DCB-6.1

Upload digital objects

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Upload a digital object

View archival description page showing thumbnail image. Clicking on image will open up the reference display copy.

1. You can use DCB to upload digital objects, e.g. digital photographs, scanned images, sound and moving image files and other scanned or born-digital items.

• Digital objects can be searched and browsed by end-users.

• Every digital object must be associated with a resource description.

• As of the current version of DCB, there is no way to batch upload a set of files; each must be done one at a time.

• For every digital object uploaded, DCB creates two additional images: a thumbnail and a reference display copy.

• Note that at higher levels of description, the context menu box includes thumbnails of all digital objects registered at lower levels.

• • The thumbnails are displayed using a cover-flow viewer so you can easily easily scroll through the set using your keyboard's scroll arrows.

• You can upload single- or multi-page digital objects. For multi-page objects see UM-6.1.2 Upload multi-page digital objects

2. You can upload any file format, but only supported formats can be viewed or played directly in DCB.

• For a list of formats, see UM-6.1.1 Digital objects: supported formats.

• Formats that are not supported can still be uploaded: clicking the object will download it to the user's desktop where (assuming the user has the required software) it can be viewed or played.

3. To upload a digital object:

• Add a new resource description or open an existing resource description.
• Click on the digital object information area.

• Click the browse button to navigate to and select a file. Click the open button.

• Click the save button. When you return to the view screen, the thumbnail will be displayed in the digital object field. Clicking on the thumbnail opens up the higher-resolution reference display copy, and clicking on the reference display copy opens up the master digital object (accessible to logged-in users only).