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CBA - Cultural Broadcasting Archive
Basically we differ between a series and an entry:
Entry:
A single contribution of a series.
Series:
The name of series which is produced by an editorial office.
Editorial office:
A collective of persons (or also just one), which produces a series. Each
broadcast or parts of it (whole broadcasts, interviews, etc.) is called entry.
Simple Search
Use the simple search function to find entries. You can easy constrain your
search criteria.
Within most of the fields multiple choices are possible. Click the "Ctrl"-Button
on your keyboard and click on another item to select multiple items from the
menu
Search term: Type in your search term to find entries which contain this term either in the
title, the description, the keyword or in the filename.
What are the effects of using AND?
If you search after the terms "Africa" and "religion" you will find entries,
which contain both of the words.
The search function will find entries that contain the search term as itself or
as a part of another word.
For example: If you search after "iron" you will also find entries which contain
the words "environmental" or "irony".
What are the effects of using OR?
If you search after the terms "Africa" and "religion" and choose "Use OR instead
of AND" you will find entries which contain either "Africa" or "religion". So
you will get more results than using the more precise option AND
If you want to find all entries and just constrain your search criteria with the
following options use the "browse"-function or leave the field "search term"
blank.
Buzz phrase:
By choosing a buzz phrase out of the catalogue you will find entries that were
assigned to this genre.
Language:
Choose the language in which the entry was produced. The maximum number of
possible languages are two.
Advanced Search
Within most of the fields multiple choices are possible. Click the "Ctrl"-Button
on your keyboard and click on another item to select multiple items from the
menu.
Search term:
Type in your search term to find entries which contain this term either in the
title, the description, the keyword or in the filename.
The search function will find entries that contain the search term as itself or
as a part of another word.
For example: If you search after "iron" you will also find entries which contain
the words "environmental" or "irony".
What are the effects of using AND?
If you search after the terms "Africa" and "religion" you will find entries,
which contain both of the words.
What are the effects of using OR?
If you search after the terms "Africa" and "religion" and choose "Use OR instead
of AND" you will find entries which contain either "Africa" or "religion". So
you will get more results than using the more precise option AND.
If you want to find all entries and just constrain your search criteria with the
following options use the "browse"-function or leave the field "search term"
blank.
Language:
Choose the language in which the entry was produced. The maximum number of
possible languages are two.
Editorial office:
Each series is produced by an editorial office. Using this menu you can find
entries which where produced by one or more specific editorial offices.
Series:
If you choose one or more series you will find entries that are part of the
these series.
Buzz phrase:
By choosing a buzz phrase out of the catalogue you will find entries that were
assigned to this genre.
Editors:
You are looking for an entry which was produced by a specific person and don't
know under which series it was published? Then enter the name of the editor or
just a part of it in this field. E.g. if you search after "bert" you will also
find entries that were produced by a person named "Bertha" or "Hubert".
Date:
If you are looking for entries that were produced within a specific space of
time use this function. You can search between months and years. The date is
the date of production.
Click on the "reset"-button to reset all settings. If you chose an item in one
of the item-lists and want to deselect it, choose "-all-".
Browse
Use this function to browse within the collection of broadcasts without any
specific constraints. This is useful if you aren't looking for certain entry
but for background information of series, editorial offices or radio stations.
You can browse using the following criteria.
Browse by entries:
10 entries are displayed per page independently of their allocation.
They are sorted by up-to-dateness. (the date when they were entered).
You can change the sort sequence to alphabetical by title or alphabetical by
name of the series or by date of production ascending or descending by pressing
the up/down arrows.
Preview of the entry:
Whole entry:
Series:
All series are displayed alphabetically. By clicking on the name of the series
you get background information about it: The editorial office which is
producing the series, the editors, the radio station and the description of the
series.
On every page there are displayed 10 series. Using the browse-menu on the bottom
of the page you can jump from page to page.
You can also sort the series by their initial letters by using the second menu
on the bottom of the page. If you click on a letter all series beginning with
this letter will be shown even if there are more than ten.
Both menus can only be used separately. So browse either per page or list the
series alphabetically.
Editorial offices:
All editorial offices are displayed alphabetically. By clicking on the name of
the editorial office you get background information about it: its description,
the editors and the radio station.
On every page there are displayed 10 editorial offices. Using the browse-menu on
the bottom of the page you can jump from page to page.
You can also sort the editorial offices by their initial letters by using the
second menu on the bottom of the page. If you click on a letter all editorial
offices beginning with this letter will be shown even if there are more than
ten.
Both menus can only be used separately. So browse either per page or list the
editorial offices alphabetically.
Radio stations:
All radio stations are displayed alphabetically. By clicking on of them, you
will find specified information about this station.
Login
A login is needed for putting audiofiles on the server and describing them. If
you just want to download files an account isn't necessary.
If you have one you can login by clicking the "login"-button.
To apply for a username and password, mail to ingo.leindecker@fro.at.
To avoid the abuse of your account always logout by pressing the
"logout"-button.
Change password
To change you password click the button "userprofile" after logging in. Enter
your password two times in the fields "password" and "confirm".
If the two passwords don't match an error message will be displayed. In this
case your password remains constant. Attention: Your username and password
mustn't be the same!
Upload an audiofile
By clicking the button "Upload" you will get the possibility to upload MP3- or
Ogg Vorbis files into your personal directory on the server. Click the
"Browse"-button and choose the desired audiofile on your harddisc. Click the
"save"-button to upload the file. The upload process can take minutes up
several hours dependent on the speed of your internet connection and the size
of the file. After the upload has finished you will see the file in the
directory list below the upload-form. Several data of the file are displayed:
The filename, duration, the file format (codec) and the audio quality
(bitrate). You can assure yourself of the fact the file has been uploaded
correctly. If the file is defective a message according to this is being
displayed. In this case you won't be able to add the file to the archive. To
delete the file from the server click the X-icon on the right beside the file.
If you upload two audiofiles with the same filename it will be overwritten!
The file has to be a valid Mpeg Layer 3 or Ogg Vorbis file. It's inadequately to
give the file the right extension (.mp3 or .ogg)!
It is also possible to upload audiofiles via FTP (file transfer protocol). If
you want to upload bigger files it is necessary to use ftp because you will get
a timeout error if the upload takes too long. To upload a file via ftp use a
common ftp program. The ftp server is:
cba.fro.at
To login use your login and password.
After the upload has finished you can login under http://cba.fro.at and describe
your file (see "Complete entry") if it is a valid MP3 or Ogg Vorbis file.
If you don't have a ftp program you can also upload your file by using your
browser. Enter the following line into the address field of your browser:
ftp://username@cba.fro.at
Replace "username" with your username. After pressing a window will
appear which asks you to enter your username and password. After logging in you
will see the content of your personal directory. Drag a file from your harddisc
and drop it into the window. After the upload has finished you can login under
http://cba.fro.at and describe your file (see "Complete entry").
Complete entry
If you uploaded an audio into your personal directory it's not published yet.
Click the button "Complete entry" to describe the file and to add it to the
public database by using the form. Next to "File in directory" choose the audiofile from the drop down menu which
you are going to describe.
Assign it to the series it belongs to. If your series is absent you can create
one by clicking the "add" button on the right of the drop down menu or clicking
the "series"-button on the top navigation of the page. (See also "Edit
series").
Give your entry a title. As short and as meaningful as possible.
Choose a buzz phrase from the list which fits the best for your entry. If you
want a genre to be added mail to ingo.leindecker@fro.at
Additionally you can add keywords separated by spaces which lets visitors find
your entry more easily. This field is optional.
Enter the date of production. This date must not be in the future! It is not the
date of the broadcasting.
Describe the entry in whole sentences. In this field you can enter whatever you
consider as important to know for people who would download or rebroadcast the
audiofile. Enter a summary of the broadcst, necessary information to
moderators, suggestions for moderations, background information, links etc.
Choose at least one language in which the broadcast was composed.
Click on the "save"-button to publish your entry. If you forgot the fill out one
or more fields you will get an error message displayed.
If you get the error message "The audiofile isn't a valid MP3 or Ogg Vorbis
file" you can't publish your entry. (see "Upload an audiofile"). Delete the
file by pressing the X-icon beside the filename on the "Upload"-page.
If the completion was clean the audiofile is going to be moved to a public
directory and renamed after the following scheme:
series-date_time.extension
E.g. you upload a file named "test.mp3" on January 25th 2002 at 13:45:04 and
assign it to the series "FROzine" the file is going to be moved and renamed to http://cba.fro.at/archiv/frozine/frozine-25-01-2002_13-45-04.mp3
Edit entry
Click on the button "edit entries" to see all the entries you already created.
Additionally to the title of the entry the date of production and the filename
will be displayed. You can either edit an entry by clicking the edit-symbol on
the right beside the entry or delete it by clicking the X-symbol.
If you delete an entry you will be asked if you are really sure to remove it
from the database. If so, the whole description of the entry will be deleted
and the file will be moved back to your personal directory where you have the
possibility to describe it again or completely delete it from the server.
Edit editorial offices
Click on the button "Edit editorial offices" to see all the editorial offices
you already created. You can edit an existing one by clicking the "edit"-icon
on the right beside the row.
Click on the link "add editorial office" to create a new one.
Edit series
Use this function to extend the list of series.
Click on the link "add series" to create a new one.
Enter the name of the series. Describe the content and background of the series
in some sentences. Enter the address of the homepage of the series into the
"URL"-field. (e.g. http://cba.fro.at).
Always write links beginning with "http://" otherwise it will be not be
displayed correctly.
Choose an editorial office which produces the series. If the editorial office is
absent you can add one by clicking the "add"-button next to the drop down menu
or by clicking "edit editorial offices" on the top navigation of the page.
If you already created one or more series they will be displayed on this page.
Additionally to the name of the series a preview of the description, the URL
and editorial office will be displayed. Click on the "edit"-icon next to the
series to edit it
Help
Click the "Help"-button to open this window.
Interface language
WOn the top right of the page you can choose the interface language of the CBA.
Choose a language to display the site navigation in this language. Only the
navigation will be translated - not the contents!
You are kindly asked to translate the CBA into another language by using the
tool l:transfer
RSS means "Rich Site Summary". It is a platform independent format for the
exchange of news and web contents which is based on the programming standard
XML.
The structure of a RSS file is logical and built without any "ballast" like
design or layout elements. In this way RSS files can be read and spreaded
independently of the platform.
With the RSS standard contents of the CBA (e.g. all entries of a specific
series) can be integrated into another website. If you use a RSS reader
(programs which can read RSS files and automatically track changes) you can
watch changes of a website without having to load it completely with all
graphics etc..
To do this you need a RSS reader. Here you find links.
The contents of the so called "RSS feed" can be integrated in other website
layouts.
To include the contents of the CBA into your homepage you need a script which
handles, filters and displays the contents.
You can display the following contents:
all entries of a specific series
For that you need the number (ID) of the series. Just open the following drop
down menu and search for your series. The number in the braces is the id number
of the series:
For servers which support the script language PHP ("Hypertext PreProcessor") we
offer the following file which completely handles the rss file. The only thing
you have to do is to set the number of the series and to change the layout.
Just download the file parse.txt rename it to "parse.php" and change line 133
(the 26th line from down below) as you add the id number of the series to the
path of the rss feed.
http://cba.fro.at/rss/entry.rss.php?eintrag_id=
displays the RSS feed of a specific entry. For this you need the id-number of an
entry which has to be added to the end of the address.
The address of an entry contains its id-number. You find it out by browsing to
this entry.
