SobekCM

SobekCM (alternately Sobek CM) is a software engine and suite of associated tools for digital libraries.[1] SobekCM was developed at the University of Florida Libraries by Mark V. Sullivan. SobekCM powers many digital collections, libraries, and repositories. The largest digital repositories powered by SobekCM are the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC) and the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC).

Within the University of Florida Libraries, Mark Sullivan began developing SobekCM in June 2005.[2] The system went live in April 2006.[3] In September 2011, Florida's Council of State University Libraries selected SobekCM to power a common digital library system across the state, replacing the software currently powering the Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM) collections.[4]

SobekCM has been released as open source software with a GNU GPL license. The SobekCM software can be downloaded from the SobekCM Software Download Site.[5] The site also includes documentation for installing and configuring the SobekCM software.

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Mark. "SobekCM". University of Florida Libraries. University of Florida Libraries. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm. Retrieved 09/15/2011. 
  2. ^ Sullivan, Mark. "SobekCM Development". University of Florida Libraries. University of Florida Libraries. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm/development. Retrieved 09/15/2011. 
  3. ^ Hood, Barbara. "UF Digital Collections Web site debuts". University of Florida News. University of Florida. http://news.ufl.edu/2006/04/21/ufdc/. Retrieved 09/15/2011. 
  4. ^ "CSUL determines common digital library platform". FCLA Website. FCLA. http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/content/csul-determines-common-digital-library-platform. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  5. ^ Sullivan, Mark. "SobekCM Software Download Site". University of Florida Libraries. University of Florida Libraries. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/software. Retrieved 09/15/2011. 

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