Before you create a project

Before you create a project, your content will need to exist in Omeka S as items. DataScribe works with the items and items sets in your Omeka S install. You will build datasets using item sets, and these datasets will be made up of items.

Organize your items in Omeka S into item sets. Note that each dataset has its own form for collecting data; it makes sense to organize your data into item sets based on the forms you anticipate building for each set.

You will also want to plan how you are defining items records in your dataset. For some projects, this will be fairly clear.. For others, however, you may need to think more carefully - for example, a ledger page with accounts with two or three people. Think about what information you are going to need in the resulting dataset, and try working backwards.