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<span class="pageTitle">Upload digital objects</span>

[[Main Page]] > [[Canadiana.org Digital Collection Builder user manual|(DCB) user manual]] > [[DCB-6|DCB-6 Import / export content]] > DCB-6.1 Upload digital objects

[[Image:um6-1Upload1.png|500px|right|thumb|Upload a digital object]]

[[Image:um6-1Upload2.png|500px|right|thumb|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 object|digital objects]], e.g. digital photographs, scanned images, sound and moving image files and other scanned or born-digital items.

*[[Digital object|Digital objects]] can be searched and browsed by end-users.

*Every [[Digital object|digital object]] must be associated with a description.

*As of the current version of DCB (v1.0 beta), there is no way to batch upload a set of files; each must be done one at a time.

*For every [[Digital object|digital object]] uploaded, DCB creates two additional images: a [[Thumbnail|thumbnail]] and a [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]].

*Note that at higher [[Level of description|levels of description]], the [[Context menu box|context menu box]] includes [[Thumbnail|thumbnails]] of all [[Digital object|digital objects]] registered at lower levels.

**The [[Thumbnail|thumbnails]] are displayed using a [[Cover-flow viewer|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 [[DCB-6.1.2|DCB-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 ICA-AtoM.

*For a list of formats, see [[DCB-6.1.1|DCB-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|digital object]]:

*Add a new description or open an existing description and switch to [[Edit mode|edit mode]].

*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|view screen]], the [[Thumbnail|thumbnail]] will be displayed in the ''digital object'' field. Clicking on the [[Thumbnail|thumbnail]] opens up the higher-resolution [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]], and clicking on the [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]] opens up the [[Master digital object|master digital object]] (accessible to logged-in users only).

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 *[[Digital object|Digital objects]] can be searched and browsed by end-users.
-*Every [[Digital object|digital object]] must be associated with a [[metadata record]].
+*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|digital object]] uploaded, DCB creates two additional images: a [[Thumbnail|thumbnail]] and a [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]].
+*For every [[digital object]] uploaded, DCB creates two additional images: a [[thumbnail]] and a [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]].
 *Note that at higher [[Level of description|levels of description]], the [[Context menu box|context menu box]] includes [[Thumbnail|thumbnails]] of all [[Digital object|digital objects]] registered at lower levels.
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 **The [[Thumbnail|thumbnails]] are displayed using a [[Cover-flow viewer|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 [[DCB-6.1.2|DCB-6.1.2 Upload multi-page digital objects]]
+*You can upload single- or multi-page digital objects. For multi-page objects see [[UM-6.1.2|UM-6.1.2 Upload multi-page digital objects]]
 . You can upload any file format, but only supported formats can be viewed or played directly in DCB.
-*For a list of formats, see [[DCB-6.1.1|DCB-6.1.1 Digital objects: supported formats]].
+*For a list of formats, see [[UM-6.1.1|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.
-. To upload a [[Digital object|digital object]]:
+. To upload a [[digital object]]:
-*Add a new [[metadata record]] or open an existing [[metadata record]].
+*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|view screen]], the [[Thumbnail|thumbnail]] will be displayed in the ''digital object'' field. Clicking on the [[Thumbnail|thumbnail]] opens up the higher-resolution [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]], and clicking on the [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]] opens up the [[Master digital object|master digital object]] (accessible to logged-in users only).
+*Click the ''save'' button. When you return to the [[View screen|view screen]], the [[thumbnail]] will be displayed in the ''digital object'' field. Clicking on the [[thumbnail]] opens up the higher-resolution [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]], and clicking on the [[Reference display copy|reference display copy]] opens up the [[Master digital object|master digital object]] (accessible to logged-in users only).

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-[[Main Page]] > [[Canadiana.org Digital Collection Builder user manual|(DCB) user manual]] > [[DCB-6|DCB-6 Import / export content]] > DCB-6.1 Upload digital objects
+[[Main Page]] > [[Canadiana.org Digital Collection Builder user manual]] > [[DCB-6|DCB-6 Import / export content]] > DCB-6.1 Upload digital objects
 [[Image:um6-1Upload1.png|500px|right|thumb|Upload a digital object]]