metadata design project

METADATA DESIGN PROJECT

Digital collection Picturesque Churches of Bulgaria

Marina K Georgieva SOIS – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

INFOST 714 Metadata Fall 2014

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Part 1 -- Application Scenario Description

Organizational context

Bulgarian Cultural Heritage Institute (BCHI) is a recently created department within the Bulgarian

Academy of Sciences. Located in the capital of Bulgaria, the city of Sofia, BCHI is funded by and works in

close collaboration with the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy, in particular its Department of

Tourism. The main goal of this mutual collaboration is to increase the flow of foreign tourists by 60% by

the end of 2016. This will be accomplished by promoting the Bulgarian cultural heritage sites throughout

various advertising campaigns, one of which is the creation of digital archives with a variety of cultural

heritage resources.

Formed in 2011, the main purpose of BCHI is to create abundant and attractive digital library collections

that promote the historical and cultural heritage of Bulgaria. For that reason BCHI appreciates any kind

of image, video and text donations to complement the digital resources provided by the BCHI

photographers and operators. The focus of the digital collections is on churches, monasteries, ancient

Bulgarian fortresses, ancient Thracian monuments and ancient Thracian tombs. By the year of 2016,

collections of digitized Old Bulgarian manuscripts and Illuminated Orthodox manuscripts will be

created as well.

The BCHI digital library project is developed with the valuable expertise of professionals in various fields:

metadata project manager, reference librarians, historians, tourist agents, archeologists, architects and

priests. The selection of the resources is based mainly on historical and cultural significance. These

collections need to present compelling and informative images, videos and texts of unique Bulgarian

historical and cultural sites in order to attract tourists. The purpose of the digital collections is to intrigue

users interested in history to find more information about the Bulgarian heritage and to visit Bulgaria.

For more information about BCHI projects and campaigns, please visit: www.bchi.org/aboutus

For more information how to donate a digital image or a digital video recording, please visit the

provided link to upload the files: www.bchi.org/digitaldonations

For more information how to donate an analog image, video recording or textual resource, please call us

at 02/485 36 11 to claim a pre-paid shipping label.

Digital content

We are proud to announce that the Picturesque Churches of Bulgaria is the most comprehensive digital

archival project ever created in Bulgaria. Currently it is the richest digital library collection of BCHI: it

comprises more than 7000 items. It consists of digitized and born-digital images taken by our valuable

photographs, but it also hosts a great number of donated video recordings and textual resources.

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http://www.bchi.org/aboutus

http://www.bchi.org/digitaldonations

The analog resources are digitized in a way to preserve their best quality. Some faded analog images

have been manipulated with Adobe Photoshop after digitization to increase quality. All the images and

the textual resources (digitized images of the texts) are in JPEG format for display purposes and in TIFF

format for archival purposes. The video recordings are in .mp4 format for display and in .avi format for

archival purposes.

The collection Picturesque Churches of Bulgaria is exposed to OAI harvesting and aggregating, because

sharing is considered a powerful way for promotion of our resources to users all over the world, which

on its side will increase the chances of accomplishing our main goal – to increase the tourist flow.

For harvesting purposes the local elements are mapped to Qualified DC and MODS. In addition to that,

the collection is developed and maintained in English, because the targeted audience is foreign tourists.

However, names of churches are provided in Bulgarian, since it is assumed that the tourists will need the

correct spellings of the objects they want to visit. The preferred language for electronic resources for

additional information is English for the reasons stated above; however, if there is no suitable

trustworthy website in English, a Bulgarian one is supplied.

Anticipated users

The targeted audience of all BCHI digital library collections is potential foreign tourists as well as any

Bulgarians interested in learning more about our cultural and historical heritage. Since the collections

are developed in English, English proficiency is strongly recommended at least at reading level.

Otherwise users may reside anywhere in the world.

Part 2 -- Functional Requirements

BROWSE BY (BROWSING BY ICONS AND BY DROP-DOWN BROWSABLE MENU FOR EACH ELEMENT):

Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM) [for browsing purposes to achieve consistency, only country facet note has

been added]

Church type (LCSH)

Church location (TGN)

Church location (PCB local authority file)

Note: Church types must appear as small icons with an image representing each particular type of

church. In addition to that, the scope note as provided in AAT, TGM or LCSH needs to be added for

further clarification. No icons and scope note is required for the drop-down menu browsing.

SEARCH:

Subject search:

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Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM)

Church type (LCSH)

Keyword search [searches all words in the values of the fields below]

Description

Creator’s notes

Church name



Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM)

Church type (LCSH)

Title

FIELDED SEARCH:

Title

Church name

Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM)

Church type (LCSH)

FACETED NAVIGATION (FILTERING OPTIONS AVAILABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RESULT LIST):

Year/century of construction

Architect

Creator

Type of resource

Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM)

Church type (LCSH)

Language

Digital file format

Note: the facets must provide the number of resources available in each category in brackets.

For example: facet year/century of construction

XI c. (42)

XII c. (98)

XVI c. (11)

1887 (21)

1358 (2)

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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES

The values in this field need to be clickable and to automatically load the location of the object in Google

Maps, where users can easily get directions.

IMAGES (FUNCTIONALITY THAT FACILITATES THE USER TO EVALUATE THE USEFULNESS OF A

RESOURCE)

Thumbnail images must appear as soon as the user hovers with the mouse over the church name. When

the record is selected and opened, the thumbnail image must appear on the top of it. Below the image,

there must be a link Open full-size image in a separate window.

IDENTIFY AND OBTAIN RESOURCES (IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE) BY:

External resource

Provenance

Type of resource

Digital file size

Digital file format

Digital file ID

Original item

Playing time

Digital collection

Original item repository

Digital resource publisher

Rights and restriction of use

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Part 3 -- Application Profile Table

Local element Definition Obligation Occurrence Encoding scheme

Mapping to DC Mapping to MODS Input Guidelines Examples

Title The title (official or supplied) of the resource

Mandatory Non-repeatable [free text] Title <titleInfo><title>

Use the official title of the original resource if any. Translate to English if necessary.

Supply a title in English for resources not having a title provided by the creator. When supplying a title be as explicit as possible to ensure easy resource discovery.

Official title example:

Panoramic view of the church St. Nedelya in Sofia

Christmas liturgy in the church of Dryanovo Monastery

Supplied title example:

A view of St. Marina church bell-tower and a view of the main street in Plovdiv

Church name

The official name given to the church or if not available the name it’s best known for

Mandatory Non-repeatable [constrained format]

Subject <subject><name>

Provide the official name of the church in Bulgarian as it’s listed in the Patriarchy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church website: http://bg-patriarshia.bg/. Put a space, double dash, space and add the location (village, town or city) in Bulgarian

For non-functioning churches which are part of the historical heritage of Bulgaria and are not listed in the Patriarchy website, use the name they are best known for.

Храм "Св. арх. Михаил" -- гр. Русе

"Св. Георги" -- с. Вонеща вода

"Св. св. Константин и Елена" -- с. Драгижево

Ивановски скални църкви – с. Иваново


The geographic location of the church

Mandatory Non-repeatable TGN Coverage Spatial

<subject authority=”tgn”> <geographic>

Use a TGN term for all location names.

In cases when the place where the church is located is not listed in TGN, find the closest inhabited place and provide its name as listed in TGN.

Kazanlŭk

Smolyan

Pazardzhik


The geographic location of the church expressed hierarchically (inhabited area, province, country)

Mandatory Non-repeatable PCB local authority file

Coverage Spatial

<subject> <geographic> Please see notes below the table

Use the local PCB authority file to provide the hierarchical geographic location of the church.

When adding new terms to the authority file, follow this pattern: Village/town/city of [name], [name] Province, Bulgaria

Village of Cherven, Ruse Province, Bulgaria

Town of Kalofer, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria

City of Burgas, Burgas Province, Bulgaria

Geographic coordinates

Standard representation of geographic point location by coordinates

Required if available

Non-repeatable ISO 6709 Coverage Spatial

<subject> <cartographics> <coordinates>

For those churches that have geographic coordinates, supply them in the ISO 6709 format. Check Wikipedia for geographic coordinates if none are listed on the website of the church.

If no coordinates are provided for the church, supply the coordinates of the inhabited place where the church is located.

42.695833°N 23.332956°E

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http://bg-patriarshia.bg/


http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/

http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=39242

Church type (AAT) The type of the church Mandatory Repeatable AAT Subject <subject authority= “aat”><topic>

Determine the type of the church and supply the most appropriate AAT subject term.

hospital churches

hall churches

rock-cut churches

Church type (TGM)

The type of the church Mandatory Repeatable LCTGM Subject <subject authority= “lctgm”><topic>

Determine the type of the church and supply the most appropriate TGM subject term. Always add only a country facet note for consistency in order to ensure proper browsing functionality.

Mormon churches--Bulgaria

Orthodox churches--Bulgaria

Church type (LCSH)

The type of the church Mandatory Repeatable LCSH Subject <subject authority= “lcsh”><topic>

Determine the type of the church and supply the most appropriate LCSH subject term.

Collegiate churches

Stave churches


The exact or approximate year or century when the church was built


Non-repeatable W3CDTF Date Created <originInfo> <dateOther keyDate=”yes”>

The date of construction can be obtained from the Patriarchy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church website: http://bg-patriarshia.bg/.

For non-functioning churches which are part of the historical heritage of Bulgaria and are not listed in the Patriarchy website, use any reputable online resource.

Use the W3C format for years.

For centuries use the format given in the examples.

For uncertain dates, add a question mark at the end.

1587

1879?

VII c.

XX c.?

Architect The name of the architect if known


Repeatable LCNAF Creator

<name type=”personal”> <namePart> Please see notes below the table

If the name of the architect is not listed in the LCNAF use the same pattern: [LastName], [FirstName], [YearOfBirth]-[YearOfDeath]

Stoyanov, Mihail, 1878-1945

Ficheto, Kolʹo, 1800-1881

Radoslavov, Dragomir, 1968-

Description

Free text description that’s useful for the users and provides additional information about what’s depicted on the resource

Recommended Repeatable [free text] Description <note>

Provide succinct informative description of the resource. Limit: 10 sentences.

If the church is part of the UNESCO Cultural Heritage list always provide that information.

If the church is part of the Beautiful Bulgaria Project always provide that information.

Aerial view of the monastery church of St. Petka Muldavska Monastery, near the town of Asenovgrad after the devastating fire in 2010.

The historical church St. Dimitar near the village of Srebarna, Silistra Province that host the miraculous icon of Virgin Mary. The village Srebarna and the lake are in the background. St. Dimitar church has been renovated in 2011 as part of the Beautiful Bulgaria Project.

External resource

Any link to more information about the church from reputable resource. Best would be a link to the


Non-repeatable [constrained format]

Description <note>

Supply the statement as it appears below depending on the language, followed by colon [:] and the embedded link: 1. for links in English

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://www.boyanachurch.org /indexen.htm

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http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATServlet?english=N&find=churches&logic=AND&page=1&note=

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/

http://authorities.loc.gov/

http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime


http://authorities.loc.gov/webvoy.htm

http://www.boyanachurch.org/indexen.htm

http://www.boyanachurch.org/indexen.htm

church’s official website. Allowed languages of resources: Bulgarian and English

Please visit this website for more information in English: 2. for links in Bulgarian: Please visit this website for more information in Bulgarian: In case the selected external resource is available in both languages, English should be chosen over Bulgarian

information in Bulgarian: http://www.plovdivskamitropolia.bg /hramove/143-mitropolitski-hram-qsv-vlmch-marinaq-gr-plovdiv.html

Creator’s notes

Any notes provided by the creator related to the object depicted in the image/video

Optional Non-repeatable [free text] Description <note> Transcribe any creator’s notes the way they appear on the original resource.

St. Trinity Church in Lom; the winter of 1979

Creator

The name of the creator of the resource (photographer, operator, author, etc.)


Repeatable [constrained format]

Creator

<name type=“personal”> <namePart> <role> Please see notes below the table

At the end of the name statement place semicolon and space and add the role of the creator. Use only the role values that appear in the example.

Follow the LCNAF pattern: [LastName], [FirstName], [YearOfBirth]-[YearOfDeath]

Role values:

photographer

operator

author Examples:

Stoimenova, Tanya, 1975-; photographer

Boianova, Penka, 1924-1985; operator

Blagoev, Miroslav, 1964-; author

Provenance The name of the donor who provided the resource

Required if applicable


Contributor <name type=“personal”> <namePart>

List the name of the donor who donated the resource. Use the pattern below: [LastName], [FirstName]. Precede the name by Donated by:

Donated by: Murzova, Elka

Type of resource The type of the digital resource as listed in the examples

Mandatory Non-repeatable DMCIType Type <typeOfResource> Please see notes below the table

Use only the DCMIType values listed in the examples.

MovingImage

StillImage

Text

Digital file size The size of the digital resource provided in megabytes


Format Extent <physicalDescription> <extent>

Supply the digital file size in megabytes. Round to the upper digit. Don’t leave space between the digit and MB.

12MB

169MB

Digital file format The specific type of the digital file of the resources

Mandatory Non-repeatable IMT Format <physicalDescription <internetMediaType>

Follow the IMT standard for the digital file format.

image/gif

video/mp4

Digital file ID The unique file name as identifier of the digital resource


Identifier <identifier>

Provide the unique file name (alphanumerical) for each item in this collection. Each file name is formed by the collection acronym PCB, followed by dash, 4-digit number, double dash, AAT type of church. Put an underscore between the AAT terms.

PCB-0016--cave _churches

PCB-2314--abbey_churches

Original item

The identifier of the original resource from which the digital format was created



Source <relatedItem type= “original”> <identifier>

Provide the unique identification number of the original physical resource used to create the digital surrogate. This element is not applicable to born-digital resources.

Video_casette_36984

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http://www.plovdivskamitropolia.bg/hramove/143-mitropolitski-hram-qsv-vlmch-marinaq-gr-plovdiv.html



http://dublincore.org/documents/2010/10/11/dcmi-type-vocabulary/

http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml

Playing time The time duration of the video resources



Format Extent <physicalDescription> <extent>

Record the playing time of the video resources in the format below: HH:MM:SS Provide the exact time to the last second without any rounding.

00:47:35

02:11:02

03:01:59

Language The language(s) of the textual or video resources


Non-repeatable ISO 639-2 Language

<language> <languageTerm authority=”iso639-2b” type=”code”>

This value is applicable only to textual and video resources. Don’t use it for images.

Provide the alpha-3 code as listed in the ISO 639-2 standard.

If the resource is multilingual, provide all the codes for the applicable languages separated by semicolon and space.

eng

bul

fre

lav

Digital collection The name of the digital collection to which the resource belongs to


Relation isPartof <relatedItem type= “host”> <titleInfo>

The only value allowed in this field is in the example.

Picturesque Churches of Bulgaria

Original item repository

The name of the institution that keeps the original resource



Contributor <relatedItem type= ”original”><location> <physicalLocation>

The only value allowed in this field is the repository where the original item is hosted. Use the value as shown in the example. This element is not applicable to born-digital resources.

Bulgarian Cultural Heritage Institute


The name of the institution that made the digital resource available


Publisher <originInfo> <publisher>

Provide the name of the institute as it appears in the example. No other values are allowed.


Rights and restrictions of use

The approved copyright statement and restrictions of use


Rights <accessCondition> Provide the copyright statement as it appears in the example. No other values are allowed.

Copyright © 2014 Bulgarian Cultural Heritage Institute. No reproduction is allowed. For more details visit: www.bchi.org/copyright

Mapping notes:

Church location (PCB local authority file): I would prefer to have that mapped to <subject><hierarchicalGeographic>, but I considered that the system wouldn’t be able to distinguish the

inhabited place, province and country in the value string and put it in the appropriate sub-elements, unless a special code is written to make that happen.

Architect: I would prefer to have that mapped to <name authority=”naf” type=”personal”><namePart>, but I think that most of the names in this collection wouldn’t be listed in the LC authority

files, so I decided to go with the more general one.

Creator: I assume the software can parse the last word of the value string and put it in the <role> sub-element.

Type of resource: The values have to be converted to meet the MODS requirements for values of <typeOfResource>

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http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php

http://www.bchi.org/copyright

Record Title Church nameChurch

location (TGN)

Church location (PCB authority file)

Geographic coordnates

Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM)

Church type (LCSH)


Architect DescriptionExternal resource

Creator's note Creator ProvenanceType of resource

Digital file sizeDigital file format

Digital file ID Original item Playing time LanguageDigital

collectionOriginal item respository


Rights and restrictions of

use

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Rock‐cut altar in the church of Aladzha Monastery

Църквата в Аладжа манастир ‐‐ гр. Варна

Varna

City of Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria

43°16′39″N 28°00′59″E

cave churchesCave churches‐‐Bulgaria

Cave churches XII c.?

A view of the rock‐cut altar in the church of the unique cave monastery Aladzha, near Varna, Bulgaria. The monastery was established in XII‐XIII c. and abandoned in XVIII c. The church and the monastery are non‐functioning and are announced for Bulgarian cultural heritage sites in

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://www.bulgariamonasteries.com/en/aladja_monastery.html

September 2011, after the restoration project

Slaveev, Dobri, 1972‐; photographer

Donated by: Slaveev, Dobri

StillImage 4MB image/jpegPCB‐2040‐‐cave_churches

Photograph_24870Picturesque Churches of Bulgaria




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The Golden Dome Memorial Church in the village of Shipka

Храм‐паметник "Рождество Христово" ‐‐ гр. Шипка

Kazanlŭk

Town of Shipka, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria

42°42′58″N 25°19′44″E

churches (buildings)

Orthodox churches‐‐Bulgaria

Orthodox Eastern church buildings

1902Pomerantsev, Alexander, 1849‐1918

A façade view of the Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ in the town of Shipka, better known as the Golden Dome Memorial Church or the Russian Church. The church was built under the direction of the Russian architect Alexander Pomerantsev between 1885‐1902 Officially opened on

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipka_Memorial_Church

Western façade view and the entrance

Testino, Nicolas, 1978‐; photographer

Donated by: Testino, Nicolas

StillImage 5MB image/jpegPCB‐1036‐‐churches_(buildings)





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The Church of the Holy Mother of God, part of Asen's Fortress, Asenovgrad

"Св. Богородица Петричка" при Асенова крепост ‐‐ гр. Асеновград

Asenovgrad

Town of Asenovgrad, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria

41°59′12″N 24°52′24″E

fortified churches


Fortress‐churches

XI c.?

An aerial view of the Church of the Holy Mother of God part of the medieval Asen's Fortress. The church is the best preserved and most notable feature of the fortress. The whole complex is now part of the cultural heritage monuments of Bulgaria.

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Mother_of_God,_Asen%27s_Fortress

Mumford, Thomas, 1945‐1987; photographer

StillImage 4MB image/jpegPCB‐1784‐‐ fortified_churches




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The main church The Nativity of the Virgin, part of Rila Monastery

Съборният манастирски храм „Рождество Богородично" ‐‐ Рилски манастир

Rilski Manastir

City of Kyustendil, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria

42.133333° N 23.340278° E

monastic churches (buildings)


Mountain churches

1837

A view of the entrance of the main church of Rila Monastery ‐ The Nativity of the Virgin. Built in 1837, it is still functioning and monks perform daily messes for the pilgims. The church is in the center of the monasery yard. The monastery and the church are part of the UNESCO cultural heritage

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://www.rilamonastery.pmg‐blg.com/Arhitektura_en.htm

The main church in Rila Monastery and the Hreliov’s tower on the background

Georgieva, Zlata, 1945‐1996; photographer

Donated by: Simeonova, Luba

StillImage 6MB image/jpegPCB‐2040‐‐monastic_churches_(buildings)





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The church Holy Mother's Assumption, part of Sokolski Monastery

Църква "Успение Богородично" ‐‐ Соколски манастир

Gabrovo

Village of Vodnitsi, Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria

42.798897° N 25.335894° E




1834Ficheto, Kol′o, 1800‐1881

A video recording providing Orhtodox Christian chants and slides of photographs of the church the Holy Mother's Assumption, part of Sokolski Monastery, Gabrovo. The church is rich in frescoes and murals. It has been announced for a cultural heritage site in 1973.

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://www.bulgariamonasteries.com/en/sokolski_monastery.html

2012 trip to Sokolski Monastery near Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Rosenov, Zahari, 1985‐; operator

Donated by: Rosenov, Zahari

MovingImage 140MB video/mp4PCB‐0044‐‐ monastic_churches_(buildings)

Video_casette_98701 00:02:51 engPicturesque Churches of Bulgaria




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The Rock‐hewn Churches of Ivanovo (the main church)

Ивановски скални църкви ‐‐ с. Иваново

Ruse

Village of Ivanovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria

43°43′N 25°58′E


Cave churches XII c.

An interior view of the main church part of the Rock‐hewn church complex of Ivanovo after the UNESCO restoration project in 2011. The Rock‐hewn churches of Ivanovo are a cultural heritage designated UNESCO site since 1979.

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/45

After the restoration

Alergova, Jana, 1970‐; photographer





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A flight over the majestic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God (Tsaravets Fortress)

Патриаршеска катедрала „Свето Възнесение Господне“ ‐‐ крепостта Царевец, гр. Велико Търново

Veliko Tŭrnovo

Village of Veliko Tŭrnovo, Veliko Tŭrnovo Province, Bulgaria

43.0833° N 25.6528° E

fortified churches


Fortress‐churches

XI c.

An aerial view of the majesticPatriarchal Cathedral topping Tsarevets Hill in Veliko Tŭrnovo. It has been the seat of the Bulgarian Patriarch from XI c. until it's destruction in 1393. It has abundantly decorated interior and exterior and is one of the emblematic remains from the Second

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchal_Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Ascension_of_God

Zivkov, Atanas, 1986‐; photographer

StillImage 7MB image/jpegPCB‐0125‐‐fortified_churches




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Basarbovo Monastery St. Dimitrii of Basarbovo near Ruse and the main church built in the rock

Басарбовски скален манастир "Св. Димитрий Басарбовски"‐‐ с. Басарбово

Ruse

Village of Basarbovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria

43°46′01″N 25°57′50″E


Cave churches XV c.?

The image depicts the monastery complex St. Dimitrii of Basarbovo and the main church built in a rock cave. It dates back to the Second Bulgarian Empire and the historians have found informaton about it in the Ottoman Tax Registry from XV c. Nowadays the monastery and the church

Please visit this website for more information in Bulgarian: http://www.rockmon.diocese‐ruse.org/monastery.html

A lovely day in Basarbovo; Spring 2008

Rozeva, Asa, 1945‐; photographer

Donated by: Rozeva, Asa






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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral located in the center of the Bulgarian capital Sofia

Храм‐паметник „Свети Александър Невски“ ‐‐ гр. София

SofiyaCity of Sofia, Sofia Province, Bulgaria

42.695833°N 23.332956°E





The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a cross‐domed basilica featuring an emphasized central dome. The cathedral's gold‐plated dome is 45 m high, with the bell tower reaching 53 metres.The temple has 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons, the heaviest weighing 12 tons and the lightest 10

Please visit this website for more information in English:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky_Cathedral,_Sofia

Danchov, Stoil, 1967‐; photographer





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Monastery church St. Dimiter, town of Boboshevo

Манастирска църква "Св. Димитър" ‐‐ гр. Бобошево

Boboshevo

Town of Boboshevo, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria

42°09′35.56″ N 22°58′35.16″ E




1481?

The image represents a poster about the history of the monastery church St. Dimiter in the town of Boboshevo. The history of the church as the only remained ruin from the monastery complex is provided in the textual document in Bulgarian and English

Please visit this website for more information in English:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Demetrius,_Boboshevo

A poster for the church anniversary

Georgieva, Marina, 1979‐; author

Donated by: Georgieva, Marina

Text 10MB image/jpegPCB‐6618‐‐ monastic_churches_(buildings)

Poster_01044 eng; bulPicturesque Churches of Bulgaria




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Typewritten Text

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OTOM

Typewritten Text

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The table above illustrates several records from the fictitious digital collection. Each row represents a single record from that collection.

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Some of the metadata fields intentionally use repeated controlled values, because they aim to replicate a browse functionality from a drop-down menu when the search is filtered by the user.

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location (TGN)



Church type (AAT)Church type

(TGM)Church type

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The main church The Nativity of the Virgin, part of Rila Monastery

Съборният манастирски храм „Рождество Богородично" ‐‐ Рилски манастир

Rilski Manastir

City of Kyustendil, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria

42.133333° N 23.340278° E



Mountain churches

1837

A view of the entrance of the main church of Rila Monastery ‐ The Nativity of the Virgin. Built in 1837, it is still functioning and monks perform daily messes for the pilgims. The church is in the center of the monasery yard. The monastery and the church are part of the UNESCO cultural heritage

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://www.rilamonastery.pmg‐blg.com/Arhitektura_en.htm

The main church in Rila Monastery and the Hreliov’s tower on the background

Georgieva, Zlata, 1945‐1996; photographer

Donated by: Simeonova, Luba

StillImage 6MB image/jpegPCB‐2040‐‐monastic_churches_(buildings)





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Gabrovo


42.798897° N 25.335894° E




1834Ficheto, Kol′o, 1800‐1881











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Boboshevo


42°09′35.56″ N 22°58′35.16″ E




1481?

The image represents a poster about the history of the monastery church St. Dimiter in the town of Boboshevo. The history of the church as the only remained ruin from the monastery complex is provided in the textual document in Bulgarian and English.










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The filter function used in this spreadsheet replicates the browsing functionality on the values in the metadata field Church Type (AAT).

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Church Type (AAT)

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This is a good example about the consistency achieved by using controlled vocabularies such as AAT (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) in certain fields which are assigned with browsing/searching functionality.

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AAT (Art & Architecture Thesaurus)

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This replica of the drop-down browse function facilitates the user who is able to quickly access all the records in a database which persistently use the same controlled term in that particular field.

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This example shows that out of 10 records only 3 records that have the value "monastic churches (buildings)" in the field are retrieved after applying the filter for that controlled term.


location (TGN)



Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM)

Church type (LCSH)









use

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Rock‐cut altar in the church of Aladzha Monastery

Църквата в Аладжа манастир ‐‐ гр. Варна

Varna

City of Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria

43°16′39″N 28°00′59″E


Cave churches XII c.?

A view of the rock‐cut altar in the church of the unique cave monastery Aladzha, near Varna, Bulgaria. The monastery was established in XII‐XIII c. and abandoned in XVIII c. The church and the monastery are non‐functioning and are announced for Bulgarian cultural heritage sites in

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://www.bulgariamonasteries.com/en/aladja_monastery.html

September 2011, after the restoration project

Slaveev, Dobri, 1972‐; photographer

Donated by: Slaveev, Dobri






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Ruse


43°43′N 25°58′E











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Ruse


43°46′01″N 25°57′50″E













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This is a good example about the consistency achieved by using controlled vocabularies such as TGM (Thesaurus for Graphic Materials) in certain fields which are assigned with browsing/searching functionality.

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The filter function used in this spreadsheet replicates the browsing functionality on the values in the metadata field Church Type (TGM).

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This example demonstrates that out of 10 records only 3 records that have the value "Cave churches--Bulgaria" in the field are retrieved after applying the filter for that controlled term.


location (TGN)



Church type (AAT)

Church type (TGM)

Church type (LCSH)









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The Golden Dome Memorial Church in the village of Shipka

Храм‐паметник "Рождество Христово" ‐‐ гр. Шипка

Kazanlŭk

Town of Shipka, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria

42°42′58″N 25°19′44″E





A façade view of the Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ in the town of Shipka, better known as the Golden Dome Memorial Church or the Russian Church. The church was built under the direction of the Russian architect Alexander Pomerantsev between 1885‐1902. Officially opened on

Please visit this website for more information in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipka_Memorial_Church

Western façade view and the entrance

Testino, Nicolas, 1978‐; photographer

Donated by: Testino, Nicolas






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Gabrovo


42.798897° N 25.335894° E




1834Ficheto, Kol′o, 1800‐1881











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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral located in the center of the Bulgarian capital Sofia

Храм‐паметник „Свети Александър Невски“ ‐‐ гр. София

SofiyaCity of Sofia, Sofia Province, Bulgaria

42.695833°N 23.332956°E





The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a cross‐domed basilica featuring an emphasized central dome. The cathedral's gold‐plated dome is 45 m high, with the bell tower reaching 53 metres.The temple has 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons, the heaviest weighing 12 tons and the lightest 10

Please visit this website for more information in English:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky_Cathedral,_Sofia

Danchov, Stoil, 1967‐; photographer





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Boboshevo


42°09′35.56″ N 22°58′35.16″ E




1481?

The image represents a poster about the history of the monastery church St. Dimiter in the town of Boboshevo. The history of the church as the only remained ruin from the monastery complex is provided in the textual document in Bulgarian and English.










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The filter function used in this spreadsheet replicates the browsing functionality on the values in the metadata field Church Type (LCSH).

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This is a good example about the consistency achieved by using controlled vocabularies such as LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) in certain fields which are assigned with browsing/searching functionality.

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Church Type (LCSH)

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This example shows that out of 10 records only 4 records that have the value "Orthodox Eastern church buildings" in the field are retrieved after applying the filter for that controlled term.

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location (TGN)



Church type (AAT)

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Ruse


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The filter function used in this spreadsheet replicates the browsing functionality on the values in the metadata field Church Location (TGN).

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This is a good example about the consistency achieved by using controlled vocabularies such as TGN (Thesaurus of Geographic Names) in certain fields which are assigned with browsing/searching functionality.

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Church Location (TGN)

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This example demonstrates that out of 10 records only 2 records that have the value "Ruse" in the field are retrieved after applying the filter for that controlled term.

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