My Workpace > My Collections > Images

Viewing My Image Collections

Creating a New Image Collection

Adding Images to a Collection

Making My Image Collection Viewable by Others

Editing or Deleting an Image Collection

Copying Images from the Digital Library

Viewing My Image Collections

• Log in to ArchNet.

• Go to "My Workspace" and click on "My Collections" in the left-hand navigation column.

• Click on "Image Collections." (See figure below.)

• You will see a list of your image collections and their visibility level. (See figure below.)

Note: If you have made your collections viewable to others, they will only see the list of accessible collections.

• Clicking on any of the collections will take you to that collection.

Creating a New Image Collection

• Click on "Create an image collection" on the main image collections page.

• Fill in the name and description of the collection, and click on the "Add Collection" button. (See figure below.)

Adding Images to a Collection

• Click on "Add an image." (See figure below.)

• Choose the image you want to upload by clicking on the "Browse" button and then selecting the image to upload. (See figures below.)

Note: The image's largest dimension should be 680 pixels; the resolution should be 72 dpi; and it must be in JPG or GIF format.

• Click on the "Add Image" button. (See figure below.)

• Fill in the relevant information about the image. The caption is required; the remainder is optional. Click on the "Submit" button when complete. (See figure below.)

You will see the photo and the information you added. A larger version of the image can be seen by clicking on the "Large" incon.

• To add more images to the collection, click on the "Add" button at the bottom of the screen. (See figure below.)

Continue adding images and their description. The thumbnails will be added to the collection. (See figure below.)

Making My Image Collection Viewable by Others

When your collection is ready for viewing, go to your list of Image Collections.

• Click on the level of visibility you desire.

• Click on the "Update Visibility/Privacy" button at the bottom of the page. (See figures below.)

The change in visibility is immediate.

Editing or Deleting an Image Collection

• Edit your collection title or description by clicking on "Edit Collection."

• Delete the whole image collection by clicking on the "Delete collections." Use with care!

• More images can be added at any time by clicking on "Add an image."

Copying Images from the Digital Library

ArchNet members can copy images from the Digital Library into their own image collections.

• Find the image that you would like to copy.

• Click on "Copy image." (See figure below.)

The names of your personal image collections will be displayed as well as any image collections in any group workspace that you belong to.

• Click on the name of the image collection where you wish to place the copied image. (See below.)

• Add any additional information or change the caption, if you wish.

• Click on the "Submit" button. (See below.)

The original descriptive information about the image plus any new text you've added will be displayed. (See below.)

• Continue copying images from the Digital Library, or adding images of your own.

Individual images can be deleted or edited at any time. You may also copy the image again to another image collection.

Note: Currently, the images in your image collection will be displayed in the order they were added.