[Archon-L] Digital library major problems

[Lyles, John]

Ditto. I found the workflow for 1.11 more focused whereby you could add
digital content directly from the content manager. 

 

John Lyles
Archivist
Columbus Public Library
3000 Macon Road
Columbus, GA 31906
706-243-2681
jlyles at cvrls.net
  

 

 

From: archon-bounces at archon.org [mailto:archon-bounces at archon.org] On
Behalf Of Thiesen, John
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:15 PM
To: archon at archon.org
Subject: [Archon-L] Digital library major problems
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I just upgraded to version 2.10 and have been trying again to figure out
how to use the digital library manager. I found some significant bugs.
After entering 7 scanned photos (a few with the backs also scanned), I
found that the digital library lost the "detailed description" field on
most of them. On the last one I entered, it would only let me upload one
scan; the second uploaded file just disappeared whenever I clicked
update, as did the detailed description.

 

Has anyone else encountered these bugs?

 

In addition, I find the workflow of the digital library manager
incredibly confusing and counter-intuitive:

-       why can't you go to the Digital Library Manager directly from
the Content Manager?

-       why is it necessary to select the collection, folder, etc. for
each digital item entered (instead of having it remain the same when
you're entering a whole series of digital items)?

-       Why is it necessary to click update for each individual file
linked to a digital item? Why not allow uploading/linking multiple
files, say a folder of files?

-       Why do you need to click update after each file name before
entering other information? (If you fill in the file name field and then
go enter the detailed description with first clicking update, the file
name field is blanked out.)

-       Why is it necessary to enter a title twice? Why have a title at
all? Why not just default to the uploaded file name, for example?

-       Why is it necessary to click "add" before you can enter the URL
or file name, detailed description, and other fields? Why not have these
all on one screen with one add/update click?

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I'm just totally mystified by the workflow here. Does someone have a
useful workflow for using the digital library? The official
documentation is too sketchy so far to answer any of these questions.

 

 

 

John D. Thiesen

Archivist and Co-director of Libraries

Mennonite Library and Archives

Mennonite Church USA Archives

Bethel College

 

 

http://people.bethelks.edu/jthiesen

 

 

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