Adding a Document

• Log in to manage.ctdigitalarchive.org.
  

• Navigate to the collection to which you want to add your document.
  

• Click the "Manage" tab.

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• Select "Add an object to this Collection".

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• Select "Islandora Document Content Model" from the "Select a Content Model to Ingest" dropdown and then click "Next".
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  If you do not see the content model you are looking for, it may not be a part of your collection policy. You can add a content model to your collection policy by following the steps in this guide.

• You will be taken to the CTDA MODS form.
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  The CTDA MODS Form has five required fields that you need to fill out, but you should try to be a thorough as possible and fill out as many fields as you can when describing your object. To learn more about the CTDA MODS Form, see the Describing Your Objects Guide.

• The first required field you need to populate is the title of your document.

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• The third required field in the form is "Digital Origin". Depending on the nature of your document, you can enter "reformatted digital" or "born digital" in the text field.

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• The fourth required field is the "Held By" field. Select your institution from the dropdown menu.
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  If your institution does not appear in the dropdown menu under "Held By" please contact CTDA at ctda@uconn.edu to inform us that your institution is missing.

• The final required field is the "Rights" field. Choose your institution from the dropdown menu. If you do not have a customized rights statement, select "Creative Commons NC-BY", the CTDA default rights statement.

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  The default rights statement is set to the Creative Commons NC-BY 4.0 which states: "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, CC BY-NC." To learn more about Creative Commons licenses, visit https://creativecommons.org/. If you have a custom rights statement, please send the text to us at ctda@uconn.edu.

• Click "Next" and the next page is where you will upload your document.
  

• Click "Choose file" and find the document file you want to add.

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• Once you have chosen your file, click the "Upload" button.
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  Depending on the file size, the upload can take a few moments to a few minutes. Do not click "Back" or "Refresh" while the upload is taking place.

• Finally click the "Ingest" button.

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  Depending on the file size, ingest can take a few moments to a few minutes. Do not click "Back" or "Refresh" while the ingest is taking place.

• After your document has been ingested, you will be taken to the page where you are able to view your document. From this page you can manage your document.

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Video Guide: Document Content Model

Examples