CREATING AN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION

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Aug 30, 2012
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  1. After logging into Insight Studio, select the Collection Manager you'd like to use and double-click Create New Collection.



  1. Read the Insight Studio summary and click Next.
  2. Read the Collection Properties summary and click Next.
  3. Enter a Collection Name. Select Institutional as your Collection Type.
  4. Optionally, provide a Brief Description, Collection Website and Copyright Statement for your collection. Click Next to proceed.



  1. Select an existing theme for your Insight collection from the Themes panel. A preview of this background image will appear to the right. Click Next to select that theme and proceed.



  1. If you would like to create your own theme, select [Custom] from the Themes panel and click Browse to locate an image file to use. Enter a Theme Name and optionally, a Description. Click Save to save your new theme


Images with mid-tones work best for custom background themes. Avoid using images that are very light.

  1. Review the Catalog Templates summary.
  2. Select a catalog template from the Templates panel that best fits your existing data or the data that you will create later. A description of the template will appear to the right. For more details about the template, click the button in the Templates panel. Click Next to proceed.


Available templates in Insight Studio include Dublin Core, Simple Labels and VRA. Any custom templates that you create and save will also be listed here. You can edit a template, create a custom template, or import a template while creating your new collection. For more information about editing, creating custom, or importing catalog templates, see the Catalog Templates section of this guide.


  1. Review your new collection's properties. Click Publish Collection to save your changes. Your collection will now be listed as an available collection in the Collection Manager when you log into Insight, Insight Studio, and Inscribe.



  1. Click Next to view the Insight Studio Task Menu.




Once your collection has been published, you can modify the collection's descriptive properties, its theme, and its thumb/sort settings via Insight Studio's Task Menu. You can also add data and media to your collection via this menu, as well as manage user and collection access and enabled standards.
Save changes to your collection by clicking File, then Save collection settings (or use the shortcut keys CTRL+S).
Delete your collection by clicking File, then Delete Collection. Any Virtual Collections that use the Institutional Collection as a parent will also be deleted. This privilege is not granted by default. You will need to assign this privilege from the Insight Administrator Tools (Admin Accounts). See Managing Users and Accessing Collections section of this guide to grant this privilege.