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== New Help Pages ==
 
== New Help Pages ==
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The new help pages are under construction, the old Help pages are listed below under the header old. (This header will be removed at the end)
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We are in the process of building new help pages - this process will take some time. The old help pages are still available - scroll to the heading 'Old' near the bottom of this page, or click the link in the contents table to the right.
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The old pages will be removed when the new ones are complete.
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
 
Text result of Canon II
 
Text result of Canon II
 
is guideline for ...
 
is guideline for ...
 
   
 
   
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===Goals===
 
===Goals===
 
Safeguarding for the future
 
Safeguarding for the future
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* Introduction
 
* Introduction
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* Use of theme pages
 
* [[Help:Research sources|Research sources]] (a list of useful sources) ('''In progress''')
 
* [[Help:Research sources|Research sources]] (a list of useful sources) ('''In progress''')
 
* [[Help:Using AI for research|Using AI for research]] (tools and methods to research using AI) ('''In progress''')
 
* [[Help:Using AI for research|Using AI for research]] (tools and methods to research using AI) ('''In progress''')
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* [[Help:adding_and_editing_information|Adding and editing information]]  (Existing)
 
* [[Help:adding_and_editing_information|Adding and editing information]]  (Existing)
 
* [[Help:uploading_files|Uploading documents, audio, video, ...]]  '''(New, using the repository)'''
 
* [[Help:uploading_files|Uploading documents, audio, video, ...]]  '''(New, using the repository)'''
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** preparing files
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** Preparing files
 
** Uploading files
 
** Uploading files
 
** Editing metadata
 
** Editing metadata
 
** Accessibility
 
** Accessibility
 
** Captions
 
** Captions
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** [[Help:document_types|Preferred and allowed document types]] '''(new, in progress)'''
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** [[Help:naming_conventions|Naming conventions for documents]] '''(new, in progress)'''
 
* [[Help:adding_wikipages|Adding and editing wikipages]]
 
* [[Help:adding_wikipages|Adding and editing wikipages]]
 
* [[Help:Preparing_Bulk_import|Preparing Bulk import]]
 
* [[Help:Preparing_Bulk_import|Preparing Bulk import]]
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* [[Help:Method|Method]] (Existing In progress)
 
* [[Help:Method|Method]] (Existing In progress)
 
* [[Help:Organisation|Organisation]] (Existing Checked)
 
* [[Help:Organisation|Organisation]] (Existing Checked)
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* [[Help:Performance|Performance]] (Existing Checked) Must become documenting productions
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* [[Help:Production|Production]] (Existing in construction)
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** [[Help:Performance|Performance]] (Existing In progress)
 
* [[Help:Person|Person]] (Existing Checked) '''(Updated)'''
 
* [[Help:Person|Person]] (Existing Checked) '''(Updated)'''
 
* [[Help:Source|Source]] (Existing Checked)
 
* [[Help:Source|Source]] (Existing Checked)
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* pictures, audio and video
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* Pictures, audio and video
 
* [[Help:Term|Term]] (Existing Checked)
 
* [[Help:Term|Term]] (Existing Checked)
 
* [[Help:Time_frame|Time frame]] (Existing Checked)
 
* [[Help:Time_frame|Time frame]] (Existing Checked)
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=== Special pages ===
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* Theme pages
  
 
=== Service pages ===
 
=== Service pages ===
 
These are pages that need specific information for the good functioning of the system.  
 
These are pages that need specific information for the good functioning of the system.  
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* value lists
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* Value lists
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* overview pages
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* Overview pages
  
 
===Storing files in the repository===
 
===Storing files in the repository===
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** [https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/index.html GETTY Art & Architecture Thesaurus® Online ]
 
** [https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/index.html GETTY Art & Architecture Thesaurus® Online ]
 
   
 
   
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** Visualising
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* Visualising
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*** https://www.visualthesaurus.com
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** https://www.visualthesaurus.com
  
 
* Ontologies
 
* Ontologies
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***https://openreview.net/forum?id=rqmdxlzHpD
 
***https://openreview.net/forum?id=rqmdxlzHpD
 
*** https://hyperstage.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page#propriet%C3%A0_e_elementi_creati
 
*** https://hyperstage.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page#propriet%C3%A0_e_elementi_creati
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* Metadata
  
 
==Techniques==
 
==Techniques==
  
 
===Scanning (2D)===
 
===Scanning (2D)===
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* scanning documents
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* Scanning documents
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* scanning photgraphic prints
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* Scanning photgraphic prints
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* scanning slides
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* Scanning slides
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* types of scanners
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* Types of scanners
  
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=== image correction ===
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=== Image correction ===
  
 
=== [[help:OCR|OCR (optical character recognition)]] ===  
 
=== [[help:OCR|OCR (optical character recognition)]] ===  
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=== Photographing ===
 
=== Photographing ===
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* photo booth setup
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* Photo booth setup
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* in situ photographs
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* In situ photographs
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* special cases
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* Special cases
  
 
=== Files ===
 
=== Files ===
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Making and editing pdf
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https://online2pdf.com/cut-pdf-pages-a3-to-a4
  
 
=== 3D scanning ===
 
=== 3D scanning ===
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=== Video recording ===
 
=== Video recording ===
  
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** [https://www.toolboxfocusvakmanschap.be/en/?lang=en recording livingheritage]
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* [https://www.toolboxfocusvakmanschap.be/en/?lang=en Recording living heritage]
  
 
=== File formats and quality ===
 
=== File formats and quality ===
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== Methods ==
 
== Methods ==
 
=== Interviews ===
 
=== Interviews ===
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* [[Help:interview_guidelines|Interview guidelines]] '''(new, in progress)'''
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* [[Help:interview_example_questions|Interview example questions]] '''(new, in progress)'''
  
 
=== Demonstrations ===
 
=== Demonstrations ===
  
 
=== Geomapping ===
 
=== Geomapping ===
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** Geomapping
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* Geomapping
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*** https://maps.nls.uk/
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** https://maps.nls.uk/
  
 
=== Bulk documenting actions ===
 
=== Bulk documenting actions ===
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== Collecting==
 
== Collecting==
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about the creation of a safe and sustainable collection and the treatment of artifacts.
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About the creation of a safe and sustainable collection and the treatment of artifacts.
  
 
=== Collection policies ===
 
=== Collection policies ===
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** https://www.ne-mo.org/news/article/nemo/toolkit-on-ethical-transfer-reuse-and-disposal-of-museum-collections.html  
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* https://www.ne-mo.org/news/article/nemo/toolkit-on-ethical-transfer-reuse-and-disposal-of-museum-collections.html
  
 
=== safeguarding artifacts ===
 
=== safeguarding artifacts ===
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== Developer pages==
 
== Developer pages==
  
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These pages are meant for the team that maintains the structure, makes mass inports, etc.
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These deveolopers pages are meant only for the team that maintains the structure, makes mass inports, etc.
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* [[help:Item_properties_for_developpers|Item properties for developpers]]
 
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* [[Help:property_pages|property pages]]
 
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* [[Help:maintenance_procedures|maintenance procedures]]
 
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* [[Help:Tools|Tools]]
 
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* [[Help:Interoperability|Interoperability]] (In progress)
 
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* [[Help:Taxonomies|Taxonomies and standardised language]]
 
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* [[Help:templates|using templates]]
 
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* usefull queries (To Do)
 
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https://tinyurl.com/232njj7q adaptable query of the properties and their properties
 
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* service properties (To Do)
 
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* obsolate properties (To Do)
 
  
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=== software applications ===
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[[Help:developers_pages|Developpers pages]]
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IIIF (Triple IF)
 
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* application to retrieve images from other collections
 
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* https://iiif.io
 
  
 
== Old Help pages ==
 
== Old Help pages ==
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* Adobe Acrobat Pro
 
* Adobe Acrobat Pro
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** provides standard OCR functionality
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** Provides standard OCR functionality
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** works fine for well scanned, easy readable documents
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** Works fine for well scanned, easy readable documents
  
 
* Transkribus
 
* Transkribus
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** for handwriting and difficult readable documents
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** For handwriting and difficult readable documents
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** includes using existing and creating new text recognition models  
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** Includes using existing and creating new text recognition models  
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** includes form recognition
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** Includes form recognition
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** includes tagging (with wikidata connection)
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** Includes tagging (with wikidata connection)
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** [https://www.youtube.com/@transkribus tutorials, webinars and information on youtube]
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** [https://www.youtube.com/@transkribus Tutorials, webinars and information on youtube]
 
** [https://www.transkribus.org/ Transkribus]
 
** [https://www.transkribus.org/ Transkribus]
  
 
* ABBYY FineReader
 
* ABBYY FineReader
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** for scanning and document quality enhancement
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** For scanning and document quality enhancement
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** includes OCR correction
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** Includes OCR correction
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** includes export to tables
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** Includes export to tables
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** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kof1dSceV1U tutorial]
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** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kof1dSceV1U Tutorial]
 
** [https://pdf.abbyy.com/ ABBYY FineReader]
 
** [https://pdf.abbyy.com/ ABBYY FineReader]
  
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* NotebookLM  
 
* NotebookLM  
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** possibility to upload documents
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** Possibility to upload documents
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** results have to be checked
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** Results have to be checked
 
** [https://notebooklm.google.com/ NotebookLM]
 
** [https://notebooklm.google.com/ NotebookLM]
  
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* [[help:Item_properties_for_developpers|Item properties for developpers]]
 
* [[help:Item_properties_for_developpers|Item properties for developpers]]
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* [[Help:property_pages|property pages]]
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* [[Help:property_pages|Property pages]]
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* [[Help:maintenance_procedures|maintenance procedures]]
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* [[Help:maintenance_procedures|Maintenance procedures]]
 
* [[Help:Tools|Tools]]
 
* [[Help:Tools|Tools]]
 
* [[Help:Interoperability|Interoperability]] (In progress)
 
* [[Help:Interoperability|Interoperability]] (In progress)
 
* [[Help:Taxonomies|Taxonomies and standardised language]]
 
* [[Help:Taxonomies|Taxonomies and standardised language]]
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* [[Help:templates|using templates]]
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* [[Help:templates|Using templates]]
  
  
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  https://tinyurl.com/232njj7q adaptable query of the properties and their properties
 
  https://tinyurl.com/232njj7q adaptable query of the properties and their properties
  
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* service properties (To Do)
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* Service properties (To Do)
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* obsolate properties (To Do)
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* Obsolete properties (To Do)
  
 
=== software applications ===
 
=== software applications ===
  
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IIIF (Triple IF)
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IIIF ("Triple IF")
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* application to retrieve images from other collections
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* Application to retrieve images from other collections
 
* https://iiif.io
 
* https://iiif.io
  
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== Old content Help pages ==
 
== Old content Help pages ==
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see [[help:old pages|old Help pages]]
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see [[help:old pages|Old Help pages]]

Latest revision as of 12:05, 13 April 2026

New Help Pages

We are in the process of building new help pages - this process will take some time. The old help pages are still available - scroll to the heading 'Old' near the bottom of this page, or click the link in the contents table to the right.

The old pages will be removed when the new ones are complete.

Introduction

Text result of Canon II is guideline for ...


Goals

Safeguarding for the future

Developing a knowledge base for research, education and professionals

Improving comparability by creating a standardised language

Doing it right

This chapter deals with general issues for an ethical, sustainable and inclusive way to research and gather historical information.

  • Introduction
  • Copyrights (aspects and limitations of copyright restrictions in historic research)
  • Agreements (GDPR and the use of personal data and images)
  • Research ethics (
  • Accessibility, how to improve accessibility for data, pictures, video, maps, timelines and schematics

Using the database

!! These pages are alo used in the end user Help pages. !!

  • Introduction
  • Structure (basic principles behind the data concept) (Existing)
  • Finding your way (how to navigate the database) (Existing)

Documenting

The concept of collaborative research

Researching information

The structure of the database

Adding information in the database

Documenting different types of information

Special pages

  • Theme pages

Service pages

These are pages that need specific information for the good functioning of the system.

  • Value lists
  • Overview pages

Storing files in the repository

(Moved to Adding information in the database)

Background about documenting

  • Metadata

Techniques

Scanning (2D)

  • Scanning documents
  • Scanning photgraphic prints
  • Scanning slides
  • Types of scanners

Image correction

OCR (optical character recognition)

(in progres)

Photographing

  • Photo booth setup
  • In situ photographs
  • Special cases

Files

Making and editing pdf

https://online2pdf.com/cut-pdf-pages-a3-to-a4

3D scanning

Measuring

  • Measuring theatres
  • Measuring equipment

Identifying parts

Audio recording

Video recording

File formats and quality

Tagging documents

Methods

Interviews

Demonstrations

Geomapping

Bulk documenting actions

  • Large series of equipment
  • Searching information

Collecting

About the creation of a safe and sustainable collection and the treatment of artifacts.

Collection policies

safeguarding artifacts

Developer pages

These deveolopers pages are meant only for the team that maintains the structure, makes mass inports, etc.

Developpers pages

Old Help pages

Major updates

  • 31/7/2023 - we are working on / importing / checking the manual for users. Feel free to give some feedback.
  • 30/7/2023 - The manuafacturer type of information has been moved as a subclass under an new type of information Business. This gives us the possibility to use different types of businesses like "architectoral firms", "publishers", "rental companies", ...
  • 27/7/2023 - we added a new feature: Themes that can be used by researchers or people working on an article or paper to bring all their information together.

Update archive - Minor updates

Introduction for readers

Information for content creators

An important message before you start: 

Don’t read this manual

Most chapters are meant for reference when you are working. But it is good to read the pages about the Structure and Finding your way. If you want to add and edit information, if you want to contribute, it is good to read the pages below and make yourself familiar with the structures of the pages.

Pages based on type of information

Standardised pages

These are pages that need specific information for the good functioning of the system.

Language pages

Value lists

Overview pages

  • Field pages

Canon pages

Projects

This page contains a lot of "things to do" about developping content. It is meant for content creators that get out of inspiration ;-)


Reconcialiation service

OpenRefine’s reconciliation endpoint is available at

https://reconcile.purkertlab.cz/en/api

Detailed instructions are avaiable at OpenRefine’s reconciliation endpoint


To Do Content

Collection pages

These pages contain information about documenting, safeguarding and restoring sources, equipment and other artefacts in collections.

Software

OCR software

  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
    • Provides standard OCR functionality
    • Works fine for well scanned, easy readable documents
  • ABBYY FineReader
    • For scanning and document quality enhancement
    • Includes OCR correction
    • Includes export to tables
    • Tutorial
    • ABBYY FineReader

Analysing documents (AI)

  • NotebookLM
    • Possibility to upload documents
    • Results have to be checked
    • NotebookLM

Developer pages

These pages are meant for the team that maintains the structure, makes mass inports, etc.


  • usefull queries (To Do)
https://tinyurl.com/232njj7q adaptable query of the properties and their properties
  • Service properties (To Do)
  • Obsolete properties (To Do)

software applications

IIIF ("Triple IF")

Projects

These pages contain short and long time projects to improve the quality or the richness of the database.

Previous versions

File:Manual CanonBase v3.pdf

Old content Help pages

see Old Help pages

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