Buckyverse

Collection Registry Overview

Explains the purpose of the Collection Registry, where its files live, and the naming and field conventions used to track Buckyverse holdings as structured records.

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Collection Registry Overview

The Collection Registry tracks Buckyverse holdings as structured records — preserving provenance, linking source files and receipts, distinguishing record types, and supporting future search and lending workflows.

The Collection Registry tracks Buckyverse holdings as structured records.

It is meant to:

  • preserve provenance
  • link source files and receipts
  • distinguish record types like books, articles, photos, and blueprints
  • support future search and lending workflows

Where files live

  • Private receipts: .receipts/
  • Library pages: llm-wiki/
  • Item records: llm-wiki/entities/
  • Registry concepts: llm-wiki/concepts/
  • Index pages: llm-wiki/syntheses/
  • Operations pages: llm-wiki/operations/

Conventions

  • Use BV-<TYPE>-<YYYY>-<####> IDs
  • For books, YYYY and sequence follow the purchase date
  • Use record_type for the library-facing type
  • Use nomenclature_term and nomenclature_uri when available
  • Use status: reference for sourced items kept as references

Related pages

collection-managementcollection-registryprovenancelibrary-operationsconventions