Proprietary Content Guide (3/3)

This is the third of three articles that instructs customers how to provide their own proprietary content on the BibliU platform to their students.

It outlines the steps for uploading files to the BibliU FTP server.

• Read article 1 outlining BibliU’s specifications for the content that can be hosted on the BibliU platform here [LINK].
• Read article 2 outlining BibliU’s specifications for how content should be named here [LINK].

What you will need

• An FTP client - this is a piece of software that allows your computer to talk to the FTP server

  • A common choice is Cyberduck which works on both Windows and Mac OSX. It can be downloaded here:

    Download

  • If this is your first time doing this, we suggest you download Cyberduck and follow the "How to Guide" below.

• FTP Login Details - BibliU’s content operations team will send you a username and password
  • Example - username : exampleInstitution password : aHfsdhlkT6sd

FTP Details

• Protocol: ftp-ssl (preferred) or ftp (fallback)
• Server Address: ftp.bibliu.com
• Port: 21

How To Guide

This uses Cyber Duck for the purposes of explaining how to set up an FTP connection. Other clients can be also be used.

1. Open Cyber Duck and click on the "Open Connection" button in the top left corner

2. Use the drop down to set the connection type to "FTP-SSL"

3. Fill in the "Server" address as ftp.bibliu.com

4. Check the port number is 21

5. Enter the username and password sent to you

6. Click connect

7. You will be presented with a file browser of your folder on the BibliU FTP server

8. You can either drag and drop files into the file browser window to upload or use the action button in the centre of the top bar action > upload to upload you files

Upload

Please upload your files using the following naming convention:

• Book file (PDF or ePub)
  • naming convention: uniqueID.epub
    • e.g. 1000000000443.epub
• Cover of the book (JPEG)
  • naming convention: uniqueID.jpg
    • e.g. 1000000000443.jpg
• The filled-in Metadata Template we sent you
  • naming convention: universityName_date.xlsx
    • e.g. universityPublishing_13012021.xlsx

Note:

Please ensure that the files, metadata and the file name meet BibliU specifications to ensure easy access for your students.

• File and metadata specifications are documented here.
• Naming convention specifications are documented here.

How can I check if my content renders correctly

We recommend that institutions verify their content renders correctly on the BibliU platform before their students access the books. This is easy to do with the following steps:

1. Navigate to the inspections tool in your administrative dashboard.
2. Search for the book by the unique ID provided by the content operations team. 
3. Ensure that the file renders well in the reader. Here are some features you might want to check:
   • Does the text display clearly, without overlapping characters?
   • Do images display clearly?
   • Is the table of contents navigable? 

More information on using the inspections tool can be found in the article linked here.