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<p id='lead'>''Book Owners Online'' is built using the software which underpins [https://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], and works in broadly similar ways.</p>
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<p id='lead'>''Book Owners Online'' is built using the software which underpins [https://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], and works in broadly similar ways. Furthermore, each entry has been marked up in a semi-structured, semantic manner, allowing for more complex searches of entries and the ability to browse the directory according to </p>
  
It can be SEARCHED using keywords, entered into the box in the top right of any screen - a name, a subject, a date, any word or words which are included in pages should be found like this, with a list of entries matching a search displayed at the bottom of the results screen.
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===Searching===
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'''Simple searches''' can be undertaken by using the search box, which can be found in the top right corner of every page.
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===Semantic Search===
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Advanced users may construct '''queries''' of the BOO dataset using Semantic Mediawiki's [https://www.bookowners.online/Special:Ask Semantic Search] tool.
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===Browsing===
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Semantic markup also allows users to '''browse''' entries in the database by way of [https://www.bookowners.online/Special:Categories ''Categories''] and [https://www.bookowners.online/Special:Properties ''Properties''].
  
[https://www.bookowners.online/Special:Categories Categories] provide the key functionality for BROWSING. Each entry is flagged with subject headings reflecting the background of the owner (academic, aristocracy, schoolmaster, etc), kinds of ownership marking (e.g. armorial stamps, bookplates), and ways in which libraries were bequeathed or dispersed (e.g. given to parishes or institutions, sold by auction). Click on the link to see a full list of browsable headings: [https://www.bookowners.online/Special:Categories Categories].
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Categories flag each entry with a number headings reflecting the background of the owner (academic, aristocracy, schoolmaster, etc), kinds of ownership marking (e.g. armorial stamps, bookplates), and ways in which libraries were bequeathed or dispersed (e.g. given to parishes or institutions, sold by auction).
  
To see one alphabetical list of all the entries in the database, use the Category [https://www.bookowners.online/Category:All_Owners All Owners].
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To see one alphabetical list of all the entries in the database, use the category [https://www.bookowners.online/Category:All_Owners All Owners].
  
All the pages include [https://www.bookowners.online/Special:Properties Properties], which enrich searching by ensuring that standardised terminology is embedded within the text, though it may not be visible. So, every reference to "Prebendary of Westminster" includes the property "Westminster Abbey", and every reference to "divinity" includes the property "theology".  
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Additionally, each entry include has been marked up to capture a number of properties, such as names, dates of birth and death, occupations, and locations. The values of these properties has been standardised.
  
To see a list of the LANGUAGES that are regularly tagged as Properties when they occur, and the standardised titles of those languages used, use the Property [https://www.bookowners.online/Property:Language Language].  
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For example, to see a standardised list of the ''languages'' in which individuals have collected books, use the property [https://www.bookowners.online/Property:Language Language].  
  
To see a list of the SUBJECTS that are regularly tagged as properties when they occur, and the standardised wording used, use the property [https://bookowners.online/Property:Subject Subject].
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To see a list of the '''subjects''' of which individuals have collected books, use the property [https://bookowners.online/Property:Subject Subject].
  
To PRINT a page or pages, click on the "Tools" link in the bottom left corner of any page, and select "Printable version".
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Where entries contain references to names which also have their own pages in the database, '''crossreferences''' are added as dynamic links to move easily between the pages.
 
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===Navigation===
When entries contain references to names which also have their own pages in the database, CROSSREFERENCES are added as dynamic links to move easily between the pages.
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The Navigation button on the top left of every page includes

Revision as of 05:30, 10 August 2020


Book Owners Online is built using the software which underpins Wikipedia, and works in broadly similar ways. Furthermore, each entry has been marked up in a semi-structured, semantic manner, allowing for more complex searches of entries and the ability to browse the directory according to

Searching

Simple searches can be undertaken by using the search box, which can be found in the top right corner of every page.

Semantic Search

Advanced users may construct queries of the BOO dataset using Semantic Mediawiki's Semantic Search tool.

Browsing

Semantic markup also allows users to browse entries in the database by way of Categories and Properties.

Categories flag each entry with a number headings reflecting the background of the owner (academic, aristocracy, schoolmaster, etc), kinds of ownership marking (e.g. armorial stamps, bookplates), and ways in which libraries were bequeathed or dispersed (e.g. given to parishes or institutions, sold by auction).

To see one alphabetical list of all the entries in the database, use the category All Owners.

Additionally, each entry include has been marked up to capture a number of properties, such as names, dates of birth and death, occupations, and locations. The values of these properties has been standardised.

For example, to see a standardised list of the languages in which individuals have collected books, use the property Language.

To see a list of the subjects of which individuals have collected books, use the property Subject.

Where entries contain references to names which also have their own pages in the database, crossreferences are added as dynamic links to move easily between the pages.

Navigation

The Navigation button on the top left of every page includes