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Getting Started………………………….Search……………………………………….Creating New Resources…………….Projects………………………………………Work Space………………………………..Advanced Techniques………………..What’s Next?……………………………..
Getting Started………………………….Search……………………………………….Creating New Resources…………….Projects………………………………………Work Space………………………………..Advanced Techniques………………..What’s Next?……………………………..
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Getting StartedGetting Started
Getting StartedGetting Started
Go to www.tdar.org
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Click on “Use beta
version of tDAR”
NOTE: tDAR is still undergoing extensive development, so for now we are still running a beta version.
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Click on “register with tDAR”
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Read the terms of use. Then, Scroll
down
Note: Once you click
submit you have agreed
to terms.
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Fill out information. Note: Your
e-mail address will
become your tDAR
username.
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Example of Registration
Fill in information about your research
Then Click Submit!
This means: Will you be uploading
resources (yes) or just searching
existing ones (no).
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Welcome to the Digital Archaeological Record
You should get a screen like this one.
You are now logged in and ready to get started!
Next time you ‘log on’ go to
Click on for the next tutorial lesson: “searching” SEARCH
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Search ToolSearch Tool
*A Drop down box is also available as a quick way to get to the various types of searches you can do in tDAR. We will go through that option at the end of this lesson.
The Search ToolThe Search Tool
Click “Search”
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Basic SearchBasic Search
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Basic SearchBasic Search
Type in the word or phrase you are looking for resources on.
Fauna
Click submit if you DO NOT want to limit your search to a particular type of resource.
Or you can limit your search…
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Limit SearchLimit Search
Click on a type(s) of resource you want to limit your search to.
Click submit to see your results.
If you want to know more about the resource types click below:
• Coding Sheets• Ontologies
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DocumentsDocuments
Books or Sections of Books Manuscripts Journal Articles
Documents
Books or Sections of Books Manuscripts Journal Articles
Documents
When you limit your search to documents you will only get back PDF files that have been submitted by other users as books, sections of books, manuscripts,
or journal articles.
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DatasetsDatasets
When you limit your search to datasets you will only get files that contain the raw data without the coding sheet.
However, you will also be able to click on the title of the resource and get the associated metadata that was inputted by the user. The current supported formats include:
Access
ASCII
CSV
Excel
GIF
OWL
PNG
TIFF
JPEG
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Code Term Decription
Coding Sheets
Code Term Decription
Coding Sheets
Coding SheetsCoding Sheets
When you limit your search to coding sheets you will only get back Excel or CSV files that have information about how a user has ‘coded’ or organized his/her data.
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OntologiesOntologies
When you limit your search to ontologies you will only get back OWL files that have been submitted by other users or have been created using tDAR.
Different categories currently available include:
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Advanced SearchAdvanced Search
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Advanced SearchAdvanced SearchClick on
(the downward arrow)
From the drop down box, Click
‘Advanced Search’
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Word or PhraseWord or Phrase
Type in a word or phrase you wish to search
for.Fauna
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Limit SearchLimit SearchLimit SearchLimit Search
In ‘Advance Search’ you can limit your search by:
Resource Type
Temporal Limit
Spatial Limit
* Click on each category to jump to that explanation
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Resource TypeResource Type
Click on a type(s) of resource you want to limit your search to.
If you want to know more about the resource types click below:
• Coding Sheets• Ontologies
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• Documents• Datasets
Fauna
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DocumentsDocuments
Books or Sections of Books Manuscripts Journal Articles
Documents
Books or Sections of Books Manuscripts Journal Articles
Documents
When you limit your search to documents you will only get back PDF files that have been submitted by other users as books, sections of books, manuscripts,
or journal articles.
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DatasetsDatasets
When you limit your search to datasets you will only get files that contain the raw data without the coding sheet.
However, you will also be able to click on the title of the resource and get the associated metadata that was inputted by the user. The current supported formats include:
Access
ASCII
CSV
Excel
GIF
OWL
PNG
TIFF
JPEG
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Code Term Decription
Coding Sheets
Code Term Decription
Coding Sheets
Coding SheetsCoding Sheets
When you limit your search to coding sheets you will only get back Excel or CSV files that have information about how a user has ‘coded’ or organized his/her data.
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OntologiesOntologies
When you limit your search to ontologies you will only get back OWL files that have been submitted by other users or have been created using tDAR.
Different categories currently available include:
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Temporal LimitTemporal LimitSelect
type of dating method
Type Dates you want to limit search to *
* Type in a (-) for BCE. -200 would be 200BCE
1200 1650
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Spatial LimitsSpatial Limits
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* You can choose from different types of map views. This will not affect your search results.
Draw a box around area you are limiting your
search to.
Click “Select a Region”
Click SubmitClick Submit
If you are satisfied with the limits you have
set, click ‘submit’.
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ResultsResults
•All of your results, based on limits, are now displayed.
•If you still would like to refine your search further click ‘Refine Search’ and you will be taken back to the advanced search page.
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Creating New Resources
Creating New Resources
Click on (the downward arrow)
From the drop down box, Click
the type of resource you want
to create
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Types of Resources you Can Create
Types of Resources you Can Create
• New Project…………………………………………
•New Coding Sheet…………………………………
•New Dataset………………………………………….
•New Ontology………………………………………..
•New Book………………………………………………
•New Book Section………………………………….
•New Journal Article………………………………
•New Manuscript…………………………………….
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New ProjectsNew Projects
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What is a Project?What is a Project?
Projects, in tDAR can contain a variety of different information resources and are useful for grouping a set of related information resources (documents, datasets, images, etc.).
They carry their own project-level metadata which are inherited by the resources they contain (though their child resources can override this metadata as well). For instance, if you enter the keywords "southwest" and "pueblo" on a project, any resources belonging to that project will also be discovered by searches for the keywords "southwest" and "pueblo".
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ProjectsProjects
Unlike an independent resource that is not tied to any other particular resources, when you create a project you are essentially creating a folder that contains many resources (and metadata) that is related in some way (i.e. from the same study, project, or area of interest, etc.).
A project folder might contain things such as:
*If you want to know more about the resource types click the resource type
• Coding Sheets• Ontologies
• Documents• Datasets
What is a Project?
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DatasetsDatasets
Datasets are files that contain the raw data without the coding sheet.
The current supported formats for datasets include:
Access
ASCII
CSV
Excel
GIF
OWL
PNG
TIFF
JPEG
Note: You should always upload a coding sheet , when possible, when you upload a dataset.
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DocumentsDocuments
Books or Sections of Books Manuscripts Journal Articles
Documents
Books or Sections of Books Manuscripts Journal Articles
Documents
A document includes things like books, sections of books, manuscripts, or journal articles. Each of these types of documents has metadata that is specifically
related to that type of resource.
* tDAR, currently, only accepts PDF files when submitting this type of resource. This may change it later versions.
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Code Term Decription
Coding Sheets
Code Term Decription
Coding Sheets
Coding SheetsCoding Sheets
Coding sheets include Excel or CSV files that have information about how a user has ‘coded’ or organized his/her data. This type of resource is normally associated with the “dataset” resource.
You can either manually create a coding sheet that relates to your data in tDAR or you can upload a file.
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OntologiesOntologies
You can either submit an ontology, tDAR only accepts OWL files currently, or create one using tools in tDAR.
An ontology is a map of the semantic relationships among a set of concepts.
In tDAR, ontologies are ordinarily hierarchical (tree-like) and represent an arbitrary number of levels of class-subclass relationships.
Different categorie
s
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Entering Your New project Metadata Entering Your New project Metadata
Type in the title of your new project here
Atlantis Site
The lost city of Atlantis has been found and the data related to faunal, ceramics, architecture, and lithic analysis are contained in this project folder. Also, little known geographical information and the unpublished manuscripts are also available.
Now Type in a brief description of the project. This description will appear on your “projects” page and in the search results when your project is searched
for
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KeywordsKeywords
Scrolls
Type site name(s)--may be the same or different from project name and may include some type of numerical identifier.
Also Type any cultural keyword(s) that pertain to your
project.
Click on the type (s) of investigations you will
include in this project. *
Type in any other key word(s) that capture your projects investigation or
material type(s).
New Atlantis
Atlanteans
Click on the kind (s) of materials one might find in
your project.*
* See glossary for definitions of these terms
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Entering Location DataEntering Location Data
There are two ways you can enter information about location in to your project metadata:
1. Using the “select a region” tool provided by
2. By entering the coordinates of your site manually.
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Select a RegionSelect a Region
Click “Select a Region”Zoom in
Zoom out
Moves map up, down, left,
or right.
Use the curser to draw a box in the
region/location your project is in.
(Make sure to zoom in for a more accurate location
before drawing your box)
Use this to select a place outside of U.S.
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Enter CoordinatesEnter Coordinates
Use this option if you have exact longitude and latitude coordinates for your project area.
Once you have typed in the
coordinates click “locate”
Type in any other geographical
term(s) that are related to your
project.
Note: The coordinate fields will automatically populate from “Select a Region” tool when this is checked.
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Entering Temporal DataEntering Temporal Data
There are three ways you can enter information about temporal range associated with your project metadata, you can fill in as many that apply:
1. By typing in key term(s)
2. Using Calendar Date Range.
3. Using the radiocarbon Date Range associated with
your project.
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Temporal DataTemporal Data
Type in any temporal term(s) that are related to your project.
Type in any known calendar date range. Note
the format!
Type in any known radiocarbon date range. Note the
format!
Note the format!-1200
-1400
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Mycenaean
Access rightsAccess rights
There are several things you can do in this section to limit or not limit the viewing or editing of your project and any of its associated resources:
1. Select which users can edit this project.
2. Select the visibility of your project.
3. Decide whether this resource is considered confidential information. This selection will significantly limit those who can view your project folder.
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Editing rightsEditing rights
Who do you want to be able to edit your project (i.e. collaborators, colleges, etc.)
Move everyone you previously selecting back to “all registered users”
Move selected indiv.(s) Back to “all registered users”
Move selected indiv.(s) to allow indiv.(s) To have editing rights.Allow all users to
edit your project
Select everyone from both boxes. Use this in conjunction with other keys.
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Editing Rights: StepsEditing Rights: Steps
1. Select individual(s) to give editing rights to.
Note hold down the “shift” key to select more than one person at a time.
2. Click the to move over those
selected.
Check this if you want your
project confidential
Editing Rights: StepsEditing Rights: Steps
Click on visibility to get the drop down box. Note: if you select “private” a new selection box will appear.
3. Visibility, this will allow you to make this project invisible (private) to everyone except those with editing rights. This is useful if you do not want to make the project public until you
have completed it or to hide it until you have finished entering and uploading all of the resources associated with it. When you are finished and want it to be “public” then you can go back into
the metadata and change this setting.
4. Confidentiality, use this to make your project invisible to the general public. This will allow only
‘qualified’ users to view your project. Remember, you can make your project non-confidential, but make certain
resources within the project folder confidential (i.e. site location maps, etc).
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Individual & Institutional CreditIndividual & Institutional Credit
This section of the metadata will allow you to enter the names of any individuals, agencies, companies, etc. that have had a part in this project or any associated metadata. Remember, you can enter as many individuals and institutions as you need by clicking on or .
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Individual Credit: StepsIndividual Credit: Steps
1. Type in the name and email address of the individual you would like to give credit to.
2. Click on drop down box and select the role that individual played in your project. Note. You can only
select one role per individual.
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Institutional Credit: StepsInstitutional Credit: Steps
1. Type in the name of the institution you would like to give credit to.
2. Click on drop down box and select the role that institution played in your project. Note. You can only
select one role per institution.
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Submit your resourceSubmit your resource
Click “Submit” to finish and
save your New Project!
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Your New ProjectYour New Project
You now will see this screen that
contains a summary of your
projects metadata.
Remember to review the data and make any corrections.
You are now ready to add resources to your project!
Congratulations!
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Add New Resource to your ProjectAdd New Resource to your Project
Click on the drop down box to
select the type of resource
Then, Click “continue”.
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Types of Resources you can add to your project
Types of Resources you can add to your project
•Coding Sheet…………………………………………
•Dataset…………………………………………………
•Image…………………………………………………..
•Ontology………………………………………………
•Book…………………………………………………….
•Book Section………………………………………..
•Journal Article…………………………………….
•Manuscript…………………………………………..
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Adding Resources to your ProjectAdding Resources to your Project
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Please proceed to the “Project” lesson. Thank you.
Project
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Coding SheetsCoding Sheets
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DatasetsDatasets
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DocumentsDocuments
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ImagesImages
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OntologyOntology
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ProjectsProjects
What is a Project?What is a Project?
Projects, in tDAR can contain a variety of different information resources and are useful for grouping a set of related information resources (documents, datasets, images, etc.).
They carry their own project-level metadata which are inherited by the resources they contain (though their child resources can override this metadata as well). For instance, if you enter the keywords "southwest" and "pueblo" on a project, any resources belonging to that project will also be discovered by searches for the keywords "southwest" and "pueblo".
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The project folderThe project folder
Click on “Projects”
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The Project ScreenThe Project Screen
This screen is your “home” screen every
time you logon to tDAR. But,
you can Click on “projects”
anytime you want to return to
this screen.
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Basic Elements1. Your Submitted Resources:
2. Other Projects you Can Edit:
The Project ScreenThe Project Screen
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Your Submitted ResourcesYour Submitted ResourcesCurrently tDAR has the capability of displaying and allowing you to manipulate these types of resources. The tutorial, currently, does not cover this section.
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Other Resources You Can EditOther Resources You Can Edit
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Currently tDAR has the capability of displaying and allowing you to manipulate these types of resources. The tutorial, currently, does not cover this section.
We will have the next version of the tutorial out soon. Please contact us with any questions, Thank you.
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