The Mediabase is one suite of sites in SHANTI's larger Mandala Framework. The sites in the Mediabase are used for the creation and management of audio-video collections. An important unique characteristic of the Mediabase is its ability to allow scholars to attach rich metadata to media items. Using a combination of the PB Core metadata schema for video and SHANTI Knowledge Maps, the UVa Mediabase allows scholars to fully customize important metadata subject fields while also taking advantage of the most widely used metadata standard for basic and technical information. Data entry is simplified through basic and advanced entry forms to accommodate both light and heavy metadata needs. Once uploaded and cataloged, faceted browsing searching is made possible within the system through the Solr search platform.
There is no limit to the number of items that users may upload to the UVa Mediabase. Access to media items for cataloging and transcription work (if the latter is a requirement) is organized through the construction of Projects. Collections of objects intended for public consumption are organized through the creation of Teams.
