Before you can upload audio and video files, you need to create a collection.

1. Log in to the Audio-Video homepage

   • Learn more at Log in to Audio-Video

2. Locate the "Create a Collection" section on the right
3. Click on Add New Collection
   • Find this button on the right-hand side of the page below "Create a Collection"

   • The "Create Collection" page will load

4. Add descriptive data to your new collection:
   • "Title" (required): title the collection
   • "Visibility" (required): decide whether the public can view the collection, whether to keep it private, or to allow the U.Va. community to see it
   • "Collection Roles and Permissions" (required): set roles for the users working on the collection
   • "Group User Permission Inheritance" (required): set permissions for users working in a subgroup
   • "Group User Inheritance" (required): choose an option for group inheritance
   • "Overview" (optional): add a brief description of the collection
   • "Text Format" (optional): choose an option depending on whether you want to allow HTML tags to be read
   • "Images" (optional): upload a thumbnail image to represent the collection
   • "Subcollection" (optional): add Knowledge Map categories to the collection
5. If you want to see what your collection will look like, click on Preview
   • A preview page for the new collection will open
6. Click on Save

   • Your new collection will open