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Knowledge Maps let you build semantic fields or ontologies of terms, which you can then use to label resources you create in Mandala. At the most basic level, Knowledge Maps are terms or tags built hierarchically. This places a term in the appropriate context.
There are currently two types of Knowledge Maps: subjects and places. We call the hierarchical grouping of terms a Knowledge Map tree.
Subject Subjects and places are built collaboratively, through crowd-sourcing. Ideally, new subjects or places should integrate into the existing trees at https://mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/subjects and https://mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/places. We understand that everyone has different needs for their project, and are happy to implement whatever terms most serve your scholarship. In return, we ask that you come to meetings open to collaboration and productive conversation.
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- Take a look at the existing subject and place trees in Mandala.
You can browse trees by clicking the Search icon () in Subjects or Places. Expand the various categories. Do you see a place where your terms might fit? Are there existing terms you could use?
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- Architecture is the root, since it has no parent
- Architecture is the parent of two children: Building materials and Building dimensions
- Building dimensions is the parent of three children: Building layout, courtyards, and Stories
- Building layout is materials is the parent of three children: courtyard structure, Mansion, and Massive structure Mud, Mudbrick, and Stone
- Building layout Building materials is the parent of three children: Mud courtyard structure, Mudbrick, and Stone Mansion, and Massive structure
- Mansion is the parent of one child: Large Mansion
To format your tree in a spreadsheet, every row represents a node. In the first column, write the node's name. In the second, write the name of the node's parent. If the node is a root, the parent will be blank. Make sure you use consistent names, with consistent capitalization. Here's a table for the sample tree:
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