Welcome to The Registry Sandbox!
This is the playground sandbox for the National Science Digital Library Metadata Registry
The Registry Sandbox uses it's own database and login, so you can make a fine mess (please try not to kick the sand out of the sandbox).
If you want to really register a vocabulary, head on over to the Production Metadata Registry
How to begin
The best place to get started might be to see what other folks are doing. Click on 'Browse Vocabularies' over there on the right.
When you're ready to play yourself, here are some Step-by-step illustrated instructions...
If you want to know more about what's going on here, you can see all of the relevant documentation over at the Production Metadata Registry
Complaint (and kudos) department
If you encounter a bug, or would like to make a suggestion, please create a ticket.
Or you can always send us an email...
Posted by: Diane Hillmann at
21:04 on Monday, March 09, 2009 GMT
We’ve been thinking for some time about how to implement multi-lingual (and multi-script) vocabularies in the Registry. Some Registry users have been experimenting with language and script capability for some time (see Daniel Lovins’ Sandbox Hebrew GMD’s). But it was really when we started working with the RDA vocabularies that we got serious about [ ... ]
Posted by: Diane Hillmann at
17:13 on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 GMT
Those of you who have actually discovered the Registry and tried to add stuff to it have (I hope) already realized that we had Step-by-step Instructions for doing so. They were old, and we’d added new things (mostly Jon added new things—I just rant, nag and test), so I finally re-did the instructions. [ ... ]
Posted by: Jon at
03:05 on Saturday, August 16, 2008 GMT
It’s been a busy summer, but not on the Registry front.
We’re currently working on integrating the ARC library so we can handle RDF a bit more intelligently. This will give us import capability, a SPARQL endpoint, and the ability to express vocabularies in more RDF serializations. We’ve also made some improvements to our URI-building [ ... ]
Posted by: Jon at
21:34 on Friday, July 11, 2008 GMT
Jeepers, no posts for 3+ months and then two in one day! The truth is that I hadn’t realized the last post was still sitting in my drafts folder more than a month after I wrote it.
Moving on…
A number of folks have been interested in installing the Registry, especially since we’ve talked before about [ ... ]
Posted by: Jon at
21:12 on Friday, July 11, 2008 GMT
If you’ve been watching the Registry closely (and we know you have), you’ll have noticed that a few weeks ago we started supporting the registration of metadata schemas. It’s not finished and far from perfect, but the perfect can often be the enemy of the good and at the moment it’s, well, good enough for [ ... ]
Posted by: Jon at
15:12 on Friday, March 28, 2008 GMT
I was talking with Diane this morning about building the schema portion of the Registry and I feel the need to write down some of what we discussed.
For purposes of discussion, we have a draft schema property interface that defines some basic metadata schema property properties. We started the conversation because I was trying [ ... ]
Posted by: Jon at
20:13 on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 GMT
You can now retrieve a snapshot in time of the RDF or XSD serialization of a Concept/Scheme/Vocabulary by appending a ‘TimeSlice’ to the URI. For example: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/NSDLEdLvl/ts/20060422200002.rdf or http://metadataregistry.org/uri/NSDLEdLvl/ts/20060422200002.xsd will always and forever retrieve the SKOS/RDF or XML Schema representation of the NSDL Ed Level Vocabulary as it appeared at 2 seconds after 8PM on [ ... ]
Posted by: Jon at
23:13 on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 GMT
We’ve been promising for a while now that we’d make it easier, actually a better word is ‘possible’, for Vocabulary Owners to add ‘Members’ to Owner/Agents and ‘Maintainers’ to Vocabularies. We finally implemented it today! It’s unfortunate that it has taken us so long, since one of the primary goals of the Registry is to [ ... ]
Posted by: Jon at
21:44 on Thursday, March 06, 2008 GMT
We’ve updated the front page of the Registry to include a Registry-specific news feed from the Registry blog. You can subscribe to it right from (t)here and stay up-to-date with the Registry as we move it forward. Notes like this will be typical and probably pretty frequent over the next few months.
Posted by: Jon at
01:53 on Thursday, February 28, 2008 GMT
The registry database was updated last week, in both the sandbox and the registry, to support history tracking. This is in preparation for finally enabling timeslice retrieval and versioning.We also made some significant changes to the site layout and css, so if things still look a little funky, try refreshing your browser — most browsers [ ... ]
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On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:32:36 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Card, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1005
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:32:36 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Spell, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1001
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:07:15 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Artifact, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1010
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:07:15 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Equipment, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1009
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:06:46 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Enchantment, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1011
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:06:46 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Aura, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1006
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:05:57 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Spell, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1013
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:05:57 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Sorcery, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1005
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:05:46 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Spell, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1012
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:05:46 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Instant, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1005
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:04:44 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Permanent, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1009
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:04:44 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Artifact, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1003
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:04:34 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Permanent, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1008
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:04:34 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Planeswalker, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1003
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:04:26 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Permanent, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1007
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:04:25 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Land, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1003
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:03:38 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Permanent, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1001
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:03:38 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Card, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1003
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:03:05 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Enchantment, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1003
On Thu May 28 2009 at 11:03:05 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Permanent, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1006
On Thu May 28 2009 at 10:58:13 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Creature, added the broader Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1003
On Thu May 28 2009 at 10:58:13 PDT, fireforge8, working on the Concept: Permanent, added the narrower Property: http://metadataregistry.org/uri/MTG/1004
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:45:07 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Anthropology & Sociology, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works written from a sociological viewpoint. Use FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS for works written to help people deal with issues involving child rearing or relationships.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:44:28 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Antiques & Collectibles, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works about collecting the specific objects and/or for works on the history of these objects if they are not covered in other sections (such as ART). Place works discussing the techniques used to make the objects listed in this category elsewhere (such as CRAFTS & HOBBIES).
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:43:55 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Architecture, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes historical works and/or for works aimed at architects or design professionals. For similar works aimed at nonprofessionals, use HOUSE & HOME. Place works concerning the technical or trade aspects of construction, in "TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING". Place works in “ARCHITECTURE” that discuss the architectural design of an interior space and place in “DESIGN” works that discuss the placement/arrangement of objects within an interior space.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:43:24 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Art, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on ART history and/or technique, fine arts (drawing, painting, print making, sculpture), digital art, installations, and photography. Also includes books about artists and their works, but not autobiographies of artists. Place autobiographies of artists under BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Place works about collecting art or art objects under ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES. Place works discussing technique from a craft viewpoint under CRAFTS & HOBBIES. "ART -- History" may be used for works on the history of Western or non-Western art.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:42:45 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Biography & Autobiography, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes memoirs, diaries, and other correspondence. AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a biography by the same person it is about.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:42:09 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Business, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes business development, marketing, and management, and also works about specific industries (for example, Automobile, Energy, Manufacturing, etc.).
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:40:31 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Career, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes guides to succeeding in particular careers, career building, etc.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:20:30 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Computers, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes computer science, how to guides for hardware and software, networking and IT. Place books on computer games under SPORTS & RECREATION.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:09:20 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Crafts & Hobbies, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works discussing objects/materials/technique from a craft (as opposed to fine art) viewpoint. Place books on non-professional fine art and photography under ART.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:08:35 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Design, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes commercial design, fashion, packaging, and product design. Also includes works on general principles of design that can be applied to various disciplines (such as art, architecture, crafts, and technology) and for works on design.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:07:56 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Economics, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services from an economic theory perspective.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:07:14 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Education, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works that study the history and practice of education. Place books on how to succeed in a particular career under CAREERS.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:05:55 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Fiction, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes literature, drama (plays), anthologies, and genre works (such as mystery, romance, science fiction, westerns). Place literary criticism under LITERARY CRITICISM. Place poetry under POETRY.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:05:22 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Film & Television, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works about motion pictures and television programs, the film and television industries, screenplays. Place novelizations of motion pictures or television programs under FICTION.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:03:57 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Gardening, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Place farming under AGRICULTURE. Place scientific works about plants under SCIENCE.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:03:15 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: General Knowledge, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on libraries and archives. Also includes works of general knowledge such as encyclopedia, almanacs, or dictionaries. Encyclopedia, almanacs, or dictionaries on a specific topic should be placed with that topic.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:02:32 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Health & Fitness, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on meditation, mental health, nutrition, physical fitness, yoga. Place books about medicine under SCIENCE.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:01:52 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: History, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on the history of specific regions (e.g. Africa, Ancient Greece), events (e.g. Holocaust), and topics (e.g. Military History or Study & Teaching of History). Please note that History does not mean "anything that happened in the past".
On Wed May 27 2009 at 7:01:07 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: House & Home, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes books on decoration, home improvement, interior design. For books about gardening use GARDENING.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:57:38 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Humor, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works of satire, books of jokes, books written by comedians, limericks & verse. Also includes humorous books on specific topics, such as relationships, work, and politics.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:57:03 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Languages & Linguistics, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes general works on language, the English language in particular, and works on disciplines closely related to language arts. Includes language dictionaries. Place non-language dictionaries under their appropriate topic.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:56:26 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Law, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works that focus on the system of rules governing society, such as Antitrust, Civil Rights, Government, etc.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:55:35 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Literary Criticism, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on the the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:54:56 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Mathematics, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on Mathematics, such as Trigonometry, Probability & Statistics, Vector Analysis, and Logic.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:54:22 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Music, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works about music, composers, musicians, sheet music, and scores. CDs and other formats will be represented by an optional format tag.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:53:45 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Paranormal & Occult, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Included works on paranormal activities, the occult, past lives, and other realms outside traditional science.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:53:05 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Performing Arts, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes acting, circus, dance, mime, puppetry, and theatre. Plays are considered drama and are placed under FICTION.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:52:16 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Pets, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes books on pet care and adoption. Place books on animals in a non-pet context under SCIENCE. Place children’s books with talking animal characters under FICTION.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:51:18 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Philosophy, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language. Includes metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and aesthetics.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:50:41 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Politics & Government, updated the scopeNote (en) Property To: Includes works on government, international relations, political science, and punditry. From: Includes collections of poems, as well as individual poems and epics.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:49:54 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Psychology, updated the scopeNote (en) Property To: Includes scholarly works, serious lay studies, or works aimed at psychology professionals. Works primarily intended to help people deal with personal issues or problems go in FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS or SELF-HELP sections. From: Includes scholarly works, serious lay studies, or works aimed at psychology professionals. Works primarily
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:48:35 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Poetry, updated the scopeNote (en) Property To: Includes collections of poems, as well as individual poems and epics. From: Includes works on government, international relations, political science, and punditry.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:48:14 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Poetry, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on government, international relations, political science, and punditry.
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:46:58 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Psychology, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes scholarly works, serious lay studies, or works aimed at psychology professionals. Works primarily
On Wed May 27 2009 at 6:46:13 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Religion, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on religious texts (e.g., Bible, Talmud), religions, religious ethics and mythology.
On Mon May 18 2009 at 12:55:47 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Science, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works of natural science including astronomy, biology, chemistry, Earth science, and physics.
On Mon May 18 2009 at 12:53:56 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Self-Help, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on self-guided improvement (economically, intellectually, or emotionally).
On Mon May 18 2009 at 12:51:54 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Technology & Engineering, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works on Transportation, Construction, Civil Engineering, Drafting & Mechanical Drawing, Electrical, Mobile & Wireless Communications, Mining, Robotics and Machinery.
On Mon May 18 2009 at 12:49:42 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: Agriculture, updated the scopeNote (en) Property To: Includes works on farming, animal husbandry, growing crops, soil, agro-business. From: Includes works on farming, animal husbandry, growing crops, soil, agro-business.
On Mon May 18 2009 at 12:48:32 PDT, dconners, working on the Concept: True Crime, added the scopeNote (en) Property: Includes works that are non-fiction in which the author details and illuminates actual crime (e.g., Espionage, Organized Crime).
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