Prerequisites, Learning Objectives, and Housekeeping

Things to do before you arrive

In order to get the most out of this workshop, the following items should be completed before the workshop begins:

  1. Create a GitHub account.

  2. Download test images for the workshop.

  3. Make a copy of our messy metadata to your Google Drive / Google Sheets (not Microsoft Excel!)

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the basic structure of a CollectionBuilder site

  2. Understand how to build and deploy your own CollectionBuilder site using GitHub Pages

  3. Understand how metadata works in CollectionBuilder and how to customize it

  4. Understand how to add your content to your CollectionBuilder site

  5. Understand how to customize the look and feel of your CollectionBuilder site

  6. Understand how to add “aboutness” to your CollectionBuilder site

Outline of Today’s Workshop

  • Introduction to Collection Builder and CollectionBuilder Docs (1:05 -1:15)

  • Starting a new CollectionBuilder site (1:15 - 1:25)

  • Adding Initial Content (1:25 - 1:35)

  • Modifying Content (1:35 - 1:55)

  • Customizing Components and Adding Aboutness (1:55 - 2:15)

  • Questions / Wrapup / Experimentation (2:15 - 2:30)