The archived documents become instantly available to the public as each document is entered. The NextCompass photo digitization website can be integrated seamlessly into your existing website. The public may perform searches on the collection and images may be zoomed to magnified view. A public discussion forum is provided for every image. NextLibrary has designed the Penelope Search Engine to allow flexible, online searching of the Dublin Core database.
Search results are very tolerant of spelling errors and spelling variations.
Penelope uses a combination of exact match, stemword match, soundex match and synonym match with adjustments for word frequency. The archivist's data entry and the public's view of the collection require only a web browser. Your Nextlibrary photo archive website is provided with a discussion forum for every individual photo in the collection. Visitors are encouraged to post information and reminisences about each photo. Refer to Public Discussion Forums for more information.