FAQ

FAQ

Where can I find the language code for transcriptions of Mongolian names in Chinese characters, portuguese, latin, …?

We use the same language codes as are common on the web ISO 639-1 / RFC 5646. Just click on the link to find out more.

We don't know if Mr. X was born in 1961 or 1962, do I need a new field for that?

No, the first thing to note is that we always use YYYY-MM-DD format for expressing dates. In cases where there is only a year it must have four digits, e.g. -0331. There are different ways of expressing uncertain or vague dates, we follow these extended date time guidelines. So you can say things like: 196u or 1961? or [1961, 1962] or …

My source isn't really a book, should it still be in the text.csv table?

So far yes, you can look here for how texts, that aren't books can be categorised.