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Title-page transcriptions ⟨User:Fynnjamin⟩ [#19096]

These have always really been somewhat ill-suited to the 'General Information' section, and with RISM now being online to an ever increasing extent (where they are reproduced), I was wondering what you think of putting them on the file-pages themselves, as here. This has a couple of advantages as I see it.

  1. The thumbnails generated by the system are often unclear, so having the title-page transcription at this level might help with identification.
  2. Putting these at the file level allows for transcriptions of the different editions of a given work, which is simply beyond the capacity of the small "Misc. Notes" at the file level, where such transcriptions add a massive block of text. (Folks in those days didn't waste any paper.)
Posted at 23:33, 1 November 2017 by Carolus (administrator)

Yep, good idea, less clutter on the main page - and I assume it would still show up in a search?

Posted at 07:52, 2 November 2017 by Fynnjamin

Will there be an indication that there is a further title somewhere else? I frequently find tagging nouns in those, and if I have to click on every single file page to find out if there is additional information, it is going to be very time consuming. B

Posted at 16:30, 2 November 2017 by Steltz (administrator)

I think if you click on the thumbnail (as long as it's an auto-generated one) it will take you there. In any case, clicking on the file number will always do the trick. Fynnjamin has always been one of the contributors who has been very diligent about reproducing these, and (as you noted) they definitely have their uses.

Posted at 00:21, 3 November 2017 by Carolus (administrator)

At first I wasn't sure what you were all talking about but I saw that note on the link in the OP and then I understood what your talking about now and I don't think its a bad idea either. The only thing however I will say is that will most users be able to notice the file number (because it is quite small) to click on it to find out about the thumbnail file (because it is on the other side of the stack). Maybe some kind of duplicate link above the thumbnail would help?

Posted at 02:38, 3 November 2017 by Sallen112 (administrator)

What I'm trying to avoid is to have to click on zillions of links only to find I didn't need to. Are you saying that if there is a thumbnail, there will be a transcribed title? That seems unlikely, so wouldn't it be better, if more information is situated elsewhere, to put a link to that page in the Alternative Title field? B

Posted at 06:28, 3 November 2017 by Steltz (administrator)
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