Taxonomies
Manage the taxonomies used to group works into collections.
Taxonomies are used to group works into collections. The platform supports multiple taxonomies and a work can belong to or any number of taxonomies.
About taxonomies
A taxonomy is a collection of labels called topics. A topic can have one or two levels, forming a shallow hierarchy.
A taxonomy has these properties:
Title: the descriptive title of the taxonomy
Authority: the organisation that is responsible for this Taxonomy
Name: the short name for the taxonomy, based on the title
Slug: a code name for the taxonomy used in the API. This is generated automatically from the authority and the name.
Topics: topics with a level 1 name, and (optionally) a level 2 name
For example, here is a small two-level subject area taxonomy called 'Legislative Subject Areas':
Title: Legislative Subject Areas (title)
Topics:
Level 1: Money and Business (level 1)
Level 2: Contracts
Level 2: Taxation
Level 1: People and Work
Level 2: Employment
Level 2: Health
Adding a new taxonomy
To add a new taxonomy:
Open the admin interface
Under Indigo API click on Taxonomies
Click Add Taxonomy
Enter the Title, a user-friendly title for the taxonomy
Enter the Authority, usually your organisation name
Enter the Name, based on the title. Use only lowercase letters and no spaces.
The slug will be generated automatically.
Enter the Topics for the taxonomy.
Each topic must have a level 1 name.
Topics can optionally have a level 2 name.
Click Save
Editing a taxonomy
To edit an existing taxonomy:
Open the admin interface
Under Indigo API click on Taxonomies
Click on the taxonomy to edit
Make your changes
To delete a topic, check the Delete checkbox
Click Save
Deleting a taxonomy
Deleting a taxonomy will remove it from any works linked to it. To delete a taxonomy:
Open the admin interface
Under Indigo API click on Taxonomies
Click on the taxonomy to delete
Click Delete
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