Getting Started

Owned by Jesse Darland
Last updated: Jun 25, 2019 by Emily Gooding

In the Discovery Phase, you will add content (text, images, audio and video) into your Anthology. Objects can be uploaded into BiblioBoard Creator using the Upload Panel, Search Panel, or Browse Panel (If you have ingested content). All methods are described in the Discovery Phase documentation.

BiblioBoard supports the following media types:

  • Books: pdf, ePub
  • Articles: pdf, jpg, png, gif
  • Images: png, jpg, gif
  • Documents: pdf, ePub, png, jpg, gif
  • Audio: mp3
  • Video: mp4, mpg, avi, 3gp, flv, divx, webm, ogg

Thinking Ahead

Although they are not needed in the Discovery Phase, each Anthology also needs the following items. It’s helpful to begin planning for these requirements as you begin the Anthology creation process.

  • A minimum of four pieces of content
  • A minimum of one collection
    • Each collection must have at least one item
    • Each collection must have a title, description, and image (at least 400x276 pixels)
  • An image to represent the Anthology (at least 500x500 pixels)
  • A brief description of the Anthology—around 80 words in length (here are some examples)
  • A list of relevant keywords to help us promote the Anthology (learn more in our Marketing Phase Documentation)

Understanding SEO, or Search Engine Optimization

What is SEO?

Search Engine Optimization, commonly known as SEO, is the process of increasing Internet traffic through natural search engines. Google, Yahoo and Bing are examples of how Web pages rank their content based on how the user searched for them.

What does this mean to me?

To help increase the odds of people discovering your anthology, the titles and descriptions within your Anthology need to be SEO-friendly, meaning they should be simple, concise and to the point. The more creative or abstract you are with your titles and descriptions, the more difficult your anthology will be to find.

You will be required to provide descriptions for every object throughout the Anthology. All of these will be used for SEO purposes and should therefore simply articulate what each object contains. Think about the path you want people to take to get to this content. You want to include generic topics, themes, genres and related topics that your Anthology and its content should be searchable through. But ultimately, every word you add to your Anthology will contribute to how people find it through SEO.

Finding Your Audience

  • Libraries and schools can purchase a subscription to BiblioBoard, making all subscribed Anthologies available their patrons for a fixed rate. Anthologies available to libraries are organized into bundles called Modules. A library can pick and choose which Modules to subscribe to.