Access to Memory (AtoM)

AtoM supports SKOS RDF XML imports via the user interface or the command-line to support the import of terms, to be used in taxonomies such as Places, Subjects, Genres, etc. Previously, imports via the user interface were performed synchronously in the browser, which limited the size of the import significantly. only RDF XML was supported. In many cases, additional information (such as translations of the term, or relationships) might be lost if the SKOS did not come from another AtoM system.

With this feature, AtoM will use a third-party library, EasyRDF, to parse SKOS files for upload, vastly improving AtoM's ability to parse and import compliant SKOS RDF serialized into a number of formats (such as Turntle, N3, etc). The import will be handled by the job scheduler, allowing it to be performed asynchronously in the background and thereby avoiding user interface timeout issues. Additionally, the ability to import from a URL pointing to an RDF resource has been added. All import jobs will produce a detailed report in the Job details page associated with the operation. Finally, a link directly to the SKOS import page has been added to the Import menu, to help users get there more easily.