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Lee experimented with creating segment-level indexes for this single transcript at two different levels of OHMS indexing (see OHMS Indexing Levels).The first segment is indexed at Level 3; subsequent segments just have the segment title and synopsis (copied from the transcript’s table of contents), along with a partial transcript. This puts them a bit ahead of level 1, but for level 2 they would need some keywords. Next steps will include adding keywords to these segments and trying to index and edit a longer interview.
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What level of depth do we want to go into? See OHMS Indexing Levels
Whatever level of indexing depth we choose, this is the work- and time-intensive part of the process for COH staff.
Indexing at least to level 2 is recommended if we want to justify no longer creating back-of-the-book indexes on the basis of the discoverability/searchability boost we’re getting from implementing OHMS.
Existing table of contents gives us starting point for Title and either Keywords or Synopsis fields (both?). Simple cut-and-paste plus transcript/audio navigation to tag segment beginnings gets us to level 1 at a pretty low effort.
Level 2 adds partial transcript (low effort), either keywords (low to medium effort) or subjects (high effort) in addition to synopsis. Segment breaks at 4-6 minute intervals—probably corresponds roughly to our existing tables of contents, but may be a little more frequent. If we eschew subject headings entirely, we can pretty easily handle level 2 indexing. In 2/18 DigColl Tech check-in all parties agreed that forgoing segment-level subheadings makes sense for the foreseeable future.
Level 3 calls for a more detailed synopsis, both keywords and subjects, and the inclusion of external hyperlinks and GPS coordinates when appropriate. Segment breaks roughly every 3-6 minutes. Level 3 is aspirational at this point. We might try it out for particularly popular/interesting interviews.
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