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Knowledge Map collaborators can either be general users or editors. These different types of collaborators work on different websites, though the information is shared between sites. Anyone with a UVa NetBadge account can be a general user, but the Knowledge Maps team needs to give you special privileges if you want to be an editor.
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Types of Knowledge Maps
Places are for geographical features of all types, i.e. locations. They include descriptions, alternate names, maps, feature types, relationships between places, relationships between places and other Knowledge Maps, ids, altitudes, and more.
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Think about Terms as dictionaries of terms, and Subjects as ontologies of subjects. The table below can help you understand how to think of each tool.
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Names and descriptions | Naming and describing play a primary role. You can add nuance to the descriptions: examples, pronunciations, dictionaries from different sources, and more. | Naming and describing play a minor role. You can add a simple description and alternate names, but no advanced features exist. |
Hierarchies | Hierarchies (also known as trees or ontologies) play a very minor role. While very simple hierarchical structures are possible, you can't create very sophisticated relationships between terms. | In subjects, ontologies play a primary role. You can create complex relationships between subjects. |
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| title | General Users |
- can explore existing KMaps
- can connect Mandala assets to existing KMaps
- work in mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/subjects or mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/places
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can add new KMaps to the tree
- can edit KMap metadata
- work in places.kmaps.virginia.edu or subjects.kmaps.virginia.edu
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Video Overview
If you want to learn about Knowledge Maps in-depth, we've put together a mini three-part course. You can watch it below or in this Mandala Audio-Video collection.
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