1. Ball State University Digital Media Repository …a project of the University Libraries Scholarly Resources for Teaching, Learning, and Research Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends

2. Growth of the Digital Media Repository February 10, 2005: 5,000 photographs in 3 collections in the Middletown Digital Archives February, 2010: Nearly 200,000 digital objects in 89 collections in the DMR, including Architectural Drawings and Slides Artwork Audio and Video Maps and Atlases Photographs Publications (Newspapers; Scholarly Journals) Sheet Music Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends

3. New Public Interface - January 2010 Working Group charged with improving the user experience, enhancing navigation, utilizing Web 2.0 technologies, and adding new search options New interface increases visibility, search engine rankings, usability, and use Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends

4. Some Google Analytics and Survey Results 95% of DMR users are able to view wider pages without having to scroll horizontally 95% use browsers that support Java and all users had some version of flash installed 85% prefer to browse using an alphabetical arranged list of collection titles Narrative responses indicated a preference for more information than just titles and images on the Browse pages Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends

5. Enhancements to DMR Public Interface Web 2.0 Enhancements include: Cooliris media viewer to allow users to browse collections from home page in an interactive environment AddThis social bookmarking tool to allow users to easily share DMR content on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Delicious. Flickr photostream to encourage user interaction with digital assets Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends

6. Enhancements to DMR Public Interface Navigation and Browsing Enhancements include: Left side navigation bar on all pages with options to browse by subject, location, format, and contributors Browse pages that arrange content by subject, location, format, contributor, and individual collections Added brief descriptions of collections to the Browse pages “Spotlight on New Collections” with user controlled revolving images Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends

7. Enhancements to DMR Public Interface Searching Enhancements include: Search boxes added to splash pages Predefined advanced searches by subject, location, format, and contributors Faceted searching Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends

8. New DMR Public Interface Let’s see the new DMR interface in action http://libx.bsu.edu Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends