This presentation provides an introduction to Multilingualism in the LoCloud Vocabulary Services, which was given during the LoCloud training workshops.

1. Thesaurusmanagement
multilingual
Quick Start
Slide Topic Minutes
02 Opening an existing Thesaurus 01‐02
03‐12 Creating a new Thesaurus 03‐05
13‐14 Creating a second Thesaurus 03‐05
15‐19 Establishing a relationship 05‐10
20 Adding multilingual terms 01‐02
21‐23 Relating multilingual terms 05‐10
24‐25 Wrap Up (Result of the Exercise, Infos) 04‐05
02‐25 Complete Presentation 22‐39
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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. Changing or Creating a new 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. Creation of a new Thesaurus: First select
„Administration“ from the „Menu“
Select
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6. „Create a new vocabulary“
Select
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7. Enter a short name for the new vocabulary
(German example: Mathematik)
Enter a
short name
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8. Attention: Default language is Portuguese
Switch to
English
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9. Enter some information
System
Messages
Your
username
Your
password
Your
password
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10. Setup of a new Thesaurus finished
Link to the new
Thesaurus
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11. Home Page of the created Thesaurus: „Mathematik“
http://test113.ait.co.at/tematres/Mathematik/index.php
Title
Vocabulary
short name:
Mathematik
Vocabulary
short name:
Mathematik
URL of the
Thesaurus
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12. Login to the new Thesaurus
Your
username
Your
password
Select
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13. Create a second new vocabulary (in a different
language, for example English): „Mathematics“
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Enter a
short name

14. Login with the same username and password to the
new Thesaurus
Your
username
Your
password
Select
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15. Establishing a relation between the two thesauri: First
select „Administration“ from the „Menu“
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Select

16. Select „Vocabulary configuration“
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Select

17. Select „Add remote target vocabulary (web services)“
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Select

18. Enter some information
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Reference
Label
(language)
Referece Tag
(equivalance)
Language
URL
Enable

19. Repeat procedure for second thesaurus vice versa:
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Reference
Label
(language)
Referece Tag
(equivalance)
Language
URL
Enable

20. Thesauri are now related:
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Remote target
vocabulary of
„Mathematik“
Remote target
vocabulary of
„Mathematics“

21. Add English and German term: Geometry/Geometrie
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Add „Geometrie“
to German
thesaurus
Add „Geometry“
to English
thesaurus

22. Select „Remote target vocabulary (web services)“
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Select in
English
thesaurus

23. Search German term („Geometrie“)
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Select
Search
„Geometrie“

24. Repeat procedure for German thesauri vice versa
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Select
Search
„Geometry“

25. The Result: A relation between the German and English
vocabulary
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Switching between
vocabularies

26. 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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