# Dzaleka Metadata Standard

## Docs

- [AGENTS](https://dms.dzaleka.com/AGENTS.md)
- [Metadata quality](https://dms.dzaleka.com/best-practices/metadata-quality.md): Guidelines for writing DMS records that are discoverable, accurate, and respectful of community heritage.
- [Oral histories](https://dms.dzaleka.com/best-practices/oral-histories.md): How to document oral history records in DMS — from recording consent to preserving interview context.
- [Rights and access](https://dms.dzaleka.com/best-practices/rights-and-access.md): How to choose the right license and access level for DMS records, and how to credit rights holders correctly.
- [Creating Records](https://dms.dzaleka.com/guides/creating-records.md): Create new DMS heritage metadata records using the web UI or the interactive CLI wizard.
- [CSV Import and Export](https://dms.dzaleka.com/guides/csv-import-export.md): Convert spreadsheet data to DMS JSON records and export records back to CSV for use in other tools.
- [Linked Data Export](https://dms.dzaleka.com/guides/linked-data-export.md): Export DMS records as JSON-LD to publish heritage metadata on the semantic web and integrate with library catalogues and linked open data portals.
- [Searching and Analytics](https://dms.dzaleka.com/guides/searching-and-stats.md): Search records by type, subject, creator, date, and free text. Generate collection statistics and browsable catalogues.
- [Validating Records](https://dms.dzaleka.com/guides/validating-records.md): Check DMS records against the schema to catch errors before adding them to your archive.
- [Dzaleka Metadata Standard](https://dms.dzaleka.com/index.md): An open-source metadata specification and Python CLI toolkit for describing, organising, and sharing digital heritage content from Dzaleka Refugee Camp.
- [Installation](https://dms.dzaleka.com/installation.md): Prerequisites, installation steps, and troubleshooting for the Dzaleka Metadata Standard CLI toolkit.
- [Introduction](https://dms.dzaleka.com/introduction.md): An open-source metadata specification and Python CLI toolkit for describing, organising, and sharing digital heritage from Dzaleka Refugee Camp.
- [Quick start](https://dms.dzaleka.com/quickstart.md): Install DMS and create your first validated heritage metadata record in five minutes.
- [convert](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/convert.md): Convert DMS records between CSV and JSON formats in either direction.
- [export](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/export.md): Export DMS records as JSON-LD for linked data publishing and semantic web interoperability.
- [info](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/info.md): Display the DMS schema version, a table of all fields, and the enumerated values for type, creator roles, and access levels.
- [init](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/init.md): Interactively create a new DMS metadata record through a guided CLI wizard.
- [report](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/report.md): Generate a browsable HTML or Markdown catalogue from a directory of DMS records.
- [search](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/search.md): Query and filter DMS records in a directory by type, subject, creator, language, date range, or free text.
- [stats](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/stats.md): Print collection statistics for a directory of DMS records including type distribution, language breakdown, and a missing-field heatmap.
- [validate](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/validate.md): Validate one or more DMS records against the JSON Schema and report errors and warnings.
- [web](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/commands/web.md): Launch the DMS Vault — a local browser-based form for creating, validating, and managing heritage metadata records.
- [Field Guide](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/field-guide.md): Complete reference for all 15 fields in the Dzaleka Metadata Standard, with types, constraints, and JSON examples.
- [Interoperability](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/interoperability.md): How the Dzaleka Metadata Standard maps to Dublin Core, JSON-LD linked data, and other standard vocabularies.
- [Heritage Item Types](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/item-types.md): Descriptions and usage guidelines for the 10 allowed values of the DMS type field.
- [Schema Overview](https://dms.dzaleka.com/reference/schema-overview.md): A high-level reference for the Dzaleka Metadata Standard schema — version, formats, field tiers, and example records.