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Controlled Vocabularies — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jul 10, 2024 04:23 PM

A number of the data fields in Pleiades are governed by controlled vocabularies, lists of terms and their definitions that constitute the only valid values for those fields.

Representative Points — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 05, 2022 01:42 PM

What are "representative points" in Pleiades, what are they good for and how does one get access to them?

Sharing Access to a Draft Resource — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 25, 2020 05:59 PM

Would you like to share the authorial process with a colleague or have a new item reviewed by another member of your project team before submitting a resource for publication review by the Pleiades Editorial College? Here's how.

Citation Guide — by Tom Elliott — last modified Dec 07, 2017 02:08 PM

Examples of how to cite books, articles, websites, and primary sources in the "references" sections of Pleiades place, name, location, and connection resources (including commonly used abbreviations and short titles, as well as preferred editions for primary sources).

Open Pleiades CSV in QGIS — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 20, 2017 01:02 PM

A quick, step-by-step tutorial on opening the Pleiades "latest places" CSV dump in QGIS.

Workflow: The Pleiades editorial process — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 11, 2017 02:33 PM

The Pleiades website facilitates review of new and revised content using a publication workflow. This document describes that process.

Name Romanization Guide — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 20, 2017 06:45 AM

Guidance on romanizing (transliterating) names into Roman characters.

Editorial Guidelines — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 07, 2020 05:51 AM

Detailed policy instructions for the creation and editing of place, name, location, and connection resources in Pleiades.

Citation Types — by Tom Elliott — last modified Aug 18, 2016 02:55 PM

This document explains the various citation types that are assigned to bibliographic references in Pleiades places, names, locations, and connections.

Modify an existing resource — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 26, 2020 10:21 AM

This help topic provides step-by-step instructions for creating a personal working copy of a published place, name, location, or connection resource; modifying and saving the working copy; and submitting the working copy for review.

How to cite Pleiades — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jul 27, 2016 05:41 PM

Guidance on citing either the entire gazetteer or individual entries.

Conceptual Overview — by Sean Gillies — last modified May 28, 2020 11:36 AM

An introduction to Pleiades and the types of information resources it contains.

How to login to Pleiades — by Tom Elliott — last modified May 28, 2020 01:15 PM

Information about usernames and logins.

Reference: Attributes of Places — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 21, 2015 11:50 AM

A list of every attribute (field) in a Pleiades place resource, complete with definition and editorial guidelines for each.

Pleiades Identifiers (place numbers) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jul 07, 2016 08:57 PM

This document describes the various identifier schemes that have been used for Place Resources in Pleiades over the lifetime of the project. It also provides information about how data using one set or another of legacy identifiers can be "crosswalked" to the current, stable Uniform Resource Identifiers that are used throughout the site today.

Pleiades Data Model — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 09, 2017 06:41 AM

This document provides an overview of the manner in which Pleiades content is modeled in the database.

Uncertainty — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 18, 2013 08:22 AM

How we model (un)certainty in Pleiades.

Tracking changes in Pleiades — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 30, 2021 04:41 PM

Pleiades provides a number of ways for keeping track of what's recently been added to or changed in Pleiades. Here's an overview.

Using Advanced Search — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 24, 2013 02:54 PM

In addition to our ubiquitous "Live Search", Pleiades provides a sophisticated "Advanced Search" form for more complicated queries. Here are some tips for using it.

Tom Elliott on How do I propose a different (better) pair of coordinates for an existing place? — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 23, 2013 11:30 AM

I've fixed the broken reference. Will undertake to clarify remaining issues identified by tcarlson.