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Creating vocabulary

There are two ways to create a vocabulary in Vocabs editor:

1. Import existing skos vocabulary in RDF/XML or TTL format.

  • Choose ‘Upload SKOS vocabulary’ on the main page.
  • Since SKOS standard allows preferred label in many languages it is mandatory to specify the main language of vocabulary. When vocabulary is imported it will be displayed in a specified language.

2. Create a vocabulary from scratch in Vocabs editor.

  • Choose ‘Create Concept Scheme’ on the main page.
  • Start creating a vocabulary by filling out metadata about it.
  • If vocabulary is multilingual, it is possible to add additional Title, Description, Source and specify their language.
  • When Concept Scheme created, start adding Collections and / or Concepts.

Editing vocabulary

  • All vocabulary elements can be edited and deleted at any time.
  • Change history for each vocabulary element is available on the element’s page under ‘Change history’. Moreover, if the element was wrongfully deleted it can be recovered in an admin interface.
  • Each vocabulary can be exported in RDF/XML and TTL formats as well as every single Concept and Collection.