Here is news that I like to hear! The Internet Archive (IA) posted recently that the Montana State Library has made the decision to use IA as their institutional repository in lieu of the contentDM platform. I’m a fan of the Internet Archive; the variety of their offerings is incredible. ContentDM is a popular choice among libraries for hosting digital content, but I find their system much less user-friendly – particularly in the display & navigation options. I could do a whole separate blog post on that!
The Montana State Library has placed 3,000 digital items there so far, and ultimately expects to have about 55,000 items. I have no genealogical interests whatsover in Montana, but this type of news excites me since I believe there is a lot of potential yet untapped for IA. And just as a note — Brewster Kahle, the founder of the Internet Archive, will be a keynote speaker at the RootsTech conference. I’ll have my ears open for any other news that may come from them. 🙂
Internet Archive Instead of ContentDM?
