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Liza Zakharova, Special Collections Librarian and Archivist at Frostburg State University, needed a digital archive platform that gave her team full control over the public-facing search experience. Every other platform she evaluated during a year-long assessment fell short on customization. Soutron delivered a fully configurable integrated search portal that FSU manages independently, starting with a searchable collection of digitized underground coal mine maps from Maryland’s Appalachian highlands.
Frostburg State University (FSU) is a public university in Frostburg, Maryland. The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state’s Appalachian highland.
From its inaugural class of 57 students in 1902, Frostburg State University has grown to a present-day enrollment of more than 5,600 students, continuing its pursuit of excellence, providing a quality education that leads to real-world success.
“Other products that I looked at didn’t offer the full customization that Soutron does.”
Liza Zakharova
Special Collections Librarian / Archivist
Liza Zakharova, Special Collections Librarian / Archivist, undertook the task of evaluating digital collection archive systems. Over the course of a year, she looked at ContentDM, Preservica, and other solutions including Soutron.
Soutron stood out thanks to its customization capabilities. “I liked that I could create a customized digital collections portal,” states Liza. “Other products that I looked at didn’t offer the full customization that Soutron does.”
With the Soutron integrated search portal, Frostburg has complete control over how their digital collection is displayed and accessed, enabling the university to improve user experience when searching their digital collections, thus enhancing library services.
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The initial collection features an impressive collection of digitized underground coal mine maps from the local Appalachian highlands that can be searched and publicly accessed.
After initial implementation, future plans are to build up the digital collection, including adding thousands of digitized photos, AV materials, campus publications, in addition to local historical artifacts the library owns.
The Soutron powered, Frostburg University digital collection Search Portal can be accessed here: www.soutron.com/frostburg
To find out more about Frostburg State University, visit their website for details: www.frostburg.edu
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Yes. Frostburg State University evaluated ContentDM, Preservica, and other digital archive platforms over the course of a year before selecting Soutron. The deciding factor was customization: Soutron offered full control over the public-facing digital collections portal that no other evaluated platform could match.
Yes. Soutron's integrated search portal gives universities complete control over how their digital collections are displayed and accessed by the public. Frostburg State University uses Soutron to provide public access to their digitized archive including coal mine maps, photographs, AV materials, and local historical artifacts.
Yes. Soutron's digital archive platform is designed to scale as collections grow. Frostburg State University launched with digitized coal mine maps and plans to expand the archive to include thousands of digitized photographs, AV materials, campus publications, and local historical artifacts within the same platform.
Yes. Soutron's integrated search portal is fully configurable by library staff. Frostburg State University manages how their digital collection is displayed, searched, and accessed independently, without needing to go back to Soutron for routine changes to the portal.
