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Research Resources

• Television News Archive
• Vanderbilt Manuscript Collections

Metadata Resources

VRA

• URL for VRA Core 4.0 schema (unrestricted) to use in XML declaration at top of document in oXygen (or option to download to your desktop & call it locally.
• Intro to VRA Core
• VRA element description spec
• Element outline

Dublin Core

• URL for Dublin Core schema
• Dublin Core Namespace Declarations

Oxygen

• Download oXygen
• oXygen shortcut keys
• Resources and documentation on oXygen
• oXygen XML Forum

Controlled Vocabularies for Elements

NOTE: the acronyms below are the correct abbreviations to use in vocab="XXXX" attributes in your records

• Work Type
  • AAT (Art and Architecture Thesaurus)
  • RBGENR (Rare Book Genre Form Headings)
• Subjects
  • LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings)
  • LCTGM (Thesaurus for Graphic Materials)
• Agents
  • LCNAF (Library of Congress Name Authority File)
  • VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
  • ULAN (Union List of Artists' Names)

GitHub Resources

• Download Github for Mac or Windows
• Help page on creating an issue on Github
• Help page on closing issues via commit messages
• Help page on changing your notification settings
• Curators' Github usernames

Markdown Tools

• Markdown Syntax
• Github-flavored Markdown
• Markdown Pad A markdown editor

Label-Writing Resources

• The Punctuation Guide