CREATING A VIRTUAL COLLECTION

To create a Virtual Collection, you must first have published an Institutional Collection to base the virtual version on. Your Virtual Collection will appear as a read-only collection level group in the Insight Java Client.

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 Virtual as your Collection Type.

1. Select the published Institutional Collection from the Parent Collection pull-down menu.

1. Optionally, provide a Brief Description, Collection Website and Copyright Statement for your collection. Click Next to proceed.

1. Select a theme for your collection (See steps 6 and 7 in Creating an Institutional Collection).

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.

You will not be able to import data, import media, modify thumb/sort settings, or manage enabled standards with a virtual collection. These properties and the content of your virtual collection are borrowed from the parent institutional collection.