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**Greenstone 3.11 tutorial exercises (3 Jul 2023)**

  * These work with Greenstone 3.11. [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/all_tutorials.html|Print version]]
  * Each tutorial that requires sample files has a link to a zip download of the files. Alternatively, you can download all of the sample files for all of the tutorials in a single [[http://wiki.greenstone.org/gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/sample_files/sample_files.zip|sample_files.zip]]. 

  * Tutorials for older versions of Greenstone can be found at the [[legacy:tutorials | Old Tutorials ]] page.



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/small_html_collection.htm|Building a small collection of HTML files]]**

  * Running the Greenstone Librarian Interface
  * Starting a new collection
  * Adding documents to the collection
  * Building the collection
  * Viewing the extracted metadata
  * Viewing the internal links and external links
  * Setting up a shortcut in the Librarian interface


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/simple_image_collection.htm|A simple image collection]]**

  * Adding Title and Description metadata
  * Change Format Features to display new metadata
  * Changing the size of image thumbnails
  * Adding a browsing classifier based on Description metadata
  * Creating a searchable index based on Description metadata


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/images_gps.htm|An image collection with GPS metadata]]**

  * Extracting embedded metadata
  * Adding in a map view to browsing
  * Adding in a map view to a document


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/word_pdf_collection.htm|A collection of Word and PDF files]]**

  * Viewing the extracted metadata
  * Manually adding metadata to documents in a collection
  * Document Plugins
  * Search indexes
  * Browsing classifiers


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/formatting_word_pdf.htm|Formatting the Word and PDF collection]]**

  * Tidying up the default format statement
  * Linking to the Greenstone version or original version of documents
  * Making bookshelves show how many items they contain
  * Displaying multi-valued metadata
  * Advanced multi-valued metadata


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/enhanced_pdf.htm|Enhanced PDF handling]]**

  * Using image format
  * Using process_exp to control document processing (advanced)
  * Customising the table of contents section heading display
  * Opening PDF files with query terms highlighted


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/enhanced_word.htm|Enhanced Word document handling]]**

  * Using Windows native scripting
  * Modes in the Librarian Interface
  * Defining styles
  * Removing pre-defined table of contents
  * Extracting document properties as metadata


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/associated_files.htm|Associated files: combining different versions of the same document together]]**

''This tutorial demonstrates how to link different versions of the same document together in Greenstone.''
  * Associating one document with another
  * Linking to associated documents


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/large_html_collection.htm|A large collection of HTML files—Tudor]]**

  * Extracting more metadata from the HTML
  * Looking at different views of the files in the Gather and Enrich panels


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/enhanced_html_collection.htm|Enhanced collection of HTML files—Tudor]]**

  * Adding hierarchically-structured metadata and a Hierarchy classifier
  * Adding a hierarchical phrase browser (PHIND)
  * Partitioning the full-text index based on metadata values
  * Controlling the building process


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/formatting_tudor.htm|Formatting the HTML collection—Tudor]]**



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/section_tagging.htm|Section tagging for HTML documents]]**



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/downloading_from_internet.htm|Downloading files from the web]]**



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/web_linking.htm|Pointing to documents on the web]]**



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/bibliography_collection.htm|Bibliographic collection]]**

  * Using fielded searching
  * Exploding the database
  * Reformatting the collection to use the exploded metadata


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/cds_isis.htm|CDS/ISIS collection]]**



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/multimedia_collection_explore.htm|Looking at a multimedia collection]]**



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/multimedia_collection_build.htm|Building a multimedia collection]]**

  * Manually correcting metadata
  * Browsing by media type
  * Using switch statements
  * Using AZCompactList rather than List
  * Making bookshelves show how many items they contain
  * Adding a Phind phrase browser
  * Branding the collection with an image
  * Using UnknownPlugin
  * Cleaning up a title browser using regular expressions
  * Using different icons for different media types
  * Building a full-size version of the collection


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/scanned_image_collection.htm|Scanned image collection]]**

  * Grouping documents by series title and displaying dates within each group
  * Browsing documents by Date.
  * Searching at page level


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/advanced_scanned_image_collection.htm|Advanced scanned image collection]]**

  * Adding another newspaper to the collection
  * XML based item file


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/OAI_collection.htm|Open Archives Initiative (OAI) collection]]**

  * Tweaking the presentation with format statements


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/GS_OAI_server.htm|Setting up your Greenstone OAI Server]]**

  * Validating the Greenstone OAI server


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/OAI_downloading.htm|Downloading over OAI]]**

  * Downloading using the Librarian Interface
  * Downloading using the command line
  * Building the downloaded documents in GLI


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/unknown_converter_plugin.htm|Using the UnknownConverterPlugin to make unsupported document formats searchable]]**

  * Working with DjVu documents in Greenstone
  * Extracting the text from DjVu documents with DjVuLibre's djvutxt
  * Processing DjVu documents with the UnknownConverterPlugin
  * Associating an icon with DjVu documents in Greenstone


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/METS_export.htm|Use METS as Greenstone's Internal Representation]]**



**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/dspace_to_greenstone.htm|Moving a collection from DSpace to Greenstone]]**

  * Adding indexing and browsing capabilities to match DSpace's


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/greenstone_to_dspace.htm|Moving a collection from Greenstone to DSpace]]**

  * Using Greenstone from the command line


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/gems.htm|Editing metadata sets]]**

  * Running GEMS
  * Creating a new metadata set
  * Adding a new element to a metadata set


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/indexers.htm|Building and searching with different indexers]]**

  * Build with Lucene
  * Search with Lucene
  * Build with MGPP
  * Search with MGPP
  * Use search mode hotkeys with query term
  * A quick reference of the search mode hotkeys in MGPP


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/incremental_cmdline.htm|Incrementally building a collection using the command line]]**

  * Incrementally adding some additional new documents to a collection
  * Incrementally deleting some documents from a collection
  * Editing a document's text and metadata, and then incrementally rebuilding the collection
  * Incrementally indexing automatically


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/using_themes.htm|Customization: Themes]]**

  * Using Greenstone Visual Themes
  * Creating a custom theme using ThemeRoller (advanced)


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/collection_themes.htm|Collection-Specific Themes]]**

  * Creating a custom theme
  * Setting a collection's theme


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/home_page.htm|Customizing your home page]]**

  * Changing the library's home page
  * Adding the list of collections
  * Adding a cross-collection search box
  * Login Links
  * Adding your library's site name
  * Changing your library's site name


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/defining_libraries.htm|Defining Libraries]]**

  * Exploring libraries
  * Creating a new site
  * Defining a new library
  * Adding and using a new interface
  * Changing default settings for the Greenstone server and GLI


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/new_interface1.htm|Designing a new interface: Part 1]]**

  * Creating a new interface
  * Defining a new library
  * Gathering files


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/new_interface2.htm|Designing a new interface: Part 2]]**

  * Changing the home page content
  * Changing the HTML header content


**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org//gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/new_interface3.htm|Designing a new interface: Part 3]]**

  * Examining main.xsl
  * Adding a navigation bar
  * Adding functionality to the quick search box
  * Adding the library name and login links
  * Interface language files

**[[http://wiki.greenstone.org/gsdoc/tutorial/gs3-current/en/webswing_gli.htm|Using WebSwing GLI (Web GLI)]]**
  *  Creating a user account
  *  Accessing WebSwing GLI: a Greenstone Librarian Interface (GLI) application accessible over your browser