CONTENTdm → Omeka S
University of Utah — Marriott Library
After more than fifteen years on CONTENTdm, the University of Utah's Marriott Library wanted to treat its collections as raw, reusable data rather than records locked in a proprietary silo. The library built an open-source digital-asset backend on Solr, Phalcon and Nginx, and adopted Omeka S specifically as the presentation layer. That let curators create interactive exhibits with GIS mapping, timelines and rich linked-data features delivered through the Universal Viewer. A clear example of the 'collections as data' philosophy — and of Omeka S serving as a flexible public face over a separate, institution-controlled preservation and indexing stack.
Original source
From Digital Library to Open Datasets: Embracing a 'Collections as Data' Framework
Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL)
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