RDC Help

Reed Digital Collections

Using RDC

Follow the step-by-step instructions below to learn how to use RDC's features, including advanced searching, using baskets, downloading, and more.

Using Basket Features

Access Your Baskets

Baskets, formerly Galleries, allow you to create sets of records or images and group them. Once you are logged into the system, you can access the Baskets feature in two ways:

  1. To access your Baskets, select your name in the top right-hand corner of the interface, then select "Your Baskets" on the main Account page.

    OR

  2. Hover over "Personalize" in the navigation menu and select "Your Baskets" from the drop-down menu.

Creating Baskets

  1. To save images to your Basket, you will first need to create a basket. After navigating to your baskets, select "creating a new basket."
    displaying baskets
  2. When creating a basket, you will be asked to create a “new topic” and a “basket name.”
    For example, the topic could be “Week 1,” and the basket name could be the name of your section for that week, “The Art of Art History.”

creating a basket name and topic

  1. Once you've created your basket, select "Create new basket."

When you have added a topic, you will have the option to choose it as a topic when creating future baskets.

Adding Images

Images can be added to your basket both from the "Brief view" of a search or from the "Detailed view" of the Record.

A. Brief View
After you complete a general search for an image or record (Brief view), follow the instructions below to add items to baskets:

  1. Check the boxes next to the left of the images to add records to a Public or Group Basket. If you want to add multiple images, simply check multiple boxes.
  2. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Add to Basket.”
  3. After you select “Add to Basket,” you’ll be navigated to a new page where you can select the basket where you want the image added.
  4. After you select your basket, select “Add items.”

adding images to a basket

Select which basket to add your image

OR 

B. Detailed View

When you select an image, you’ll be navigated to the Detailed view of the record, which lists the record information (metadata). Follow the instructions below to add a record to a basket:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of a record and select the “Add to Basket” button in the action bar.
  2. After you select “Add to Basket,” you’ll be navigated to a new page where you can select the basket where you want the image added.
  3.  After you select your basket, select the red button “Add items.”
Adding an image to a basket from detail view

Reordering Images

Custom sort images in your basket by selecting the up or down arrows.

Reordering images by using the directional arrow icons

Copying Images to a Different Basket

  1. Select the first icon on the right of the record to “Copy” the image from your Basket to a different Basket. Note: this does not remove the record from the existing Basket.
  2. After you select the “copy” icon, you’ll be navigated to a new page where you can select the basket where you want the image added.
  3. After you select your basket, select the red button “Add items.”

Copying images from one basket to the other

Moving Images to a Different Basket

  1.   Select the second icon on the far right of the record to “Move” the image from your Basket to a different Basket. This removes the image from the existing Basket and moves it to a different Basket.
  2. After you select the “Move” icon, you’ll be navigated to a new page where you can select the basket where you want the image moved.
  3. After you select your basket, select the red button “Add items.” 

Moving an image from one basket to another 

Removing Images

Select the icon on the far right of the record to “Remove” the image from your Basket. This does not delete the record from RDC.

Removing an image from a basket

Editing Baskets

  1. Navigate to your list of baskets, select the basket name.
  2. From the basket display, you can “Edit the Basket” settings, “Delete Basket,” or “Edit Topic.”
  3. Select "Edit Basket" to edit basket settings.
  4. Under General settings, you can change the basket name, choose a different topic from the list of existing topics, or add a new topic. 

Editing baskets

Sharing Baskets

In order to share your basket, you must edit your basket and change the global sharing rights. This feature is only for sharing your basket. This does not allow others to add, edit, or remove images from your basket.

  1. Select “Edit Basket” at the bottom of the page.
    Editing basket
  2. Navigate to “Manage global sharing rights” and select “ View records” from the dropdown.
    Manage global sharing rights
  3. Select the red button “save.”
  4. Navigate back to your basket and scroll down to the bottom until you see “This basket is publicly accessible at the following address,” then copy and paste the shareable link.

Sharing your basket