CONTENTdm^® "quick start" for FirstSearch Base Package subscribers

What is CONTENTdm?

OCLC’s CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software can make everything in your digital collections available to everyone, everywhere. No matter the format—local history archives, newspapers, books, maps, slide libraries or audio/video—CONTENTdm can handle the storage, management and delivery of your collections to users across the Web.

As a FirstSearch Base Package subscriber, you're eligible to receive:

The CONTENTdm software hosted by OCLC
Three Project Clients for building your digital collections
10GB of storage for up to 3,000 digital items

If you find that your requirements exceed any of these limits, we'll work with you to review purchasing options to continue seamless growth of your collections.

Getting started

We've created training modules just for you. In addition, we've provided resource information and the form to activate your CONTENTdm "quick start" hosted instance.

Attend your free Orientation session
This live, free Web session will teach you how to build your first CONTENTdm collection using your desktop browser. This session also will provide more information about your CONTENTdm "quick start" instance. You’ll need a PC and an internet connection to attend. A question and answer period, along with a tour of the online help system, will follow the demonstration.

Register for Tuesday, November 17, 3:00-5:00 pm (U.S. Eastern Time)

Register for Tuesday, December 15, 3:00-5:00 pm (U.S. Eastern Time)
Activate your CONTENTdm instance
Are you ready to launch your digital collections? Do you have digital objects and metadata ready to upload to your CONTENTdm Web site? You can get started with CONTENTdm now.

Complete this Web form.
Attend a free CONTENTdm Project Client session
After your CONTENTdm instance is activated, you should attend this live, free Web session to learn how to use the powerful client application to load batches of digital items, as well as more complex objects such as postcards, documents and books.

Register for Tuesday, December 29, 3:00-5:00 pm (U.S. Eastern Time)