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The CMDI Virtual Language Observatory Faceted Browser offers intuitive browsing based on CMDI metadata, enabling easy resource access. This tool has improved stability and quick performance. Explore and search the facets to access resources directly.
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CMDI Virtual Language Observatory Faceted Browsing Patrick Duin Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Patrick.Duin@mpi.nl 2011
www.clarin.eu Purpose/Use Cases • Allow faceted browsing based on cmdi metadata. Provide simple and easy access to resources Faceted Browsing: Intuitive searchable and browse-able interface, based around facets. Facets are aspects of the data that is searchable:
www.clarin.eu Faceted Browser in VLO
www.clarin.eu Issues • Based on IMDI metadata not CMDI • Cannot get to resources quickly • Very unstable and slow
www.clarin.eu New VLO Faceted Browser • Data analyzed is CMDI format • Currently IMDI, OLAC and LRT cimdified metadata • Stability issue solved and performance improved • You can get to resources directly from search results
www.clarin.eu Demo http://catalog.clarin.eu/ds/vlo/
www.clarin.eu Still to come… • A faceted browser is as good as its data, so curation steps are needed • Add more CMDI metadata • Add some more facets e.g.: year • We are going to replace the old faceted browser so it will be available from the VLO: http://www.clarin.eu/vlo/ • Until then please visit: http://catalog.clarin.eu/ds/vlo/ • Questions/Remarks sent to: cmdi@clarin.eu