Import a taxonomy available as zipped SKOS file via user interface (browser)

[archivi...@gmail.com]

Hello,

I' am a new user of AtoM and I'm not an expert in computer programs,  therefore I've choosen the  hosted solution  (Artefactual ).
I need to import the  taxonomy I am using for my family archive  (the subject headings of the National library in Florence), which is available through a Creative commons licence and downloadable as a SKOS  zipped file (ca 4.5 MB). 
see: http://thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it/thes-dati.htm

I wonder if I have to expand the zip file,  and  import each XML  file  into my AtoM archive through the browser interface (menu import SKOS files).
I have already read the manual and some post on this forum but I do not know how the system will interpret the xml files and create the original hierarchy.

Thanks for helping on this matter.
Luisa

 

[Dan Gillean]

Hi Luisa,

We do have a command-line task that could be used to import SKOS XML in bulk, but with a basic hosting plan, you unfortunately do not have access to the command-line. In light of this, I would recommend that you test one of the SKOS XML files first - our SKOS import implementation is old (implemented in an early version of AtoM), and not all elements available in SKOS might be supported at this time. You will have to unzip the file(s) before you can import them.

Note that the web brower's natural time out limits also places some limits to the size of a single file you can import - too big and the browser might time out mid-process (most browsers tend to time out after 1min), aborting the import when it is half-complete and possibly leaving corrupted data in the system. In AtoM 2.4, we will be moving all imports to the job scheduler so they can be performed asynchronously in the background without timing out, but for now, be aware of this, and start small.

If you are only going to end up using a small subset of the terms, you might also consider just creating them on the fly via the user interface as you create your descriptions. You can still use the National Library's vocabulary to create controlled terms, but this way, your focus will be on making the descriptions - and you can supplement the terms via the Terms module (e.g. adding term descriptions and source URLs from the National Library to each term) after. You will also only end up with terms in your AtoM instance that you are actually using, instead of possibly hundreds of unused terms.

Cheers,

Dan Gillean, MAS, MLIS
AtoM Program Manager
Artefactual Systems, Inc.
604-527-2056

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[archivi...@gmail.com]

Hello Dan,

Thank you for the advice.  As you pointed out I just need a small subset of subjects headings from the  thesaurus.
 I thought  I had to create all the hierarchy of my  taxonomy before recording the terms, but since  I can create a controlled list of terms  during the description process,  I will start this way.

Many thanks
Luisa