Adding an Audio File

• Log in to manage.ctdigitalarchive.org. You will be automatically redirected to your institution's homepage.
  
  

• Navigate to the collection to which you want to add your audio file.
  
  

• Click the "Manage" tab.

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• Select "Add an object to this Collection".

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• Select "Islandora Audio Content Model" from the "Select a Content Model to Ingest" dropdown and click "Next".
  

   

• Select the MODS form you wish to use.
  

   

• Click "Next" to go to the MODS form.

   

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

   

• The next required field is the "Resource Type", which should be "sound recording".

• The third required field in the form is "Digital Origin". You should leave "reformatted digital" in this field if the sound recording has been digitized from a physical medium (CD, vinyl. etc.).

   

• The fourth required field is the "Held By" field. Select your institution from the dropdown menu.
  

   

• 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".
  

   

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

• Click "Choose file" and find the audio file you want to ingest and click "Open".

• Once you have chosen your file, click "Upload".
  
  
  

   

• You have the option of uploading a thumbnail image. If you skip this step, you can always go back and add one later.
  
  

• Finally click "Ingest".