Beginning at noon on March 20, 2019, CARLI’s local installation of CONTENTdm and the CARLI Digital Collections website will be migrating to the OCLC-hosted CONTENTdm platform. We expect the migration to be completed by April 10, 2019.
As we previously announced in summer 2018, OCLC has discontinued support for locally-run CONTENTdm servers like CARLI’s. This migration is necessary so that CARLI can continue to receive support and upgrades to our CONTENTdm software.
Before the migration begins, all digital items in Project Clients will need to be uploaded to the server and approved and indexed into their respective collections.
During the migration, a read-only copy of CARLI Digital Collections will still be available for users to view and search at the regular URL: http://collections.carli.illinois.edu
During the migration, it will not be possible to add new digital items or edit existing items in CONTENTdm Web Administration, no new collections will be created, collections previously unpublished cannot be published, and no edits to collection home pages will be made.
Details
The CARLI CONTENTdm Migration to OCLC Hosting webpage contains specific information on:
Additional information will be added to this web page in the coming weeks!
Timeline of the Migration
Before Wednesday, March 20 at noon:
Beginning on Wednesday, March 20 at noon:
On or before April 10, CARLI staff will announce that the migration is complete.
Once the migration is complete, library staff will have additional tasks to perform before they can resume work in CONTENTdm:
More details can be found on the CARLI CONTENTdm Migration to OCLC Hosting webpage.
Open Conference Calls
CARLI staff have scheduled two open conference calls to answer your questions about the migration to hosted CONTENTdm. No registration is required. The calls will be voice-only and held in office hours-style format. There will be no formal agenda, presentation, or webinar display, and you do not need to attend for the whole hour. Please bring your questions!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the CARLI Office.