Here is a place for History Trust groups to learn how to enter and manage collections metadata, and how to share their online archives with the public.
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Digital Archivist Notes 
Digital Archivists are members’ staff and volunteers who enter and manage collections data in Odyssey Preservation Software, or support the effort through other digitization tasks such as scanning.
- How to Bulk Import New List Entries in Odyssey - How to bulk import new authority list entries in Odyssey Preservation Software, if a History Trust group.
- How to Navigate the “Back-end” of Odyssey - How to navigate the "back-end" of Odyssey Preservation Software, if a History Trust group.
- How to Use Registrar Tools in Odyssey - How to use Odyssey Preservation Software's registrar tools, if a History Trust group.
- How to Suggest New Odyssey Biography Filters - How to add or edit biography filters in Odyssey Preservation Software for History Trust groups.
- How to Suggest Changes to Odyssey Lists: Person, Place, Organization, or Watercraft - How to add or edit authority lists in Odyssey Preservation Software for History Trust groups.
- How to Bulk Update Item Records in Odyssey - Tips for History Trust groups updating items in Odyssey Preservation Software.
- How to Add A New Item Record in Odyssey - Tips for History Trust groups adding new items in Odyssey Preservation Software.
- How to Add A New Collection in Odyssey - Tips for History Trust groups adding a new collection in Odyssey Preservation Software.
- How to Import New Item Records in Odyssey - Tips for History Trust groups importing items in Odyssey Preservation Software.
- How to Log into Odyssey for the First Time - How to sign into Odyssey Preservation Software for the first time, if a History Trust group.
- How to Create Custom Facets in Odyssey - An advanced feature that shows how to optimize field categories for enhanced search functionality in Odyssey Preservation Software, if a History Trust group.
- How to Set Up An Odyssey Biography Page - Advice for History Trust groups preparing biographies in Odyssey Preservation Software.
- Organizing An Odyssey Collection with Folders - An example of one group's approach to organizing folders in Odyssey Preservation Software.
- How to Suggest Odyssey Place List Entries - Tips for History Trust groups using Place List in Odyssey Preservation Software.
- Orientation to Odyssey by HistoryIT. - Orientation to Odyssey Preservation Softward for History Trust groups.
- Odyssey Data Dictionary - Detailed guidance for History Trust groups using Odyssey Preservation Software.
- Using Plustek OpticBook Scanner - A workshop video with tips for using the Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus on loan to History Trust members from the Maine State Library (July 2021).
Software Documentation
The Odyssey Knowledge Base offers help for those in an organization’s administrator, consortia user, and reader roles.
More Resources
- Work Hand-in-Hand – Links about working together.
- Manage Collections – Links and other resources recommended by the History Trust collections committee.
- Promote History – Help making historical collections available to all.
- Learn Odyssey – Learning resources for members using Odyssey Preservation Software.
- Request Help – Stuck? Ask for help from other History Trust members.