The Quill Project - Online Training 4 - Archive & Resource Collections

Join Project Administrator Ruth Murray and Documentary Editor Annabel Harris for another training session that looks at how resource items and collections are setup on the Quill Platform and best practices.

The Quill Project is a ground-breaking digital humanities research initiative focused on modelling state constitutions with its work in the US, mapping historical peace processes such as The Good Friday agreement in Ireland and is further extending worldwide with projects in India, Australia and beyond.

00:00 - Introduction to archives
02:13 - What is a resource collection?
03:38 - Why do we create resource collections?
06:33 - Tour of resource collections
11:20 - Where do we find the material?
12:29 - Core principles
15:20 - Preparing to visit a physical archive
19:55 - Applying the core principles
22:10 - Best practice in the archive
25:14 - Online archive
33:22 - Collecting Metadata
36:01 - How do we use metadata?
37:40 - How do we record metadata?
38:00 - Spreadsheet rules
41:36 - Metadata Fields
42:40 - Content Type - Metadata Fields
44:16 - Document Subtype - Content Type - Metadata Fields
45:12 - Item Details - Metadata Fields
45:20 - Title - Item Details - Metadata Fields
47:48 - Item Description - Item Details - Metadata Fields
48:30 - Length (Scanned Pages) - Item Details - Metadata Fields
48:54 - Length (Physical Sheets) - Item Details - Metadata Fields
49:21 - Date of Document Creation - Item Details - Metadata Fields
50:28 - Date of Meeting or Event or Enclosure - Item Details - Metadata Fields
51:30 - Author - Item Details - Metadata Fields
52:10 - Author Affiliation - Item Details - Metadata Fields
53:02 - Keywords - Item Details - Metadata Fields
54:10 - Third Party Interpretation & Legal Status- Metadata Fields
55:36 - Copyright Status - Third Party Interpretation & Legal Status- Metadata Fields
56:53 - Data Protection Status - Third Party Interpretation & Legal Status- Metadata Fields
57:26 - Copyright Information - Third Party Interpretation & Legal Status- Metadata Fields
58:49 - Related Links - Third Party Interpretation & Legal Status- Metadata Fields
59:48 - Linked Model & Groupings - Metadata Fields
59:53 - Model Type and Negotiation - Linked Model & Groupings - Metadata Fields
1:00:58 - Item Position - Linked Model & Groupings - Metadata Fields
1:01:58 - Groupings - Linked Model & Groupings - Metadata Fields
1:03:43 - Transcription - Linked Model & Groupings - Metadata Fields
1:05:43 - Advanced Options - Linked Model & Groupings - Metadata Fields
1:06:08 - Summary