Create your own metadata and index
How do I create a registry and add new metadata categories to my interviews?
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You can create your own metadata category using a three-step process. First, under Index you must create a index entry or sub-entry that you want to link to your new metadata (ideally, this entry should already have the name of the metadata—for example, “Occupation”). Then, under “Edit link types,” create a suitable link type that can refer to the index entry. Finally, add a new metadata item to your metadata list ("Add metadata") and select the “Index” option under Data source. Next, select the link type you just created from the selection option below and select the appropriate index entry below it (in our example, the entry “Occupation”). To display this metadata as a metadata category in the interview view, you must check the boxes “Show in detail view” and “Show on landing page”. To use the metadata as a search facet, you must check the box “Use as search facet.”
How do I assign keywords in the archive?
To assign keywords to your own interviews or interview segments, each archive can create and maintain its own index or glossary. On the right-hand side of the menu, under the heading “Index,” you can manage the index structure of the archive and add new index entries.
On the one hand, you have the option of adding links to the index for individual transcript passages, and on the other hand, you can also create your own metadata that is linked to the index and used to tag the interviews. To do this, create a suitable index linking type (e.g., with the name “Keyword”) under “Edit index linking types.” Then add a new metadata entry to your metadata list (Add metadata) and select the “Index” option under Data source. Next, select the linking type you just created from the selection option below and select the appropriate register entry below it. To display this metadata as a metadata category in the interview view, all you have to do is check the box “Show in detail view” or “Show on landing page.”
Is there a way to import an existing register directly into Oral-History.Digital?
Yes, there is. Importing index trees is useful if you already have location data, keyword catalogs, topic overviews, lists of people, etc. in a structured form, or if you want to enrich an existing index tree in OHD with descriptive texts, standard data IDs, and/or geocoordinates. You will find the register import under the menu item “Import” on the right-hand side of the archive view after you have clicked on “Curation/Indexing".
Can I link the entries in my register to a standard database?
Yes, you can link your register entry to a standard data item. To do this, select a provider under "Normdata" below the menu-point “Authority files” when creating a new register entry or editing an existing one. Here you can choose between OSM (OpenStreetMap → https://www.openstreetmap.org) and GND (Common Standard Data Base of the German National Library → https://www.dnb.de/DE/Professionell/Standardisierung/GND/gnd_node.html). For locations, it makes sense to use OSM as the standard data provider, as geocoordinates for these locations are also stored here. For all other data, select the GND.
Now, if you know the ID of your standard data entry, you can enter it directly. Another option is to search for entries using the standard data API. Then select an entry from the search results and confirm your selection.
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