Using the GLI

Using the Using the GLIGLI

The InterfaceThe Interface

A – Collection PanelA – Collection Panel B – Document PanelB – Document Panel C and D – File type filtersC and D – File type filters

What it can do for What it can do for youyou

Create, build, view a Create, build, view a collectioncollection

Assign metadata to Assign metadata to documents in a collectiondocuments in a collection

Create, modify and define Create, modify and define various indices, classifiers various indices, classifiers and metadata setsand metadata sets

All of the available All of the available Greenstone plugins and their Greenstone plugins and their associated flags can be associated flags can be assigned without manually assigned without manually modifying the collect.cfg filemodifying the collect.cfg file

List items generated by List items generated by classifiers and queries can be classifiers and queries can be customized within the GLIcustomized within the GLI

Generates metadata.xml files Generates metadata.xml files for your collectionfor your collection

What it can’t do What it can’t do for youfor you

Customized Greenstone Customized Greenstone interface for your interface for your collectioncollection

Custom buttons Custom buttons Automatic assignment of Automatic assignment of

metadata to documentsmetadata to documents Custom PluginsCustom Plugins Documents generationDocuments generation

Creating a new Creating a new collectioncollection

File Menu -> New Menu ItemFile Menu -> New Menu Item Description of content text area holds text Description of content text area holds text

that describe the collection in the that describe the collection in the Greenstone mainpageGreenstone mainpage

Base this collection on combo box allows Base this collection on combo box allows the user to create a new collection that the user to create a new collection that uses the same metadata set, classifiers and uses the same metadata set, classifiers and plugins on a previous collectionplugins on a previous collection

Creating a new Creating a new collectioncollection

Enrich, Design and Create tags Enrich, Design and Create tags are active after a collection is are active after a collection is created or openedcreated or opened

The Metadata sets menu allows The Metadata sets menu allows the user to edit/import/export the user to edit/import/export metadata setsmetadata sets

Metadata setsMetadata sets

The menu items under Metadata sets menu The menu items under Metadata sets menu are self explanatory so we will only focus are self explanatory so we will only focus on the edit menu itemon the edit menu item

Panel A displays the currently available Panel A displays the currently available Metadata setsMetadata sets

Create a new set by clicking on the Add Create a new set by clicking on the Add button that is next to the “Set” labelbutton that is next to the “Set” label

Create a new element under set by clicking Create a new element under set by clicking on the Add button that is next to the on the Add button that is next to the “Element” Label“Element” Label

If you want to use your own metadata set If you want to use your own metadata set in other collections, be sure to export itin other collections, be sure to export it

Enriching a Enriching a collectioncollection

Move the collection documents to the import Move the collection documents to the import directorydirectory

Set the appropriate file filters in the Gather Set the appropriate file filters in the Gather interface so that your source documents are listed interface so that your source documents are listed in the right panelin the right panel

Click on the Enrich tabClick on the Enrich tab Select the appropriate documents to assign Select the appropriate documents to assign

metadata valuesmetadata values Greenstone allows attributes to “accumulate” Greenstone allows attributes to “accumulate”

values, i.e. a single attribute can hold multiple values, i.e. a single attribute can hold multiple values and they are displayed as a duplicate list values and they are displayed as a duplicate list itemitem

Panel A lists all of the assignable metadata one can Panel A lists all of the assignable metadata one can associate to document(s) in the current collectionassociate to document(s) in the current collection

Designing a Designing a collectioncollection

Designing a collection Designing a collection (cont.)(cont.)

Panel A lists the plugins that are used Panel A lists the plugins that are used to parse the documents for the to parse the documents for the current collection. Details about current collection. Details about plugins can be found in pages 75 – 76 plugins can be found in pages 75 – 76 of the User’s guideof the User’s guide

The list box provides a comprehensive The list box provides a comprehensive listing of all of the pluginslisting of all of the plugins

Assignment or removal of a plugin is Assignment or removal of a plugin is as simple as the clicking of a buttonas simple as the clicking of a button


Flags can be passed to a plugin Flags can be passed to a plugin to control its behaviorto control its behavior

The Configure Plugin button The Configure Plugin button allows the user to customize its allows the user to customize its behavior from the Configuring behavior from the Configuring Arguments dialog boxArguments dialog box


Indices can be assigned to Indices can be assigned to different metadata at the different metadata at the document , paragraph and document , paragraph and section levelsection level


The user can The user can add/remove/configure classifiers add/remove/configure classifiers directly using the GLI interfacedirectly using the GLI interface

The Configure Classifier button The Configure Classifier button brings up a dialog box that is brings up a dialog box that is similar to the Plugin Configuring similar to the Plugin Configuring Arguments dialog boxArguments dialog box


User can assign specific formatting User can assign specific formatting instructions to the classifiersinstructions to the classifiers

Note that the number in CLVList Note that the number in CLVList corresponds to the order a classifier is corresponds to the order a classifier is defined. For instance, the third AZList defined. For instance, the third AZList in the previous screen is encoded as in the previous screen is encoded as CL3ListCL3List

The HTML Format String text area The HTML Format String text area uses ‘{‘, ‘}’, ‘[‘ and ’]’ characters to uses ‘{‘, ‘}’, ‘[‘ and ’]’ characters to indicate conditional elements and indicate conditional elements and metadata referencemetadata reference


The metadata sets interface The metadata sets interface has similar functions as the has similar functions as the metadata sets menumetadata sets menu

Building the collectionBuilding the collection

The Build Collection button builds the current The Build Collection button builds the current collection and the Preview Collection button collection and the Preview Collection button opens the current collection in Internet opens the current collection in Internet BrowserBrowser

The import options and build options list item The import options and build options list item in the left panel provides various options that in the left panel provides various options that can be set for Greenstone. Some of them can can be set for Greenstone. Some of them can be useful, such as the gzip flag in the Build be useful, such as the gzip flag in the Build options list item which allows the user to options list item which allows the user to store source documents in compressed format store source documents in compressed format in order to conserve spacein order to conserve space

You can ignore all of these options when You can ignore all of these options when building a collection. The choice is yoursbuilding a collection. The choice is yours

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