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Overview

The Islandora Basic Collection Solution Pack module allows Islandora to view and manipulate objects as a collection. Installing the module allows collections to be created, managed and viewed, and adds the 'Collection' button to the Manage page of collection objects. It also adds the Islandora Collection content model to the list of solution packsimplements a the collection content model as an Islandora object, allowing users to create and manage collections and their contents. 

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Dependencies

• Islandora Core Module
• Tuque

NOTE: The collection solution pack requires that the resource index is enabled in Fedora, as it does all of its queries using the resource index.

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Release Notes and Downloads

Usage

Information about the links on an object's 'Collection' button (found on its 'Manage' tab) can be found in the various subsections under Getting Started with Islandorabasic usage of collection objects can be found throughout the Getting Started with Islandora section of the Islandora documentation.

Configuration

Configuration options for the Basic Collection Solution Pack can be found at http://path.to.your.site.here/admin/islandora/solution_pack_config/basic_collection, and include

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Display Generation Options

The Collection Solution Pack gives you multiple options when it comes to configuring how the children of a collection should be sorted and displayed in the parent collection view. Choose from one of the following options:

• The default number of objects to show for a collection: If a collection contains more than the number of objects displayed here, it will split them up into pages.
• Select the default collection view style: Grid view displays object icons and their labels in a grid, while the List view display object icons, labels and descriptions as a list.
• Disable deleting the collection policy: Unchecking this box will allow you to delete and then replace any collection's policy datastream. This is an advanced technique and generally should be left checked.

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SPARQL (Legacy)

'SPARQL (Legacy)' is the default option, and uses a simple SPARQL query to find the children of the current collection and sorts them in alphabetical order by object label.

SPARQL

This option is similar to 'SPARQL (Legacy)' but has the ability to provide additional bits of metadata to the display when the 'Display object metadata' option at the bottom of the form is selected. 

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Solr

This option will require additional configuration elements when selected:

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Additionally, like the 'SPARQL' option discussed above, the 'Solr' option has the ability to provide additional bits of metadata to the display when the 'Display object metadata' option at the bottom of the form is selected. 

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Content Models, Prescribed Datastreams and Forms

The Basic Collection Solution Pack comes with the following objects in http://path.to.your.site/admin/islandora/solution_packs:

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The Basic Collection Solution Pack comes with the Collection MODS form. 

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