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Customizations of your new domain:
First steps to configure your new domain
Default library
Domains are created with a library, which by default is named "Public". You can rename this library by .... (click on library, info, edit title, etc. - walk through steps and confirm)
What would you like your public library to be named?
• Default is "Public"
What would you like to name your Thalia domain?
You may choose the name or initials you would like your domain name to begin with. Some examples are: "demo.thalia.mit.edu", "psb.thalia.mit.edu".
Please choose the prefix for your domain name.
Areas your Domain Administrator can customize:
Add/delete users and groups.
Add/delete custom metadata fields and options.
Manage domain settings:
Change the name of the "Public" library.
Change the link for User Help.
Change field used for item hover tips.
Retain or clear metadata between uploads.
Show or hide slideshows.
Limit "Public" to just the MIT community.
Manage Metadata:
Change the label of fields.
Hide uneeded fields.
Make a field for "internal use only".
Create drop down boxes.
What is Metadata?
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Metadata is extra information about an item, such as title, contributor, etc . Metadata tells more about the image, as well as makes it easier to search for. Thalia is preconfigured with some metadata markup, and allows you to add others.
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There are some standardized sets of metadata. Librarians have devised Dublin Core \[link to good Dublin Core explanation \- Wikipedia? MIT libraries resource? \] Thalia
• Default Dublin Core metadata fields are:
o Title
o Description
o Contributor
o Coverage
o Creator
o Date
o Format
o Identifier
o Language
o Publisher
o Relation
o Rights
o Source
o Subject
o Type |
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\[ can we link to explanations of these fields? some of them are unclear \] |
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You can configure these by .... \[ Manage Domain > Manage Metadata , link to help or quickstart \] |
Would you like to hide any of these fields from a guest user?
What would you like the hover tip to show (can be any data field)?
• Default field for hover tip is "title"
Please follow this link to read descriptions of each Dublin Core metadata field. You may wish to add your own custom setmetadata fields in addition to the DC metadata fields already available. Academic disciplines have some standardized ones to describe their field of knowledge; picking from a menu makes them more consistantconsistent.
Do you want to limit input for any of these fields?
• You can have a drop box with a choice of values for the user to enter
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What size/shape would you like these fields to be? \[??\] |
Uploading
These are the Dublin Coremetadata fields that come in every new Thalia domain. You can customize these fields.
o Title
o Description
o Contributor
o Coverage
o Creator
o Date
o Format
o Identifier
o Language
o Publisher
o Relation
o Rights
o Source
o Subject
o TypeWould you like the upload pane to clear all data between uploads or not?
• Default is "don't clear"