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9 Metadata Editor
The Metadata Editor is used to create and manage the baseline metadata elements of
TextGrid objects. These metadata are used in TextGrid for cross-project searches. The
metadata input form can be adjusted to individual needs with the Metadata Template
Editor ( chapter 10).
9.1 Open the Metadata Editor
The Metadata Editor is, by default, part of the XML Editor ( chapter 12) and the
Aggregation Composer perspective ( chapter 15) and can be accessed in other perspectives
1. by selecting “Tools > Show View > Metadata” in the menu bar, or
2. by clicking on the Metadata Editor icon
in the toolbar.
In order to load object’s metadata into the Metadata Editor, you must authenticate and
select a TextGrid object for editing.
9.2 Metadata Editor View
Some fields in the Metadata Editor are generic, others are specific for items, editions,
works and collections ( chapter 5). Depending on the selected object the fields displayed
vary. A few fields are shown collapsed. Click the black triangle in front of the element’s
name to open it.
Some fields in the Metadata Editor belong to one of the following groups: identifiers,
keywords, dates, persons or agents. These groups do not correspond to any individual
field displayed but the fields of the elements belonging to one of these groups have the
same structure.
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