Community and Collection Set up Form

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Section I. Community web page Return to Top

Name of Community (required):
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This is the name that will display at the top of your Community homepage. This name will also appear in lists of communities on the Knowledge Bank homepage and in search results. Most communities take their name from their university organizational unit, though this is not always the case.

The Community name should describe the group in a way that will be clear to users who may not be familiar with your program or research interest.

Introductory text (required):
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What you write here will appear in the center column on your Community homepage. It should provide visitors with a brief description of your Community's activities and research interests. This need only be a couple of sentences. Many communities copy and paste sentences from their web site, brochures, or other introductory materials. Within this description, you have the opportunity to link to other websites. To add a link, substitute the URL of the site you would like to link to and add some descriptive text into the following snippet: <a href="URL">descriptive text</a>

Copyright text (optional):
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Enter a copyright statement in this field only if you want your custom statement to display in place of the default statement.

As a default, the following copyright statement displays: "All items in Knowledge Bank are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved." To see how this works in practice, visit http://library.osu.edu/sites/kbinfo/kbsetup_screenshot-comm.htm (link opens in new window).

Side bar text (optional):
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This block of text displays in the right column of the Community homepage, just below a list of recent Items submitted. Communities usually use this space to provide a brief list of useful links that are of interest to the Community. To add a link, substitute the URL of the site you would like to link to and add some descriptive text into the following snippet: <a href="URL">descriptive text</a>

Section II. Sub-community web page (Optional) Return to Top

Name of Sub-community:
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Like the Community name, this is the name that will display at the top of your Sub-community homepage. This name will also appear in lists of communities on the Knowledge Bank homepage and in search results. Most sub-communities take their name from their university organizational unit, though this is not always the case.

Introductory text:
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This need only be a couple of sentences about your Sub-community. Many communities copy and paste information from their web site into this area. It is a way to let others know about your community. Within this description, you have the opportunity to link to other websites. To add a link, substitute the URL of the site you would like to link to and add some descriptive text into the following snippet: <a href="URL">descriptive text</a>

Copyright text (optional):
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Enter a copyright statement in this field only if you want your custom statement to display in place of the default statement.

As a default, the following copyright statement displays: "All items in Knowledge Bank are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved." To see how this works in practice, visit http://library.osu.edu/sites/kbinfo/kbsetup_screenshot-subcomm.htm (link opens in new window).

Side bar text (optional):
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This block of text displays in the right column of the Sub-community homepage, just below a list of recent Items submitted. Communities usually use this space to provide a brief list of useful links that are of interest to the Sub-community. To add a link, substitute the URL of the site you would like to link to and add some descriptive text into the following snippet: <a href="URL">descriptive text</a>

Section III. Collection Web Page Return to Top

Name of collection (required):
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This is the name that will display at the top of your collection homepage. This name will also appear in lists of search results. The collection name should accurately describe the kinds of items the collection contains.

Introductory text (required):
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This explanation of the contents of the collection will appear on the Collection homepage. It should consist of 3-4 sentences summarizing the most salient details about the collection. Within this description, you have the opportunity to link to other websites. To add a link, substitute the URL of the site you would like to link to and add some descriptive text into the following snippet: <a href="URL">descriptive text</a>

Copyright text (optional)
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Enter a copyright statement in this field only if you want your custom statement to display in place of the default statement.

As a default, the following copyright statement displays: "All items in Knowledge Bank are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved." To see how this works in practice, visit http://library.osu.edu/sites/kbinfo/kbsetup_screenshot-coll.htm (link opens in new window).

Side bar text (optional):
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This block of text displays in the right column of the Collection homepage, just below a list of recent Items submitted. Collection owners usually use this space to provide a brief list of useful links that are of interest to the Collection. To add a link, substitute the URL of the site you would like to link to and add some descriptive text into the following snippet: <a href="URL">descriptive text</a>

License (optional):
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If the materials in your collection are subject to a unique license agreement, please provide the text of that license here.

Provenance (optional):
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Complete this field if you want to provide the provenance of the collection to record the origin and chain of custody of this collection.