User:Blamonica

=Proposed Categorization Help=

The proposed wiki categorization tool, besides being a shining example of java script mashups, and an inspiration to all, allows article editors to add categories from a standardized taxonomy of terms in four different category areas. This will make it easier to find available categories and prevent mis-spellings when adding categories to the articles. This will also allow for a more consistent search and browse experience for patron's searching for specific information.

This process only augments the existing categorization abilities of the wiki, and you will still be able to add categories to articles using the old method. However, we strongly encourage you to use the new method for categorization as the community will receive the above mentioned benefits.

Common Navigation
The categorization tool has several buttons that do similar things depending on what pane you are looking at.


 * Add button - Will add the category that is selected or in the search text box to the article
 * Remove button - Will remove the category highlighted in the list box on the right from the article
 * Browse link - Will bring up the tree view for hierarchical categories (languages and subjects).

Location
Type the name of the location that the article refers to into the Location text box. This will query the FamilySearch Place Authority and return possible matches. If you don't see the place that you want, try to be more specific.

For example, if you are categorizing an article about Washington, Kansas, United States and you type in "Washington", the Place Authority will return the state of "Washington, United States". You will need to type "Washington, Kansas" to have it return a listing of options that would work for this category.

You can add more than one location to the article, but please always pick the most specific location that applies to the article.

Searching Subjects
If you know the subject that you want to pick, you can type in a word into the search box and it will show the subjects that match. It will also show the children of the matching subjects so that you can pick a more specific subject than the search term.

Browsing Subjects
Subjects are organized into groupings in order to make them easier to browse through and to provide more context when they are added to an article.

To browse all of the subjects:


 * 1) Click on the "Browse Subjects" link
 * 2) Click on the arrows to expand the tree
 * 3) Click on the subject that you want to add
 * 4) Click the add button to add the language to the article.

Click the close button when you are finished browsing subjects.

Searching Languages
If you know the language that you want to pick, you can type in the language into the search box and it will show the languages that match. Only actual languages will be in the search (not the language heirarchy as seen in the Language Browse)

Browsing Languages
The language browser organizes languages into the area of the world that the languages are spoken. You can not select these areas, only the actual language (the leaves of the language tree).


 * 1) Click the "Browse Languages" link
 * 2) Click on the arrows to expand the tree
 * 3) Click on a language
 * 4) Click the add button to add the language to the article.

Click the close button when you are finished browsing languages.

Time Period
Adding a time period to an article will allow users to search for items that pertain to information in a specific date range. To categorize by time period, type a range of years into the From and To boxes and click the "Add" button.