The Feeds OAI-PMH Fetcher and Parser module we’ve installed allows Drupal to connect to CONTENTdm, fetch metadata, and store all of the Dublin Core fields as content in Drupal. When a record is updated in CONTENTdm, the Drupal module updates its records automatically. It doesn’t go the other way, so you don’t need to worry that we’re going to mess up any records in CONTENTdm.

When Bryan returns from his vacation, he’s going to work with me to get this configured in development and we’ll begin building some of these features. Getting more exposure to the DLA is just the use case that prompted us to test this out. I’m sure there are more things we can do by connecting these two systems. For instance, I just noticed that images in the archives include their location, so we could show all of the photos from Le Chateau on the Campus Map when someone looks up that location. If you have other suggestions, we’d love to hear them!