Evelyn at 15:07, 20 May 2009

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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]] > Upload multi-page digital objects

[[Image:UM6.1.2-0.png|500px|right|thumb|Upload a digital object]]

[[Image:UM6.1.2-1.png|500px|right|thumb|View archival description screen showing multi-page digital object]]

[[Image:UM6.1.2-2.png|500px|right|thumb|Deleting the page turner]]

1. 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.

2. Save and view the record

*Click the ''create'' or ''save'' or button.
**When you return to the [[View screen|view screen]], the digital object will be displayed with a page turner that allows you to view [[reference display copy|reference display copies]] of all the pages in the object.
**Logged-in users will see a blue link directly below the image allowing them to download the [[master digital object]]
**A [[child record]] for each page in the digital object will have been generated and will be visible in the [[context menu box]].
**Each [[child record]] will display a [[reference display copy]] of the page of the [[digital object]] it describes.

3. Remove the page turner from the [[parent record]]

*If desired, the page turner display can be replaced by a [[reference display copy]] of the first page of the [[digital object]] or by another image entirely.

*Open the [[edit screen]] of the [[archival description]]

*Click on the ''digital object'' information area

*Under ''view children as a compound digital object?'' select "no"

*Under ''Add a new Reference presentation'', either:
**select "Auto-generate a new representation from master image" or
**upload a new digital object

*Click the ''save'' button

4. Combining single-page digital objects

*Single-page objects can be aggregated to appear as one multi-page object in the [[parent record]]

*Upload a number of single-page [[digital object|digital objects]], following the procedures in step 1, above
**For each description, choose the same [[parent record]]

*Go to the [[view screen]] of the parent-level description. The individual [[digital object|digital objects]] added to the child-level description]] will now be displayed as a multi-page [[digital object]], using the same page turner as described in step 2, above.

*To remove the multi-page representation from the [[parent record]], see step 3, above.
**Unlike in step 3, the option ''Add a new Reference presentation'' will not appear.

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 [[Image:UM6.1.2-2.png|500px|right|thumb|Deleting the page turner]]
-. To upload a [[Digital object|digital object]]:
+. To upload a [[digital object]]:
-*Add a new description or open an existing description and switch to [[Edit mode|edit mode]].
+*Add a new [[resource description]] or open an existing description and switch to [[edit mode]].
 *Click on the ''digital object'' information area.
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 *Click the ''create'' or ''save'' or button.
-**When you return to the [[View screen|view screen]], the digital object will be displayed with a page turner that allows you to view [[reference display copy|reference display copies]] of all the pages in the object.
+**When you return to the [[view screen]], the digital object will be displayed with a page turner that allows you to view [[reference display copy|reference display copies]] of all the pages in the object.
 **Logged-in users will see a blue link directly below the image allowing them to download the [[master digital object]]
 **A [[child record]] for each page in the digital object will have been generated and will be visible in the [[context menu box]].
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 *If desired, the page turner display can be replaced by a [[reference display copy]] of the first page of the [[digital object]] or by another image entirely.
-*Open the [[edit screen]] of the [[archival description]]
+*Open the [[edit screen]] of the [[resource description]]
 *Click on the ''digital object'' information area
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 **For each description, choose the same [[parent record]]
-*Go to the [[view screen]] of the parent-level description. The individual [[digital object|digital objects]] added to the child-level description]] will now be displayed as a multi-page [[digital object]], using the same page turner as described in step 2, above.
+*Go to the [[view screen]] of the parent-level description. The individual [[digital object|digital objects]] added to the child-level description will now be displayed as a multi-page [[digital object]], using the same page turner as described in step 2, above.
 *To remove the multi-page representation from the [[parent record]], see step 3, above.
 **Unlike in step 3, the option ''Add a new Reference presentation'' will not appear.

DCB-6.1.2 - Revision history

Evelyn at 15:07, 20 May 2009

Evelyn: New page: Main Page > (DCB) user manual > DCB-6 Import / export content > Upload digital objects > Upload multi-pag...