PALMM (Publication of Archival,
Library & Museum Materials) is a program of the libraries
of the Florida Board of Education's Division of Colleges
and Universities (DCU) designed to provide support to individual
and cooperative digital library initiatives.
PALMM collections may involve a single DCU institution,
multiple DCU institutions, or a combination of DCU and
non-DCU participants. A PALMM collection must involve
at least one DCU institution and agree to follow guidelines
for the quality of digital content and for website design.
For Administrative Information, see the Digitization Services
Planning Committee.
The PALMM website contains:
- links to PALMM collections
- a searchable database of PALMM collections and related
collections belonging to DCU institutions or geographically
or thematically pertaining to the state of Florida
- tools for building PALMM collections, including guidelines
for website design, best practices for quality of content,
and downloadable graphics for the PALMM banner and icon
- links to national and international standards pertaining
to digital library applications
PALMM collections can optionally take advantage of centralized
software and support services provided by the Florida
Center for Library Automation (FCLA). These currently
include mechanisms for contributing metadata and data
to FCLA; services to load, store, and navigate text and
image collections; bibliographic search software; and
Z39.50 client and server facilities. Additional services
are planned or under development, including support for
additional types of materials, and the provision of long-term
archival storage and migration facilities. |