Glossary of terms - omeka-s-modules/Datascribe GitHub Wiki

Dataset: A group of items which share the same form; their data is structured in the same way across items.

Form: a set of fields which correspond to data points in the source document. Once the form is created, each iteration of a use of the form becomes a Record. When exported, the fields in the form create the columns of the csv.

Item (DataScribe): An item in DataScribe draws from the item in Omeka S. Any metadata from Omeka S is not visible. Items in DataScribe contain records, which are created through DataScribe. Approval happens at the Item level, not the record level. Items can have a single record or they can contain multiple records (see below).

Item (Omeka S): Omeka S items are resources created in Omeka S. It contains the source document and has metadata describing that document.

Project: A project contains one or more related datasets. The project level is where you manage user roles.

Record: A single unit of data within an item. There can be one or many records within an item. When exported to csv, each record will display as a row.