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PoolParty - Quick Start Guide

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New to PoolParty? Learn the basics of how to work with the PoolParty Thesaurus Server and build your very first thesaurus with this quick start guide.

In this guide you will learn with short, step-by-step instructions how to work with PoolParty. If you have a test account, refer to www.poolparty.biz/demo for more information on the various PoolParty features.

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What to Expect From the PoolParty Quick Start Guide

This is what you will learn using this guide:

  • How to create a new project.

  • How to add concept schemes and concepts to your project.

  • How to create semantic relations between those resources in your project.

  • How to link your thesaurus to data from the Linked Open Data Cloud.

  • How your thesaurus can be published as linked data.

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We will build a "Geographical Thesaurus" with information about geographical regions (countries, towns) and places (institutions, settlements, sights).

Working through this guide will take around 60 minutes. Please follow the instructions using your PoolParty instance.

First step: Activate Your Test Account

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If you don't follow this quick start guide with a test account, refer to Activate or Reactivate Your User Account and Log in to PoolParty for more information on how to activate your account and log in.

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If you would like to learn more about this topic, please watch this PoolParty Academy Tutorial video:

2.3 Building a Taxonomy With PoolParty

When the video is not available, you can sign up to the PoolParty Academy