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Luna Insight at Trinity College                     

What is Luna Insight?

Luna Insight Personal Collections

Technical Information

Help Guides and Documentation

Collections available in Insight (Java Client)

Copyright Information

Download the Client Software

What is Luna Insight?

Luna insight is a client or web-accessible program that allows one to catalog, manage and present digital collections. The software can be used for academic and research purposes. Insight contains tools that allow for zooming, annotation, and presenting digital files and images in the classroom. More basic information about Luna Insight can be found at the Luna Insight webpage http://www.luna-imaging.com/

 

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Luna Insight Personal Collections

The personal collection feature allows faculty to create, manage, and present their own digital collections. Personal Collections can be used for teaching or research purposes. Talk to your Academic Computing Resource Specialist to determine if using an insight personal collection is the right choice for you. To request an Insight Personal Collection, please fill out the electronic request form here http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/cc/documentation/digital/insight/requestform.htm

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Technical Information

The personal collections can be accessed via the insight web browser, or via the insight client, on either a Windows or Macintosh Computer. Either will allow you to view your personal collection. To manage your personal collection, you will need to use the Insight Java Client.  You can download the client here.

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Help Guides and Documentation

How to Login to your Personal Collection

Adding Media to your Personal Collection

Exporting Media

Creating Groups

Creating Presentations

Advanced Presentation Features

Exporting an Insight Presentation to HTML or PowerPoint

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Collections Available in Luna Insight (Java Client)

In addition to any Trinity Collections which may be available to you via the Insight, these additional non-Trinity collections are also available via the Trinity Insight Java Client.

David Rumsey Map Collection
Faber Gravestone Collection
Japanese Historical Maps
more to come...

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Copyright Information

The following links will provide you with resources on copyright law and fair use. It is your responsibility to understand copyright and fair use before using your personal collection.

U.S. Copyright Law http://www.copyright.gov/title17/

Fair use Checklist from Indiana University http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.pdf

Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers http://www.halldavidson.net/copyrightchart.html

The Teach Toolkit: What does the Teach Act Say http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/overview.html

The Teach Toolkit: Basic Teach Checklist http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/checklist.html

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Insight Client Software

New faculty computers should have the insight client software already installed. Computers handed out before 8/05 will not have the client software. You can download the Insight Client Software below. 

Windows Download

Just download it and it will install itself

Macintosh Download (OS X 10.2 or higher)

  • After downloading it, double click on the file to unzip it to a folder called insightinstallmac.

  • Open the folder and double click on the install file.