Atrium is still a work in progress. Do not count on any of the present or promised functionality to exist.
Atrium is a tool for:
- grouping items
- adding context
to an index in a Blacklight-enabled application.
Atrium provides three mechanisms to achieve this end:
- Collections
- Exhibits
- Showcases
A collection contains a subset of the items in the complete index as defined by a Solr query. An explicitly declared subset of the total facets can be applied to these items. A collection description and or featured items form the collection can be displayed at the top level collection page. Collections can be themed independently of the base application and other collections.
An exhibit is a customizable view of a single topic (as defined by a facet), further scoped by an optional Solr query. An exhibit defines it's own hierarchical list of facets. An exhibit may also have a description and a list of featured items.
A showcase is a container for storing feature items and descriptions. A showcase can be attached to a collection, exhibit, or to specific combinations of selected facets and facet values within an exhibit. There can be multiple showcases in an exhibit.