm is a service used by many different types of libraries, historical societies and museums that gives you the tools to build, showcase and preserve your digital collections. With CONTENTdm, you increase the visibility of your digital collections with a website customized for your community that includes search engine optimization and the capability to share your metadata in WorldCat and other repositories where people search for information. CONTENTdm allows you to: • store items in any file format including, text, images audio and video; • add complete metadata to help searchers find your collections; • load large collections quickly with batch processing; • customize the experience for your users and your community by creating a website that aligns with your brand; • ensure secure, managed storage and monitoring for your master files and digital originals. CONTENTdm FAQ: http://www.oclc.org/contentdm/resources.en.html

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What is CONTENTdm, and what problem is it built to solve?

CONTENTdm is used to organize and describe digital collections, then make them searchable and accessible online. It is particularly suited to institutions sharing archival and other digitized materials with researchers and the public.

What company sizes and industries is CONTENTdm the best fit for?

CONTENTdm’s strongest reported fit is with larger organizations, especially in higher education and library settings. Smaller and mid-market organizations also use it for digital collections.

Company size — Enterprise organizations are the clearest concentration, with additional representation from mid-market and small businesses.
Industries — Higher education and libraries are the most represented settings, alongside museums and cultural institutions.

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Michael S.

Mortgage Loan Originator

Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/13/2015

"Excelleting soft ware"

5/5

What do you like best about CONTENTdm?

Its user friendly and simplifies organization techniques to make better use of data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CONTENTdm?

Nothing, its a really really good program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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UC

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/14/2015

"ContentDM Makes it Easy to Create Descriptive Digital Collections"

4/5

What do you like best about CONTENTdm?

I worked with ContentDM in a Digital Libraries course in graduate school along with two other competitive tools. ContentDM was my favorite of the three. I created a collection with audio and images and descriptive metadata. It was easy to navigate, build, organize, and customize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CONTENTdm?

Honestly, I don't think there was anything I was frustrated with when using this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AL

Verified User in Libraries

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/20/2015

"CONTENTdm review"

5/5

What do you like best about CONTENTdm?

CONTENTdm is very easy to use for managing digitization projects. Inputting metadata, managing digital files, and linking documents are straightforward processes with this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CONTENTdm?

I do not have any dislikes about the software at this time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AH

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/16/2015

"ContentDM Review"

3.5/5

What do you like best about CONTENTdm?

I like how it puts digital publishing into student, faculty and a library hands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CONTENTdm?

It's buggy in some of the cataloging sections but tolerable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AL

Verified User in Libraries

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/3/2014

"CONTENTdm isn't Perfect But Best Option Out There"

4/5

What do you like best about CONTENTdm?

Easy out of the box. I am not aware of a better alternative. It handles single items and compound objects. Allows for large batch uploading and editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CONTENTdm?

Visual display is poor though getting better. I really dislike the small thumbnails in the browse section. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.