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Bulk uploading CONTENTdm images & metadata into FlickrBulk uploading CONTENTdm images & metadata into FlickrMidwest CONTENTdm Users Group 4th Annual MeetingMidwest CONTENTdm Users Group 4th Annual Meeting
March 18-20, 2009
Jason Paul Michel User Experience Librarian
Elías TzocDigital Initiatives Librarian
::: overview :::::: overview :::
1. Background
2. Flickr API & Uploading Process
3. CONTENTdm metadata
4. Customizing the Flickr interface
5. Results
6. Sample Upload
7. Questions
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“Our goal is to preserve and provide easy access to the Miami University Libraries' unique and special collections to
support student and faculty research both at Miami University and elsewhere”
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Why?findability
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Benefits of Flickr
1. Findability
2. Personal Interaction with Users
3. Contributing to global store of knowledge
4. Dynamic interactivity
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CONTENTdmCONTENTdm
Extending and complimenting our
via
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Manually upload thousands of imagesManually add metadata for each image
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share
share-alike
::: FLICKR API:::::: FLICKR API:::
What You Need to Know and Basic Setup
1. API = Application Programming Interface (What?)
2. Obtain API Key (http://www.flickr.com/services/api/misc.api_keys.html)
::: FLICKR API:::::: FLICKR API:::
WWW Server with PHP
Download and Extract flickr_uploader.tar
PHP upload and authorization scripts
PHP libraries
contentdm directory
files.xml
PHP upload and authorization scripts
PHP libraries
contentdm directory
files.xml
contentdm/contentdm/
::: FLICKR API:::::: FLICKR API:::
upload.php auth.phpInsert API Key and Secret into line 11
Insert API Key and Secret into lines 9 & 10
files.xmlCreate XML file of contentdm metadata saved as files.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><contentdm> <record> <title>Spectators at Miami-Ohio Wesleyan football game 1921</title> <description>Football; Sports spectators; Sports; Universities and colleges;