Taxonomy (module for Omeka S)
Taxonomy allows to create controlled vocabularies within Omeka S.
Controlled vocabularies (taxonomies) and controlled vocabulary terms (taxonomy terms) are Omeka S resources, which means:
- they can be linked to items, item sets and media like any other Omeka S resources (they can be linked in annotations too);
- they can be described like any other resources (resource template, class, properties, annotations);
- they can have a thumbnail.
Taxonomy terms can be arranged in a hierarchy (a taxonomy term can have a parent term).
Requirements
- Omeka S >= 3.1
Quick start
- Add Taxonomy to Omeka S (how to add modules to Omeka S)
- In the admin navigation menu, there will be a
Taxonomies
link. Click there to go to the taxonomies list. - From there it's possible to create, edit or delete taxonomies. It's also possible to list terms of a taxonomy, and then create, edit or delete terms for this taxonomy.
- Once the taxonomies are created, create/modify a resource template and include the new data types for the desired properties. Use this resource template when taxonomies are needed.
Features
In addition to the core features, this module provides:
- A site block layout that allows to add a taxonomy term tree in any site page
- A tree view for selecting a term (when linking a taxonomy term to an Omeka S resource) as well as a list view with search capabilities and pagination
- A form element for the Search module that suggests taxonomy terms while typing. Requires Search module >= 0.14.0
- A value formatter for the Solr module that adds term ancestors IDs to the indexed value. This allows to search for a taxonomy term and have as results all resources linked to this taxonomy term or a descendant of this taxonomy term. Requires Solr module >= 0.11.0
Differences with the Thesaurus module
Taxonomy and Thesaurus are similar, but there are a few differences:
- Taxonomy uses distinct resource types while Thesaurus uses items with a specific class;
- Taxonomy does not require the skos ontology.
Sponsors
- Université de Lille
License
Taxonomy is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
The full text of this license is given in the LICENSE
file.