Two steps are required in adding a corpus to the MPI Archive. The first involves creating the corpus, editing the metadata and converting it into an archivable format using ARBIL(Archive Builder) while the second involves exporting the created/edited corpus to the archive using LAMUS .
This manual describes in detail the first step i.e. Arbil. For the second step, Lamus, please refer to the LAMUS manual).
The MPI Archive can ONLY accept corpora which are in the .IMDI format. By creating a corpus through Arbil, you create an IMDI file ready to be exported to the Archive.
Arbil allows you to view all the corpora in the Archive or any other remote location (provided you have access rights).
Corpora from the archive can also be edited through Arbil. If the changes are to be implemented they have to go through Lamus.
In short, Arbil allows you to:
1) View the Archive
2) Import metadata from the Archive & edit.
3) Create new corpora, with new metadata and media files.
4) Export the IMDI files, ready to be archived
Changes you make to corpora imported from the Archive will not affect the Archive directly, as Arbil merely allows you to make changes on a local level, and not to the Archive itself. If you want to upload your changes to the archive, you must export them to LAMUS, which in turn, allows you to submit corpora into the archive.
Arbil is the next generation of the IMDI Editor with a more powerful user interface and functionality. This manual contains detailed information on how to use Arbil: create new corpus structures/session nodes, and modify existing corpora. It does not explain the internal structure of IMDI (for more information on the IMDI metadata set, please see the LAT website).
For a less detailed program description, see the Arbil User Guide.
We encourage you to provide feedback, comments, and suggestions so that we can improve the documentation to better meet your needs. Also, in case of problems that are not addressed anywhere in this guide, please use the Arbil Forum.