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Building CONTENTdm Projects using the Web Interface

Building CONTENTdm Projects using the Web Interface. Procedures via Pictures. rev. GW 10/05. Important Caveats. The web interface doesn’t yet: -- allow you to batch load objects -- allow you to view your object while you are describing it -- allow you to band your objects

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Building CONTENTdm Projects using the Web Interface

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  1. Building CONTENTdm Projects using the Web Interface Procedures via Pictures rev. GW 10/05

  2. Important Caveats The web interface doesn’t yet: -- allow you to batch load objects -- allow you to view your object while you are describing it -- allow you to band your objects -- autogenerate thumbnails for JP2 files -- allow you to use the template creator -- allow you to build a compound object

  3. Opening A Project In your web browser: -- key in the URL for the project you wish to work on (see next page for complete list)

  4. Current URLs for UNR Projects Anthropology Teaching Collection http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/anthro Art and Architecture Image Resources Collection http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/artarch Architectural Drawings Collection http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/archdraw La Baskonia http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/baskonia Basque Posters http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/basqpost Basque Tree Carvings · http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/basqcarv Campus Photos http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/campphotos Historic Maps http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/hmaps Images of Lake Tahoe http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/tahoe Lincoln Highway http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/lincoln Nevada Agricultural Publications http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/nevagpub Sagebrush Vernacular http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/barns Reifschneider Collection http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/rsc Special Collections Photos http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/spphotos Tahoe Resources http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/ltresources UNR Art Collection http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/unrart UNSOM History of Medicine Photo Archive http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/admin/add.exe?CISODB=/hom

  5. Describing an Object, Step 1 In your favorite image viewer: -- browse to the object you will be describing, and open it for viewing

  6. Describing An Object, Step 2 In the “Add an item” box: -- browse to the file path for the individual object you wish to add to the project Continue to enter metadata in the blanks in the “Add metadata” section of the form -- click on “add” at the bottom of the form when you are finished adding metadata Note: this training document does not cover the specifics of entering metadata

  7. Approving Objects, Step 1 On the “Item administration” screen in the CONTENTdm Administration “Items” tab work area: -- click on “Approve”

  8. Approving Objects, Step 2 In the Controlled Vocabulary area, if there are items to be approved, either “edit” them or click on the “approve all” link If not, then in the “Review pending item(s)” area, either “edit” them or click on the “approve all” link In the “File names” area, leave the “Generate unique file name” radio box checked

  9. Approving Objects, Step 3 You will see a screen telling you that the approval process has been Completed: -- click on “index” on the top blue bar of selections.

  10. Approving Objects, Step 4 You will see a screen telling you that the approval process has been Completed: -- click on “index” on the top blue bar of selections.

  11. Building the Index On the Index screen: -- click on “start index”

  12. Adding Objects, Last Step You will see a screen telling you that the index process has been Completed: -- click on “View collection” on the top blue bar of selections to view the object via the CONTENTdm displays.

  13. Revising the Metadata, Step 1 On the “Item administration” screen in the CONTENTdm Administration “Items” tab work area: -- click on “Edit”

  14. Revising Metadata/Deleting Objects, step 2 Enter a term from the metadata for the object for which you wish to revise the metadata or that you need to delete, then -- click on “search”

  15. Revising Metadata/Deleting Objects, step 3 -- Click on “metadata” if you wish to revise the metadata -- click on “delete” if you wish to delete the object

  16. Revising Metadata/Deleting Objects, step 4 -- click on “view this item” to verify that you are editing the metadata for the correct object, then -- revise the metadata, as necessary, then -- click on the “save changes” button

  17. Please Don’t Forget to Re-Index after any Metadata Revision or any Object Deletion !!! You will see this screen telling you that “the item has been updated” and ... reminding you to “Index the collection to activate the changes.” -- click on “index” on the top blue bar of selections.

  18. Building the Index On the Index screen: -- click on “start index”

  19. And Round and Round We Go ...

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