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==Packaging for images / media objects== | ==Packaging for images / media objects== | ||
Consult iDigBio's media policy: https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-image-file-format-requirements-and-recommendations-1 to prepare your media. | |||
*Firstly, adding a field in the occurrence file for ''associatedMedia'' is not the way to include media with a specimen record. Media that comes to us via this method, or embedded in a webpage will not get the usual handling. | *Firstly, adding a field in the occurrence file for ''associatedMedia'' is not the way to include media with a specimen record. Media that comes to us via this method, or embedded in a webpage will not get the usual handling. | ||
*Each media record should have a unique (within the dataset) identifier in the ''dcterms:identifier'' field. | *Each media record should have a unique (within the dataset) identifier in the ''dcterms:identifier'' field. | ||
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*a sample of an [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/DarwinCoreExamples/AudubonCoreExample.xlsx Audubon Core file] | *a sample of an [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/DarwinCoreExamples/AudubonCoreExample.xlsx Audubon Core file] | ||
*The media records represent a one-to-one relationship between the media object (the fit-for-display best quality JPG, in the case of images, for example) and the specimen record. There is no need to include links to any other forms of the media, like an enclosing webpage, or thumbnails. Below is some guidance on handling special cases. If none of these media attachment rules make sense to you, please get in touch with us for further assistance. | *The media records represent a one-to-one relationship between the media object (the fit-for-display best quality JPG, in the case of images, for example) and the specimen record. There is no need to include links to any other forms of the media, like an enclosing webpage, or thumbnails. Below is some guidance on handling special cases. If none of these media attachment rules make sense to you, please get in touch with us for further assistance. | ||
If you are not using IPT, generate a meta.xml file by hand and package up the files in a DwC A-like format. (No eml.xml required). | If you are not using IPT, and only delivering one recordset, generate a meta.xml file by hand and package up the files in a DwC A-like format. (No eml.xml required, contact info and recordset description can be sent in email). | ||
==Best practice for getting Audubon Core images linked to specimen records - special cases== | ==Best practice for getting Audubon Core images linked to specimen records - special cases== | ||