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Welcome to the Idaho Harvester Blog & Working Collection Wiki

This wiki should answer questions regarding the style and coding practices required for contributing to the University of Idaho Library's Harvester Blog.

Software Related to the Harvester

• GitHub Desktop
  • Cloning a repository that you've never cloned before
• Visual Studio Code

Preparing Materials

• Scanning guidelines
• Cleaning your text if you've written it in Word

Checklists and Instructions for Creating a Blog Post

• Blog post with Image/Objects in the Lumber Collection
• Blog post with PDF(s)in the Lumber Collection
• Blog post referencing an item from Digital Collections
• Blog post referencing an external digital object

Other Checklists and Instructions

• Including Images in a Post
• How to fill the Lumber spreadsheet
• Cover image options for blog posts
• Adding a YouTube video to the Lumber collection
• Creating a new series
  • Current list of series and tags
• Creating a new author
• Creating Wiki instructions
• List of all include commands
• Troubleshooting common errors and fixes

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Main Web Checklists and Instructions (NOT related to Harvester)

• General overview for updating Spec pages on the main Library website

Old Materials for Reference

• Sending the Harvester monthly newsletter
• Style Guide
• Updating the Accessions List
• Updating the Browse page list of all collections