This presentation provides a ste-by-step introduction to importing and exporting vocabularies in the LoCloud Vocabulary Services. It covers opening a thesaurus, importing SKOS files, importing text files and exporting a vocabulary.

1. Thesaurusmanagement
Import/Export
Quick Start
Slide Topic Minutes
02‐04 Opening thesaurus, log in 01‐02
05‐09 Importing Skos File 05‐10
10‐13 Importing text files 03‐05
14‐17 Exporting a vocabulary 05‐10
18‐19 Wrap Up (Result of the Exercise, Infos) 03‐05
02‐19 Complete Presentation 17‐32
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2. Test Thesaurus (Music Genres) at:
http://test113.ait.co.at/tematres/vocab/
Term
Selection
Term
Selection
Term
Selection
Top
Terms
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3. Importing or exporting a Thesaurus requires a special
Login
Enter this User:
test@ait.co.at
Enter this
Password: test
Select
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4. After Login a new Option shows up
New
Option
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5. Importing: First select „Administration“ from the
„Menu“
Select
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6. Select „Maintenance database“, then „Import“
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Select
Select

7. Select „Skos‐core“, a Skos file and click „Ok“
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Select
„Ok“
Choose format
„Skos‐core“
Choose a Skos
file

8. Import settings
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Select
language(s)
Choose concept
scheme „All“
Select
„Import“Attention: The import may take several minutes!

9. Import log: finished
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Shows error
messages
Number of
stored concepts

10. Import tabulated text: hierarchy represented through
tabs
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Use a text
editor
Top
term
Narrower
terms

11. Import tabulated text: select „Tabulated text“, choose
a file, select „Ok“
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Choose format
„Tabulated
text“
Choose a text
file
Select
„Ok“

12. Import tagged text: hierarchy represented through
abbreviations BT, NT
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Use a text
editor
Top
term
Narrower
terms (NT)
Broader
term (BT)

13. Import tagged text: select „Tagged text“, choose a file,
select „Ok“
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Choose format
„Tagged text“
Choose a text
file
Select
„Ok“

14. Exporting: First select „Administration“ from the
„Menu“
Select
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15. Select „Export“
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Select

16. Export vocabulary: select XML schema, click „save“
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Choose XML
schema
Select
„save“

17. Export of a vocabulary: open file
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Choose
programme
Select
„OK“

18. Export of a vocabulary: Result example: hierarchical
list
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Vocabulary
metadata
Narrower
termsTop
term

19. More Information
• „Vocabulary End User Guide“
http://www.aitbiz.com/koch/dokumente/KW‐
WM/2010_VO/pdf/Tematres_Vocabulary_Enduser_Guide_v1.pdf
• „Vocabulary API Guide“
http://www.aitbiz.com/koch/dokumente/KW‐
WM/2010_VO/pdf/Tematres_Vocabulary_API_Guide_v1.pdf
• There is a course on a “Mediathread” platform which can be opened by
typing http://mediathread.ait.co.at in the browser. On the upper right
corner fill in the log‐in credentials locloud/locloud and click on "LOG IN".
• Email: admin@ait.co.at
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