VITA How-To Manuals 6.4

    One of the features of VITA is the ability to create “groups” of records. Creating "groups" facilitates better collection management, scoped search queries and result sets, and will prove invaluable

    A brief overview of how to harness the power of VITA for your digital collections. Learn how to apply the right metadata for greater resource discovery, faceted browsing and more! This manual also in

    Master the basics of how to add and manage records in your VITA collection You have the option of downloading the complete manual, or searching for specific topics by chapter or keyword: Getting Star

    This manual will show you how to quickly find and update specific records in your collection. Contents: Part 1: Getting Started 1.1 Logging in Part 2: Searching and Updating 2.1 Search or Update Reco

    A Quick Tips infographic about how to add the Copyright holder name to serial publication content that is still under Copyright

    For instructions on using the Timeline panel option, see the Timeline Feature manual

    This manual is specific to using the Timeline option as a panel format in the exhibits module. The Timeline uses the same content management system as the exhibits module, and the resulting Timeline

    If you're working with full-run newspapers - whether you are doing it in-house or have had a collection ingested - this manual helps explain how to add and manage Newspaper Parent Publication records

    If you are indexing Newspaper content, like articles, clippings or Birth, Marriage and Death records, this manual will help you understand the best practices and workflows for adding those index reco

    VITA allows you to upload and manage the variety of complex text objects you might find in your collections for better discovery and display. Use this manual to walk through the process of uploading

    Contributing organizations that use VITA need a designated site administrator. The site administrator is responsible for: Customizing site graphics Maintaining and updating site and public interface

    The contribution module is a tool for soliciting, gathering and displaying stories of and from your community. This manual will show you how to configure your Contribution module, and display and sho

    Part of agency management, this manual will walk you through reviewing and approving comments, reviewing records with only generic thumbnails, reviewing and correcting links associated with your reco

    Anyone with level 3 security can see and manage agency screens in VITA as well as any action items. With different subscriptions come different options within agency management. Use this guide to nav

    Tips for adding video: 100 MB is max file that VITA will accept for upload. For web delivered videos we use a standardized HTML5 player for .MP4 files This assumes that you have converted your curren

    Enhance your collection by adding oral histories and other audio features. The manual is broken down into the following sections Add “hero shot” or image to establish audio record Add Audio file(s) A

    How to create template records and upload batches of image files.

    Guide to the metadata elements (fields) used in VITA templates, their recommended uses and examples for completing any field.

    How to write queries to add to your Library or other organizational catalogue system to return scoped search results from your VITA collection along with your other catalogue items.

    A Metadata Application Profile for describing vessels with the VITA Toolkit Vessels Database