CONTENTdm Launch Schedule

Joe Clark, Janet Hack, and Susan Graham met 8/4/09 to discuss promoting the launch of the Digital Collections site.

Late August: Janet will put links to Digital Collections site on Library site & in RefDBs
- Library homepage
- Under Special Collections tab in Quick Search Box
- On Special Collections page
- On Imcat search page (until PastPerfect Online is up and running, we will have to continue to use Imcat)
- On Photography page (where the current Digital Images link is)
1st week of September: training to Library staff
Mid-September: full launch; advertising campaign begins
- Promotional Campaign
  - myUMBC spotlight (need to get this to them 2 weeks before it appears)
  - Library Blog
  - Insights Weekly
  - Retriever article
  - Library homepage spotlight
  - Feature on Special Collections page
  - Feature on Digital Signage in Media and SC
  - Featured site by OCLC
2 weeks after launch: 1st faculty/staff training (thru HR site)
4 weeks after launch: 2nd faculty/staff training (thru HR site)
A student training during free hour in October
- Advertise this as an "Event" in myUMBC Spotlight
- Send notice to Visual Arts, History, and American Studies faculty to announce to their students
- Send notice to SGA email

JH will put links on site.
JH will discuss with Reference and Instruction Librarians about showing Digital Collections during B.I. sessions to pertinent classes.
SG will write short description of CONTENTdm/Digital Collections for RefDBs and Imcat.
Lindsey is meeting w/Retriever folks and will inform them of the article. SG and LL will be interviewed possibly.
SG will ask Vicki what dates she is available to help do the training (BOTH to Library fac/staff and UMBC general fac/staff)
JC will give our dates to be included with ILWG dates to HR site.
JC will make slide for digital signage.
Write myUMBC Spotlight piece (SG?)
Write Insights Weekly piece (SG?)
Write Library blog entry
SG will add feature on Spec. Coll. website.

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