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Welcome to PrintRoom's digital archive!

PrintRoom has a unique physical collection of experimental publications made by local, national and international artists. Many of these publications, from zines to artist books, are hardly or not at all available in the Netherlands.

Start browsing from any of the categories listed in the sidebar menu, or use the search bar above

The archive is composed of the following main categories:

Publications
Ephemera
Publishers
Gatherings

To contribute to the archive have a look at the "How to" section in the sidebar.

Website: printroom.org

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-This is the main page of the PrintRoom Archive.
+==Welcome to PrintRoom's digital archive! ==
+<br>
+PrintRoom has a unique physical collection of experimental publications made by local, national and international artists. Many of these publications, from zines to artist books, are hardly or not at all available in the Netherlands.
+Start browsing from any of the categories listed in the sidebar menu, or use the search bar above
+The archive is composed of the following main categories:
+* Publications
+* Ephemera
+* Publishers
+* Gatherings
+To contribute to the archive have a look at the "How to" section in the sidebar.
+Website: [https://printroom.org printroom.org]
+<!--
+'''Work in Progress (grgr)'''
+dev notes:
+all properties are fully lowercase with _ underscore as space
+all categories have initial uppercase
+-->
+<!-- ------- OLD WORK BY SIMON ------ -->
+<!--
+== [[Books Database]] ==
+This is a growing, comprehensive overview of our book collection. By clicking on a book's title you will go to the book's page, where you can read the complete record.
 == Glossary ==
+This is a glossary of terms we are using to describe items in the PrintRoom archive. They are organised in categories of 1) '''features''' (such as ''page''), 2) '''formats''' (such as ''zine'') and 3) '''methods''' (such as ''leporello'').
 {{Special:Prefixindex/Glossary:}}
 == Properties ==
+This wiki uses the [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic Mediawiki extension] to Mediawiki. Below is the current list of properties organised by data statements. Each property has a description of its function, its corresponding datatype and values when they are restricted to a limited set.
 {| class="wikitable mw-datatable"
-! Property !! Description !! Datatype || Values
+! Property !! Description !! Datatype || Restricted values
 |-
 | colspan=5 | '''related to how the work is referred to in the world'''
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 |-
 | [[Property: Has role]] || Subproperty of Has contributor || Text || Artist, Co-editor, Designer, Editor, Illustrator, Photographer, Printmaker, Writer
+|-
+| [[Property: Has coordinates]] || Geographic coordinates for where work was made, published or distributed || Geographic coordinates ||
 |-
 | [[Property: Has language]] || Main language the work is in || Text ||
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 | [[Property: Has year]] || The year the work was published || Text ||
 |-
-| [[Property: Has place of publishing]] || Place (town or city) where work was published || Geographic coordinates ||
+| [[Property: Has country]] || Country where work was published || Text ||
-|-
-| [[Property: Has country]] || Country where work was published ||
 |-
 | colspan=5 | '''related to the material characteristics of items'''
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 | [[Property: Has ISBN]] || International Serial Book Number || Text ||
 |-
-| [[Property: Has distribution format]] || The form of distribution || Text || poster, bookmark, print, postage stamp, stickers, flyer, pamphlet, invitation card, exhibition literature, postcard
+| [[Property: Has volume number]] || Number of the item in its volume || Number ||
+|-
+| [[Property: Has issue number]] || Number of the item in its issue || Number ||
+|-
+| [[Property: Has distribution format]] || The form of distribution || Text || poster, bookmark, print, postage stamp, stickers, flyer, pamphlet, invitation card, exhibition literature, postcard, letter
 |-
 | [[Property: Has edition size]] || Number of copies in the item’s edition || Number ||
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 | [[Property: Has inscription]] || Writing on the item, for example a signature or dedication || Text ||
 |-
-| [[Has URL]] || URLs with more information about the item's history || URL ||
+| [[Property: Has URL]] || URLs with more information about the item's history || URL ||
 |}
 == Search ==
+These link to:
 * a way to search the current list of all [[Special:AllPages|pages]] in all namespaces
 * the list of [[Special:Properties|properties]] the Archive's database uses
 == Preview ==
+These link to in-progress previews of:
 * a [[Template:Book| template for the format "Book"]]
 * a [[Books_test_sheet|test sheet]] displaying all Books using this template
+-->