User Interface terms - Sessions tab
The labels generally reflect IMDI standards, such as described here:
http://tla.mpi.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMDI_MetaData_3.0.4.pdf.
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In the
Sessions tab, when you click a 
Session file (type), the Session tab is displayed. This table lists words that you see in that tab.
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Session tab term |
Description |
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Id |
Use your own coding system, unique for each speech session. However, if the session is related to others, say, as different parts of the same overall recording opportunity or as a continuation of another filled-up Session Worksheet, then the number should reflect that. Example: dWR09-04A-am; dWR09-04A-pm-2. Note: The Id is used as the name of the folder that stores the files associated with the session, and is in the file name of renamed files. |
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Date |
Select the date when the session recorded or originated. |
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Title |
Type the title you want for the session. Example: Emir Hussein’s Wedding 2014. (You type the project title in About This Project.) |
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Setting |
Type the location where the session occurred from a more cultural standpoint. Examples: ”In X’s home”; ”Outside the church”; ”Beside the river”. |
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People |
Select people (by name or code) whose voice is recorded or who made written transcripts and similar (more). This is not those who operated equipment or contributed to a file. |
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Location |
Type the location, such as the village or town, where the session was recorded or originated. |
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Genre |
A genre is a class or category of a session having a particular form, content, technique, and so on. (From http://tla.mpi.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMDI_MetaData_3.0.4.pdf: "The conventionalized discourse types of the content of the session." More Fields has Sub-Genre field.)
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Access |
Select the access level for the current session. Available choices are based on the choice made in the Access Protocol area of the Project tab. |
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Situation |
Type any details that seem relevant about the context for the session or the course of events that caused the session to take place. |
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Description |
Type the scope and goals of the session. |
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More Fields |
See: More Fields. |
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Custom Fields |
Custom fields allow you to capture metadata for which SayMore does not provide a dedicated field. |
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If you click an added file, other tabs appear. Sessions tab description and this table describe those terms:
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Tab label |
Description |
Related Topics |
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View |
Shows metadata in an xml format, or can display the contents of the file, such as a PDF file. |
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Image |
Shows the current picture. |
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Audio |
Displays controls so you can play the current audio file. |
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Video |
Displays controls so you can play the current video file. |
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Annotations |
Displays controls so you can work with annotations. |
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Generated Audio |
Shows controls so you can play the current audio file. |
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Properties |
Shows fields and values, typically populated by added media files. The More Information button shows more file metadata. |
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Contributors |
Shows contributors, roles and more. |
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Start Annotating |
Displays controls so you can start annotating. |