Features
The Fascinator is an extensible component-based software platform where most of the functionality is provided through plugins. This means that you can mix and match plugins to create a Fascinator that meets your needs.
Here's a sample of the features that you can bring together for your customised Fascinator.
| Gather together your digital objectsPoint The Fascinator at your digital objects and it'll harvest them up for you. There's a range of harvesters for you to use: |
| TransformationThe Fascinator can turn your digital objects into web-friendly renditions: Convert word processing documents to HTML and PDF Create thumbnails and previews of large image files Convert video into web-friendly formats
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| Search and BrowseLooking for that line of text you know is somewhere? The Fascinator can help with: |
| Tag and AnnotateWith its tagging and annotation interface, The Fascinator lets you: Add folksonomy tags Use taxonomy-based tags Tag whole objects of sections of images and video Provide feedback within your documents, images and video through annotations Create a running discussion around this feedback with replies to annotations
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| PackageOnce you've brought all your “stuff” together you can package it up : |
| PublishWith The Fascinator you can send your packages out into the world! Publish to systems such as: WordPress blogs ePub devices such as eReaders Institutional repositories (via Sword) Learning management systems such as Moodle (using IMS)
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| Workflows and SecuritySecure your Fascinator and configure it with basic workflows for adding metadata, reviewing and release: User access through a range of mechanisms (Single-sign on, Open ID, LDAP) Easy to implement access control
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