1. Contact the GOKb editor
If you are interested in contributing to GOKbbecoming a data contributor, contact Kristen Wilson Jennifer Solomon, the GOKb editorEditor, about your potential participation. Kristen will talk to you about what is involved in becoming a data contributor and help walk you through the steps below.
2. Register for accounts
You will need to register for accounts to use GOKb and related tools.
3. Request permissions
An editor will need to set permissions for you. Once you 've got your accounts set upset up your GOKb and Kuali accounts, notify an editor and let them know that your accounts are ready. An editor will then set the permissions for your accounts.
4. Install software
You will need to install Install OpenRefine and the GOKb extensions on your computer.
5. Attend GOKb training
Before progressing with GOKb, you will need to attend a training session that will cover Contact an editor to schedule your training session, which will cover data collection and data loading. If you have trouble with any of the above steps, that can also be addressed during training. An editor can help schedule training for you.
6. Locate data
Identify the data that you plan to load into GOKb. You may want to consult with the editor to be sure that your data is of appropriate quality. This will be covered in training and a tutorial is also available. An editor can also provide you with sample files to work with.
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A GOKb editor will review your data and let you know if anything provide feedback on any data that needs to be changed or fixed. If necessary, you may be asked to reload your data on GOKb Test. Once you've successfully loaded data in the test environment, you can begin working on the transition to the live system.
9. Finalize responsibilities
The editor and user will agree on what data the user will be responsible for on an ongoing basis, including:
- Provider/package responsibilities
- Update schedules
- Data quality issues that need to be resolved long term (e.g., title histories)
- Provider page and documentation
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Load data to GOKb Live
Once the above steps you have been completedsuccessfully completed the training phase using GOKb Test, you will be promoted to work on get access to load data onto GOKb Live on an ongoing basis.