What are Records?

Most of the content on Humap comes in the form of Records. These can be single pieces of a larger story, about an event, person, place – the only limit is imagination.

Records can also be organised into Collections, Trails, Journeys, and Timelines.

If you are planning on using taxonomies and taxonomy terms for your project, we recommend making them before you start creating records. This means you can tag the record with the appropriate terms as you go so you don’t need to come back and tag it later.

Published Records will look something like this:

Records are the individual pins you see on the map. These can be Records of events, places, people, buildings – the only limit is imagination.

Examples:

• Bomb Damage, Paternoster Square, 1941 on Layers of London
• The Coronation of George V on Coventry Atlas
• Mosey Hill on Scarborough Atlas

Resources:

• Humap & Copyright
• Humap & GDPR
• Different types of user accounts on Humap

Logging in

Go to the home page of the Humap instance you’d like to contribute to and click Explore the Map

• From the map home page, click the plus icon in the top right corner of the information tray
• If you’re not logged in, log in now
• If public signups are enabled, you can create an account
• If signups are not enabled, you’ll need an invitation from the project owner to contribute

• You will be taken to the Contribution home screen
• Click New Record to begin

Creating and managing Records via the Contribute system

• That will take you to the Introductory screen
• At any point in this process you can save a draft and exit, go back to a previous page, or delete your Record

• Click Begin to continue

Add a location

• Search for a location by entering a name, postcode, or latitude and longitude in the map search bar

• When you find the correct location, click it on the map to drop a pin
• To change the location, click elsewhere (the pin will move) or click again in the same spot to deselect

Add a title and description

This is where you add text content to your Record.

• Use the upper box for the title
• Use the larger box for the body content

• Format your text using the toolbar options (bold, italics, underline, hyperlink, etc.) to improve readability
• Keep in mind that this content will be public, so choose your words carefully and use search-friendly phrases
• Click Next when you’re done

Add media

On this page you can add images, video, and audio to your record.

• Add media to your Record in three ways:
  • Paste a video URL into the URL box
  • Click “Browse Files”, select a file, and press Enter or Upload
  • Drag and drop a file from your file browser into the upload box
• You can upload multiple media files
• The top image will be the header and preview image, so choose something eye-catching
• To rearrange media, click and drag the three-line icon to the left of the image
• All other media will appear in the gallery, which users can access by clicking the header image of the published Record
• Credit media that does not belong to you by using the “credit” text box for proper attribution
• Click Show more attribution fields for advanced options, such as copyright license types.

Add dates

Dates are useful for ordering your Record and adding content.

• Use the drop down menus to select a day, month, and year for a start and/or end date for your Record
• You do not have to have both dates, or a date at all

Assign to a Team (formerly called Projects)

Teams on Humap let you create content with others. Any item assigned to a Team can be edited by other members of that Team. You need to be in a Team already before you can add a Record to it.

• Tick the box next to the Team you would like to assign this Record to.
• Click Next.

Add links to other websites.

Adding links is a great way to attribute your Record correctly and direct your users elsewhere.

• Add a name for the link
• Paste in the link
• Click Add another to add another link
• Click the minus button to remove a link
• Click Next to continue

Add categories

Categories, also called Taxonomies, are used to tag your Record and make it more findable.

• The categories created for your map project will appear on this screen
• Click the ones relevant to your Record. Click again to deselect

Add copyright credits

Proper attribution and crediting is extremely important on Humap.

• Type or paste the relevant information into this box
• Click Finish

Conclusion

• Your Record is complete!
• You can save and exit, go back to previous screens, or delete your Record if needed
• If everything is ready, click Publish

Your Record is now published!

From your Records screen you can view your Record, and if you scroll down to the bottom there are options to:

• Add it to a collection
• Unpublish it
• Edit it
• Give feedback
• And share it on social media / email

You can share your Record with the Layers of London community through #LayersofLondon and #Humap!

Any suggestions on how we can improve our tutorial process? Drop us a line at [email protected]!