Key idea & worked example
Choose a starting point that matches the question you brought with you.
Start with the overview, follow the visual examples, then inspect the technical details and sources.On this page
Publications and deposits
The Zenodo communities bring together deposited outputs. Consult each record for its own version, access conditions and reuse rights. A community groups resources; it does not give every resource a shared license or maturity status.
Choose a route by the work you want to do
| Starting point | Suggested sequence | Useful result |
|---|---|---|
| Curious visitor | VAO introduction → reference cases → experiences. | A clear distinction between the instrument and its representations. |
| Instrument researcher | Navigator → source accounts → dataset limits. | A documented question and an attributable selection. |
| Recording practitioner | Fieldwork → capture workflow → OrgRec. | A session plan connected to its eventual research package. |
| Developer | VAO structure → implementation → client comparison. | A pinned contract and a bounded compatibility target. |
| Data modeller | Ontology → assertions and evidence → OMARO. | Explicit identities, terminology and review scope. |
There is no requirement to read the notebooks in numerical order. The left-hand contents follow one subject, while section links and related pages connect it to the rest of the atlas. When a term becomes an obstacle, the glossary gives the distinction in plain language and points back to the relevant notebook.
Read a release in three passes
- First establish what the resource is: a specification, software application, dataset, report or instrument package.
- Then read its scope, version, dependencies and known limitations. A later application number does not imply a later dataset.
- Finally inspect the actual files, citation metadata and applicable rights before reusing material.
The ecosystem directory records these resource types together so that their relationships are visible. Its status labels deliberately preserve the difference between a published version, an internal development component, an associated research case and a conceptual architecture. A collection page or project name is a useful entry point, but the individual version record is the more precise reference for a research method.
Follow a question through the new guides
| Your question | Suggested sequence |
|---|---|
| What does the dissertation establish? | Thesis argument → three case studies → evaluation framework. |
| How should I inspect a recording? | Fieldwork workflow → audio analysis → VAO time and acoustics. |
| How can I reuse a research object? | VAO structure → exact delivery → layered conformance → client compatibility. |
| How should I interpret corpus relations? | Dataset questions → identity through change → contextual classification. |