Import and configure the UNESCO subject list (Thesaurus)

[Javi Rojo Díaz]

Good morning,

I wanted to know if there is a way to import and configure the UNESCO subject list in DSpace and replace the default one that DSpace has. I am attaching a screenshot of the default list that appears when a subject is entered in the item creation process:

Here is the UNESCO Thesaurus that we would like to configure:

https://vocabularies.unesco.org/browser/thesaurus/es/

Thank you very much and best regards.

[DSpace Technical Support]

Hi,

Subject list Vocabularies in DSpace are configurable, but they must be provided in an XML structure that aligns with the "controlledvocabulary.xsd" in DSpace.   The default subject category listing you displayed is from SRSC (Swedish Research Subject Categories) and is defined in the "srsc.xml" file in DSpace at https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/dspace-7_x/dspace/config/controlled-vocabularies/srsc.xml

So, *if* you were able to translate the UNESCO Thesaurus into this same XML format, then it'd work in DSpace.   However, I'm not aware of anyone who has done that, and it may be a complex task.   If you (or anyone else) did translate this into the XML format that DSpace understands, then you are welcome to submit a Pull Request to update DSpace with this change as long as the controlled vocabulary allows for other software to include it & redistribute it. 

In the case of UNESCO Thesaurus, it appears to have a CC-BY-SA license which would allow it to be added to DSpace, if someone were to create the proper XML file.

Tim