[Genealib] Web display of digitized photos

[Lyles, John]

Open Source alternatives:
 
Archon @ http://www.archon.org/
Streetprint  @ http://www.crcstudio.arts.ualberta.ca/streetprintorg/
Archivist Toolkit @ http://www.archiviststoolkit.org/
Greenstone @ http://www.greenstone.org/cgi-bin/library
 
We have not gone live yet but we are using a combination of Archon to host finding aids and some digital objects and Streetprint to host digital exhibits and photograph collections.  Simple admin/user interfaces and very comprable to the functionality of Content DM or Pastperfect. 
 
contact me offlist if you want to discuss in detail.
 
thanks
John
 
John Lyles 
Archivist 
Columbus Public Library 
3000 Macon Road 
Columbus, GA 31906 
706-243-2681 
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Hello,
 
I've tried the archive without much success, so am turning to you for help. We've been digitizing our local history photos and cataloging them in Access. We're considering purchasing PastPerfect (which I really like) for overall management. However, I'm looking for an alternative to their Virtual Exhibit module-something a little more sleek and browsable for web viewers who are more interested in the photos than the cataloging info. Does anyone out there use PastPerfect but have a different software for online photo displays? Or, do you have a PastPerfect alternative that you love for this purpose? (Unfortunately, ContentDM is probably beyond our budget for the moment.)
 
Suggestions welcome. Thanks!
 
Linda N. Taggart
Reference Librarian
Nashua Public Library
2 Court St.
Nashua, NH 03060
(603) 589-4611
E-mail:  <BLOCKED::mailto:linda.taggart at nashualibrary.org> linda.taggart at nashualibrary.org 
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Blog:  <http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference> http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference
 
Interested in the history of Nashua? Read Parker's "History of Nashua, N.H." on our web site: http://www.nashualibrary.org/ParkerHistory.htm
 
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