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dev notes: all properties are fully lowercase with _ underscore as space all categories have initial uppercase
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).
- Glossary:AV Carrier
- Glossary:Banner
- Glossary:Book
- Glossary:Broadsheet, Newspaper, Magazine
- Glossary:Clothing and Accessories
- Glossary:Coil binding
- Glossary:Collation
- Glossary:Dust jacket
- Glossary:Endpapers
- Glossary:Flipbook
- Glossary:Format
- Glossary:Imposition
- Glossary:Leporello
- Glossary:Multimedia
- Glossary:Object
- Glossary:Other printed matter
- Glossary:Page
- Glossary:Pagination
- Glossary:Pen name
- Glossary:Perfect binding
- Glossary:Risograph
- Glossary:Saddle stitching
- Glossary:Signature
- Glossary:Spine
- Glossary:Spread
- Glossary:Zine
Properties
This wiki uses the 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.
| Property | Description | Datatype | Restricted values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| related to how the work is referred to in the world | ||||
| Property: Has title | Title of work | Text | ||
| Property: Has creator | Person or group who created or contributed to the work | Text | ||
| Property: Has contributor | Persons who contributed to the work | Text | ||
| 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 | ||
| related to the publication event | ||||
| Property: Has publisher | Person or group who published the work | Page | ||
| Property: Has year | The year the work was published | Text | ||
| Property: Has country | Country where work was published | Text | ||
| related to the material characteristics of items | ||||
| Property: Has printing method | Printing method | Text | offset, lithograph, risograph, digital, screenprint, monoprint, linocut, woodcut, cyanotype | |
| Property: Has binding method | Binding method | Text | unbound collated pages, perfect binding, glue binding, thread sewing, saddle stitching, stapled, leporello, coil binding, elastic band | |
| Property: Has inscription method | Inscription method | Text | marker-pen, acrylic paint, poster paint, watercolour, spraypaint | |
| Property: Has textile method | Textile method | Text | iron-on applique, stitched applique, embroidery, tie-dye | |
| Property: Has cover | Type of cover | Text | soft cover, hard cover, no cover | |
| Property: Has extent | The total number of printed pages | Number | ||
| Property: Has packaging | Container for object such as bag, plastic wrapping | Text | ||
| Property: Has garment or accessory type | The type of wearable object | Text | t-shirt, hoodie, sweater, patch, sash, transfer tattoo, jacket, hat, badge (pin), hairband, socks, wristband, keychain, towel, tea-cloth, shoes, scarf, undergarment, tote bag, drawstring bag, wallet, laptop case, rucksack, bag (unspecified type), flag, jewellery | |
| related to the distribution of items | ||||
| Property: Has ISBN | International Serial Book Number | Text | ||
| 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 | ||
| Property: Has edition order | Ordinal number of edition | Number | ||
| Property: Has distributor | Person(s) or group(s) who distribute the item | Page | ||
| related to PrintRoom's internal records | ||||
| Property: Has image | Digital images of item | Page | ||
| Property: Has loan option | Whether the item can be loaned for public use | Text | yes, no | |
| Property: Has copies in archive | Number of copies in the PrintRoom archive | Number | ||
| Property: Has damage | Description of damage; for preservation purposes | Text | ||
| Property: Has inventory code | A unique identifying code, made of letters and numbers | Text | ||
| Property: Has status | Description of status of item | Text | on loan, in repair, in archive | |
| related to histories of items | ||||
| Property: Has acquisition history | Description of how the item was acquired | Text | ||
| Property: Has bookmark | Description of the item’s anecdotal histories | Text | ||
| Property: Has keywords | Associative terms around the item | Text | ||
| Property: Has inscription | Writing on the item, for example a signature or dedication | Text | ||
| 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 pages in all namespaces
- the list of properties the Archive's database uses
Preview
These link to in-progress previews of:
- a template for the format "Book"
- a test sheet displaying all Books using this template