Create the World’s Fastest Book: Manifold Workshop

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by: Liz Bedford, Elliott Stevens, Andrea Berg, & Verletta Kern

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Our Workshop Team

• Liz Bedford
• Andrea Berg
• Elliott Stevens
• Verletta Kern

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Introductions!

• Share with us:
• Your name
• Pronouns
• Campus
• Your interest in

Manifold

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Workshop Goals

• Create a Manifold Project
• Load a Text into Manifold
• Add Resources (images, media, etc.)
• Think About How You Might Use Manifold

Getting Started

1. Have your Manifold username/password ready�
2. Log into the Workshop Google Folder https://tinyurl.com/uw-manifold

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Message us in chat if you need help!

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Photo by Jorge Urosa from Pexels

What is Manifold?

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Ways to Use Manifold

• Share and annotate public domain texts
• Create critical editions
• Create a collection of student essays
• Share your scholarship openly
• Open or closed peer review through reading groups
• Share conference proceedings
• And more!

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Manifold Organizational Model

• Create a collection of individual resources and texts
• Show relationships between materials
• Assign metadata at the resource, text, or project levels

https://temple.manifoldapp.org/projects/tiananmen-fictions-outside-the-square

Create a Project

Log Into Manifold

Click on the “person” icon and log in

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Click the “Enter Admin Mode” button

Adding a Project

1. Click the “Add a new project” button

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2. Add a project title and description. Leave the Layout section as is and Save

Under the “Properties” Selection

1. Under Project Thumbnail, click “Upload an Image” and select an image from your computer

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2. Save Project

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Under the “Metadata” Selection

1. Under Copyright, assign a Creative Commons License to your project

2. Save Metadata

Preview the Start of Your Project!

1. Click the “View” link below your book’s title

2. Your project should look something like this:

Your Turn!

Photo by Konstantinos Hasandras on Unsplash

1. Create a Manifold project
2. Add a project thumbnail photo
3. Add rights information to your project
4. Preview your project

Brief Introduction to Copyright

What is copyright?

Copyright is a set of exclusive rights to:

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1. Reproduce*
2. Create derivative works
3. Distribute*
4. Perform publicly
5. Display publicly*

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*Essential to putting a work in Manifold

“Small flowers” by benefit of hindsight is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND.

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Choosing a Text or Resource:

Copyright Considerations

Is it in the public domain?

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If not, is it openly licensed?

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If not, can you get permission?

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If not, can you link out?

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If not, is your use fair?

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Regardless, let your readers know

Best practice: distinguish the copyright status of

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a) the project, b) each text, AND c) each resource.

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“shooting star” by Taidoh is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND.

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Adding Text(s)

What types of texts can be added?

Document Types:

• Epub
• Google Docs
• HTML
• LaTex
• Markdown
• Word Documents

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Under the “Texts” Section, Step 1

1. Click the “Add a new text button”

Under the “Texts” Section, Step 2

• For Word Docs, epubs, HTML, Latex, and Markdown, click the “Upload a File” link and load your file
• For Google Docs, add your Doc URL to the URL section
• Be sure your Doc is set for “anyone with the link” to view
• Click Continue

Under the “Texts” Section, Step 3

1. Click the “Start Ingestion” button

2. Click the “Complete” button

Preview the Text of Your Project!

1. Click the “View” link under your book’s title

2. Your text should look something like this. If you used headings, the Contents menu should automatically list chapters

Under the “Texts” Section, Step 4-

Adding Authors, Rights, etc. (optional)

1. To add authors or rights to your text, click on the “pencil” icon

2. A new Manifold menu appears:

• People: Add authors
• Metadata: Add Rights

Under the “Texts” Section, Step 4-

Update Your Text (optional)

• To update your text, click on the “pencil” icon

2. A new Manifold menu appears:

• Reingest: Upload your new and improved file or doc!

Your Turn!

Photo by Konstantinos Hasandras on Unsplash

• Add a text to your Manifold project
• Edit your text to add rights information
• Preview your project

Breaktime!

Photo by Andrés Gómez on Unsplash

Annotations

Annotation options -

based on highlighting

Annotations can be public, private, or part of a reading group

What does it mean to annotate openly?

Opportunity for conversations about student privacy

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Open Student Work Guide

Adding Resources

Resource types

• Image
• Video
• Audio
• File
• Link
• PDF
• Document
• Spreadsheet
• Presentation
• Interactive

Different displays

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Mostly the same metadata options

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Video options for external hosting

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Adding a Resource

Adding Metadata

Annotate with the New Resource

Your Turn!

Photo by Konstantinos Hasandras on Unsplash

• Add a Resource or Annotation to your Manifold Text
• Preview your project

Who’s Working with Manifold

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• Affordable Learning Georgia
• Arte Público Press
• Daughters of the African Atlantic
• Fembot Collective
• Gallaudet University Press
• George Washington University Publishing Master of Professional Studies Program
• Intermezzo
• Lapham’s Quarterly
• MESH, Michigan State University
• University of Georgia Press

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• Athabasca University Press
• University of Cincinnati Press and Library Publishing Services
• Concordia University Press
• Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
• Indiana University Press
• Liverpool University Press
• Reanimate publishing collective
• Temple University Press
• University of Washington Press and Libraries
• University of the West Indies Press

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• Gender + Equity in Sport in Canada Research Hub
• Loyola University Chicago, Center for Textual Studies & Digital Humanities
• Luanda International School
• New York University Libraries
• Schaffer Library, Union College
• University of Calgary Press
• University of Hawaii Press
• University of London Press
• University of Victoria Libraries
• Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake �Forest �University

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Get Help & Explore Other Projects

• Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours
• Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm online via zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93533173588

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• Schedule a Consultation: https://cal.lib.uw.edu/appointments/uwlib?g=16687

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• Manifold Guide: �https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/manifold

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• Other Manifold Sites for Inspiration:
• CUNY
• University of Minnesota Press
• Temple University Press
• University of Cincinnati Press

Questions?

What else can you do?

All the things we didn’t have time to cover today! Follow up with us on any these after the workshop!

Layout:

How to spruce up your project’s landing page!

How to shape the home page for your project

• Manifold’s home page is controlled in two sections:
• Hero Block
• Content Block

How to shape the home page for your project

• Click on “Layout” in the Manifold toolbar
• The layout is, again divided into sections for the:
• Hero Block
• Content Blocks

Layout: Hero Block

• The Hero Block is divided into three sections:
• Description + Images: Controls the background image and cover image for your project
• Calls-to-Action: Allows you to add buttons/links to your hero block
• Social Links: This is where you add a Hashtag, Facebook ID, Twitter ID, or Instagram ID associated with the project

Layout: Content Blocks

• The Content Blocks section organizes what displays on your project’s landing page below the hero block
• Use the Blocks section to add blocks to your page (ex. Table of Contents)
• Use the Layout section to:
• Hide blocks you do not want displayed (click the “eye” icon)
• Move blocks around using the “hamburger” icon

Adding Authors, Contributors, and Editors

Adding Authors & Contributors to Your Project

• Click on the “People” section of the Manifold toolbar
• Type the names of any authors and contributors in the boxes
• Once added, their names will display below the authors and/or contributors box
• Save
• Your Author or Contributor will show up in the Manifold Hero Block

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Note: In order to add authors/contributors, they will need to have a Manifold Maker record created. Contact dsleads@uw.edu if you need a maker record created!

Adding Editors to Your Project

• You can promote those who have Reader Roles in Manifold to Project Editors
• Project Editors can add Resources and update metadata for a project
• Click on the “Access” section of the Manifold Toolbar:
• Click the “grant editor permissions” button
• Select your editor and add privileges with radio buttons

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Note: Anyone can come to our Manifold site, click the “person icon” and create a Reader account. To be added to a project, you’ll need a Manifold Reader account.

Setting Up Reading Groups

About Reading Groups

• Reading groups can be a great way to engage community around your work by annotating a text as a group.
• Use cases might include: open peer review of a text, blind peer review of a text, private class discussions around a text, or an opportunity to receive feedback from a dissertation committee on drafts of a thesis or dissertation
• There are three types of Reading Groups:
• Public Reading Groups: Anyone coming to the text can see the group’s annotations
• Private Reading Groups: Only members of the reading group can see each other’s annotations
• Anonymous Reading Groups: Only those who are part of the reading group can see each other’s comments. The identity of the group members is hidden from everyone but the group moderator (group moderators are the people who set up the reading groups)
• Screenshots for how to set up Reading Groups may be found at: https://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=919938&p=6631455

Pulling a Twitter Hashtag into a Project

Twitter Hashtag Introduction

• Adding a Twitter Hashtag to your project can be a great way to engage your reading community and track the reception of your project
• Managing Tweets is quite simple. Just know that the management of tweets is spread out over the Layout, Social Integrations, and Activity sections of the Manifold toolbar

Twitter Hashtag: Layout-Hero Block

To add your project’s hashtag to the project landing page:

1. Select “Layout” from the toolbar in the administrative backend of Manifold
2. Under the Hero Block section, select “Social Links”
3. Add your social media hashtags or IDs
4. Save

Twitter Hashtag: Layout-Content Block

To ensure that the Twitter hashtag feeds directly into your Manifold project:

1. Select “Layout” from the toolbar in the administrative backend of Manifold
2. Under the “Content Blocks” section, make sure the “Recent Activity” section is not hidden.
1. You can hide/unhide content blocks by clicking on the “eye with a slash through it” icon.

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Twitter Hashtag: Social Integrations

Now that your Twitter hashtag is visible to those viewing your project, you’ll need to make sure the feed is being pulled into the “Recent Activity” Content Block in Manifold.

1. Select “Social Integrations” from the toolbar in the administrative backend of Manifold
2. Click the “Add a new twitter query” button. Add a hashtag or a handle.

How to Remove a Tweet from Public View

• Manifold keeps a record of all tweets from a hashtag or handle--even if those tweets are later deleted.
• To delete a tweet from display on your project:
• Select “Activity” from the toolbar in the administrative backend of Manifold.
• Find the tweet you wish to delete and click the trash can icon.

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Creating a text from multiple source files

manifest.yml - the ‘YEAH-mul’

Created from a template

Two main sections:

• Header - ‘meta:’
• Appears in the metadata for the text
• Table of Contents - ‘toc:’
• Allows users to name, order, and locate the source files for the system

VALIDATE YOUR YML

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Create a zip file of the manifest and source files

Upload as you would a normal text

Displays on the landing page and in the dropdown

Each file becomes an entry in the Contents dropdown, with its own URL

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Organizing your texts and resources

How to create categories of texts

1. Click on the ‘Texts’ section of the manifold toolbar
2. Click ‘Create New Category’
3. Name your category, and click ‘Create Category’
4. Drag texts into the resulting category
1. Click and drag the ‘hamburger’ at right

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How to create collections of resources

• Click on the ‘Resource Collections’ section of the manifold toolbar
• Click ‘Add a New Resource Collection’
• Name your collection
• If you’d like, add a description and cover image
• Click ‘Save and Continue’

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How to organize resources

• Click on the ‘Resource Collections’ section of the manifold toolbar
• Click the collection you’d like to add your resource to
• Click ‘Resources’ in the toolbar
• Move the slide bar to green for any resource you’re adding to the collection

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Adding multiple resources at once

Prepare your source materials

• Start with the bulk upload template Google Doc or template CSV
• Add metadata according to the description in the top row
• Gather your files into any PERSONAL Google Drive folder (not Team Drive)
• Make sure the folder sharing settings allow “anyone with the link” to view

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Use the ‘Bulk Upload’ mechanism

• Click on the ‘Resources’ section of the manifold toolbar
• Click ‘Bulk add resources’
• Point Manifold at your metadata either by
• uploading/dragging and dropping your CSV, or
• cutting and pasting the URL of your Google Doc

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Use the ‘Bulk Upload’ mechanism

• Tell Manifold which row is your header
• If you’re using the template it will be row 2
• Tell Manifold where your files live by cutting and pasting the last part of your folder’s URL into the form
• Click ‘Continue’

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