Metadata design project for a fictitious organization. It includes organization context, Metadata Application Profile, metadata elements' functionalities, sample metadata records, replica of drop-down browsing functionality

1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4.  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 location (TGN)
 Church location (PCB local authority file)
 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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5. 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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6. 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
Church location
(TGN)
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
Church location
(PCB local
authority file)
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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7. 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
Year/century of
construction
The exact or
approximate year or
century when the
church was built
Required if
available
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
Required if
available
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
Required if
available
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
 Please visit this website for more
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8. 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.)
Required if
available
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
Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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
Mandatory Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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
Mandatory Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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
Required if
applicable
Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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
 Transcript_101214
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9. Playing time
The time duration of
the video resources
Required if
applicable
Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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
Required if
applicable
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
Mandatory Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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
Required if
applicable
Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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
Digital resource
publisher
The name of the
institution that made
the digital resource
available
Mandatory Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
Publisher
<originInfo>
<publisher>
Provide the name of the institute as it
appears in the example. No other
values are allowed.
 Bulgarian Cultural Heritage Institute
Rights and
restrictions of use
The approved
copyright statement
and restrictions of use
Mandatory Non-repeatable
[constrained
format]
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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10. Record Title Church name
Church
location (TGN)
Church
location (PCB
authority file)
Geographic
coordnates
Church type
(AAT)
Church type
(TGM)
Church type
(LCSH)
Year/century
of construction
Architect Description
External
resource
Creator's note Creator Provenance
Type of
resource
Digital file size
Digital file
format
Digital file ID Original item Playing time Language
Digital
collection
Original item
respository
Digital
resource
publisher
Rights and
restrictions of
use
1
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
Cave 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.bulga
riamonasteries.co
m/en/aladja_mon
astery.html
September
2011, after the
restoration
project
Slaveev, Dobri,
1972‐;
photographer
Donated by:
Slaveev, Dobri
StillImage 4MB image/jpeg
PCB‐2040‐‐
cave_churches
Photograph_24870
Picturesque
Churches of
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Cultural
Heritage
Institute
Bulgarian
Cultural
Heritage
Institute
Copyright ©
2014 Bulgarian
Cultural Heritage
Institute. No
reproduction is
allowed. For
more details
visit:
www.bchi.org/c
opyright
2
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
1902
Pomerantsev,
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Shipka
_Memorial_Churc
h
Western
façade view
and the
entrance
Testino, Nicolas,
1978‐;
photographer
Donated by:
Testino,
Nicolas
StillImage 5MB image/jpeg
PCB‐1036‐‐
churches_(buildi
ngs)
Photograph_11248
Picturesque
Churches of
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Cultural
Heritage
Institute
Bulgarian
Cultural
Heritage
Institute
Copyright ©
2014 Bulgarian
Cultural Heritage
Institute. No
reproduction is
allowed. For
more details
visit:
www.bchi.org/c
opyright
3
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
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Church
_of_the_Holy_Mo
ther_of_God,_Ase
n%27s_Fortress
Mumford,
Thomas, 1945‐
1987;
photographer
StillImage 4MB image/jpeg
PCB‐1784‐‐
fortified_church
es
Picturesque
Churches of
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Cultural
Heritage
Institute
Copyright ©
2014 Bulgarian
Cultural Heritage
Institute. No
reproduction is
allowed. For
more details
visit:
www.bchi.org/c
opyright
4
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)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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.rilam
onastery.pmg‐
blg.com/Arhitektu
ra_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
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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
monastic
churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
1834
Ficheto, 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.bulga
riamonasteries.co
m/en/sokolski_m
onastery.html
2012 trip to
Sokolski
Monastery
near Gabrovo,
Bulgaria
Rosenov, Zahari,
1985‐; operator
Donated by:
Rosenov,
Zahari
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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
Cave churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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.unesc
o.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
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Fortress‐
churches
XI c.
An aerial view of the majestic
Patriarchal 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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Patriar
chal_Cathedral_of
_the_Holy_Ascens
ion_of_God
Zivkov, Atanas,
1986‐;
photographer
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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
Cave churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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.rock
mon.diocese‐
ruse.org/monaste
ry.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
Sofiya
City of Sofia,
Sofia Province,
Bulgaria
42.695833°N
23.332956°E
churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
1912
Pomerantsev,
Alexander,
1849‐1918
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Alexan
der_Nevsky_Cathe
dral,_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
monastic
churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Church
_of_St_Demetrius,
_Boboshevo
A poster for
the church
anniversary
Georgieva,
Marina, 1979‐;
author
Donated by:
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Marina
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arina
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The metadata in all of the fields is entered consistently following the guidelines outlined in the Metadata Application Profile.
Some of the metadata fields intentionally use repeated controlled values, because they aim to replicate a browse functionality
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12. Record Title Church name
Church
location (TGN)
Church
location (PCB
authority file)
Geographic
coordnates
Church type (AAT)
Church type
(TGM)
Church type
(LCSH)
Year/century
of construction
Architect Description
External
resource
Creator's note Creator Provenance
Type of
resource
Digital file size
Digital file
format
Digital file ID Original item Playing time Language
Digital
collection
Original item
respository
Digital
resource
publisher
Rights and
restrictions of
use
4
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)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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.rilam
onastery.pmg‐
blg.com/Arhitektu
ra_en.htm
The main
church in Rila
Monastery and
the Hreliov’s
tower on the
background
Georgieva, Zlata,
1945‐1996;
photographer
Donated by:
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Luba
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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
monastic churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
1834
Ficheto, 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.bulga
riamonasteries.co
m/en/sokolski_m
onastery.html
2012 trip to
Sokolski
Monastery
near Gabrovo,
Bulgaria
Rosenov, Zahari,
1985‐; operator
Donated by:
Rosenov,
Zahari
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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
monastic churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Church
_of_St_Demetrius,
_Boboshevo
A poster for
the church
anniversary
Georgieva,
Marina, 1979‐;
author
Donated by:
Georgieva,
Marina
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values in the metadata field Church Type (AAT).Church Type (AAT)
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.
AAT (Art & Architecture Thesaurus)
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.
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.

13. Record Title Church name
Church
location (TGN)
Church
location (PCB
authority file)
Geographic
coordnates
Church type
(AAT)
Church type
(TGM)
Church type
(LCSH)
Year/century
of construction
Architect Description
External
resource
Creator's note Creator Provenance
Type of
resource
Digital file size
Digital file
format
Digital file ID Original item Playing time Language
Digital
collection
Original item
respository
Digital
resource
publisher
Rights and
restrictions of
use
1
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
Cave 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.bulga
riamonasteries.co
m/en/aladja_mon
astery.html
September
2011, after the
restoration
project
Slaveev, Dobri,
1972‐;
photographer
Donated by:
Slaveev, Dobri
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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
Cave churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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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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
Cave churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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.rock
mon.diocese‐
ruse.org/monaster
y.html
A lovely day in
Basarbovo;
Spring 2008
Rozeva, Asa,
1945‐;
photographer
Donated by:
Rozeva, Asa
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opyright:M
arina
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access all the records in a database which persistently use the same controlled term
in that particular field.
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.
TGM (Thesaurus for Graphic Materials)
The filter function used in this spreadsheet replicates the browsing functionality on the
values in the metadata field Church Type (TGM).Church Type (TGM)
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.

14. Record Title Church name
Church
location (TGN)
Church
location (PCB
authority file)
Geographic
coordnates
Church type
(AAT)
Church type
(TGM)
Church type
(LCSH)
Year/century
of construction
Architect Description
External
resource
Creator's note Creator Provenance
Type of
resource
Digital file size
Digital file
format
Digital file ID Original item Playing time Language
Digital
collection
Original item
respository
Digital
resource
publisher
Rights and
restrictions of
use
2
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
1902
Pomerantsev,
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Shipka
_Memorial_Churc
h
Western
façade view
and the
entrance
Testino, Nicolas,
1978‐;
photographer
Donated by:
Testino, Nicolas
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ngs)
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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
monastic
churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
1834
Ficheto, 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.bulga
riamonasteries.co
m/en/sokolski_m
onastery.html
2012 trip to
Sokolski
Monastery
near Gabrovo,
Bulgaria
Rosenov, Zahari,
1985‐; operator
Donated by:
Rosenov,
Zahari
MovingImage 140MB video/mp4
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hes_(buildings)
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St. Alexander
Nevsky
Cathedral
located in the
center of the
Bulgarian
capital Sofia
Храм‐паметник
„Свети
Александър
Невски“ ‐‐ гр.
София
Sofiya
City of Sofia,
Sofia Province,
Bulgaria
42.695833°N
23.332956°E
churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
1912
Pomerantsev,
Alexander,
1849‐1918
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Alexan
der_Nevsky_Cathe
dral,_Sofia
Danchov, Stoil,
1967‐;
photographer
StillImage 7MB image/jpeg
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ngs)
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Bulgaria
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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
monastic
churches
(buildings)
Orthodox
churches‐‐
Bulgaria
Orthodox
Eastern church
buildings
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.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Church
_of_St_Demetrius,
_Boboshevo
A poster for
the church
anniversary
Georgieva,
Marina, 1979‐;
author
Donated by:
Georgieva,
Marina
Text 10MB image/jpeg
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monastic_churc
hes_(buildings)
Poster_01044 eng; bul
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opyright:M
arina
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eorgieva
The filter function used in this spreadsheet replicates the browsing functionality on the
values in the metadata field Church Type (LCSH).
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.
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.
LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings)
Church Type (LCSH)
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.

15. Record Title Church name
Church
location (TGN)
Church
location (PCB
authority file)
Geographic
coordnates
Church type
(AAT)
Church type
(TGM)
Church type
(LCSH)
Year/century
of construction
Architect Description
External
resource
Creator's note Creator Provenance
Type of
resource
Digital file size
Digital file
format
Digital file ID Original item Playing time Language
Digital
collection
Original item
respository
Digital
resource
publisher
Rights and
restrictions of
use
6
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
Cave churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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
StillImage 3MB image/jpeg
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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
Cave churches‐‐
Bulgaria
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.rock
mon.diocese‐
ruse.org/monaster
y.html
A lovely day in
Basarbovo;
Spring 2008
Rozeva, Asa,
1945‐;
photographer
Donated by:
Rozeva, Asa
StillImage 2MB image/jpeg
PCB‐0009‐‐
cave_churches
Photograph_97571
Picturesque
Churches of
Bulgaria
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Cultural
Heritage
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2014 Bulgarian
Cultural Heritage
Institute. No
reproduction is
allowed. For
more details
visit:
www.bchi.org/c
opyright
C
opyright:M
arina
G
eorgieva
The filter function used in this spreadsheet replicates the browsing functionality on the
values in the metadata field Church Location (TGN).
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.
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.
TGN (Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Church Location (TGN)
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.