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<h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="THLToolboxhomegtTibetanTextsgtSigla" class="anchorpoint"></a><a href="/tools/wiki/home.html">THL Toolbox</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Tibetan%20Texts.html">Tibetan Texts</a> > Sigla</h3><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="SiglaIDAssignmentforTibetanTexts" class="anchorpoint"></a>Sigla-ID Assignment for Tibetan Texts</h3><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">Contributor(s)</strong>: THL Staff.</p><p class="paragraph">Every text, and every collection of texts, needs a unique ID. We need to resolve immediately whether we want to use a one to a billion ID system where everything just gets a numerical ID, or some type of distinctive letter-numerical ID that uses sigla for each collection and/or text. That would indicate we need a ID generator that keeps track of IDs for texts, images, etc. all separately.</p><p class="paragraph">While letter-numerical IDs are characteristic of the print world, the real ID should be a THL id that is one to a billion. At the most there might be a "T" prefix to indicate the ID is a Text, while AV would indicate audio-video. We could also use traditional sigla as a kind of mneumonic for people, even though the "real" ID is a random numerical ID.</p><p class="paragraph">We have created a <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.thdl.org/collections/literature/sigmng/index.php" target="rwikiexternal">sigla manager system</a></span>. For staff and permitted participants, see the <a href="/tools/wiki/Tibetan%20Text%20Sigla%20Manager%20System%20Passwords.html">administrators-only page</a> to get information on its access. It allows you to view and add siglas. Plus it also provides an XML feed for the <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.thdl.org/xml/showEssay.php?xml=/tools/scholartools/sigla.xml" target="rwikiexternal">Authority List of Siglas</a></span>. So every time a new sigla is added or changed, the list will display the changes. What remains to be done is add code for deleting sigla entries.</p><p class="paragraph">Sigla rules: </p><ol><li>For Collected works, use 2 letter author initials +CW. If 2 letters already taken, add number 1, onwards.</li> <li>Kangyur-Tengyur - use field's established sigla in IATs volume, but also use KG- and TG- to preface it. Master sigla is then KG and TG.</li> <li>Use NG to preface Nyingma Gyubum editiosn. So NG-TK, NG-TB, etc. Master sigla is NG.</li> <li>You gave Dksb. How about CW for collected works, and DKCW?</li></ol><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="ProvidedforunrestrictedusebythespanclassnobrimgsrcsakairwikitoolimagesicklearrowgifaltexternallinktitleexternallinkahrefhttpwwwthliborgtargetrwikiexternalTibetanandHimalayanLibraryaspan" class="anchorpoint"></a><em class="italic">Provided for unrestricted use by the <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.thlib.org" target="rwikiexternal">Tibetan and Himalayan Library</a></span></em></h3>