KhmerConnection:Field dictionary
Using the field dictionary
Use these terms when they fit the subject. Leave a field blank when its value is unknown; do not guess or add a placeholder just to complete the infobox. Explain nuance in ordinary article text.
The infobox identifies the kind of page automatically. Choose an outline from KhmerConnection:Page starters rather than entering an internal record type yourself.
Organization type
The type field takes one main type. Put additional activities in focus or the article.
| Preferred value | Use for | Common wording mapped to this value |
|---|---|---|
| Religious organization | Temples, monasteries and religious community institutions | Temple; wat; pagoda |
| Community association | Mutual assistance and general community-service organizations | Community center; mutual aid association |
| Arts and culture | Arts organizations, ensembles and cultural organizations | Dance troupe; cultural association |
| Cultural business | Businesses whose work fits KhmerConnection's cultural scope | Restaurant; market; studio; publisher |
| Cambodia aid | Organizations providing relevant aid and development programs in Cambodia | Cambodia-focused aid nonprofit |
| Advocacy | Organizations focused on rights, policy and community organizing | Rights group; advocacy network |
| Student | Student organizations and campus associations | Cambodian student association |
| Umbrella | Organizations coordinating or representing other organizations | Federation; umbrella council |
| Professional | Professional and alumni associations | Lawyers' association; professional network |
| Media | News outlets and other community media organizations | Newspaper; broadcaster |
| Education | Education, teaching and research organizations | Language school; education center |
| Civic | Civic participation and community-affairs associations | Civic association |
| Foundation | Organizations primarily operating as foundations or giving institutions | Philanthropic foundation |
Choose by the organization's primary work, not its name alone. A studio is usually a Cultural business; a film is a creative work, not an organization.
Cultural business type
For a Cultural business, use the business_type field for the principal activity:
| Preferred value | Examples of common alternatives |
|---|---|
| restaurant | Eatery; cafe serving meals |
| donut shop | Doughnut shop |
| bakery | Bakeshop; patisserie |
| grocery | Market; supermarket |
| jewelry | Jewellery store |
| bridal | Bridalwear; formalwear |
| film studio | Film production company |
| publisher | Publishing house |
| record label | Music label |
| bookstore | Bookshop |
Describe secondary activities in the article rather than forcing several business types into one field.
Geography
| Field | Meaning | Preferred wording |
|---|---|---|
| city | City or locality of the organization | City name; not National or International |
| state | State, province or equivalent region | Full region name when known |
| country | Country of the listed location | United States rather than US or USA; United Kingdom rather than UK; New Zealand rather than NZ |
| hq_country | Country of the headquarters | Full country name |
| cambodia_location | Locations where the organization works in Cambodia | Names of the relevant places |
| impact_geography | Area served by the organization or opportunity | Plain descriptive wording |
Headquarters and service area are different facts. Do not infer one from the other.
Opportunities
| Preferred opportunity_type | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Scholarship | Support for a student's education |
| Grant | Funding for a project, activity or other defined purpose |
| Fellowship | A fellowship supporting research, creative work or professional development |
Use award_description for the amount, range or non-cash support. Use application_window for the dated cycle or recurring application period. Write eligibility, sponsorship and application links in the corresponding article sections.
A closed application cycle does not establish that a program has ended. Do not change the operating status solely because a deadline has passed.
Operating status
| Preferred status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| active | There is evidence of continuing operation or programming |
| dormant | Activities are paused or infrequent, with support for that description |
| inactive | The organization or program is no longer operating |
| historical | The entry primarily documents a past institution or program |
| unverified | Current operating status has not been established |
A dead website alone does not prove inactivity. These labels concern the subject, not the quality of the article.
Books and films
Use the Book or Film outline for a creative work, not Organization. A publisher or film studio can have its own Organization page; its books and films are separate subjects.
Book fields
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| title | The book's title; if blank, the page title is displayed |
| title_khmer | Khmer title, when documented |
| author | Author names as ordinary text; add a wiki link only when appropriate |
| book_type | Broad literary form from the preferred terms below |
| year | Four-digit year of first publication; explain uncertain dates in prose |
| language | Original language; separate several with semicolons |
| publisher | Publisher, with edition context in the article when needed |
| isbn | An actual ISBN, preserving zeros and punctuation; identify the edition it belongs to |
Preferred book_type terms:
| Term | Use for |
|---|---|
| Fiction | A novel or other fictional work |
| Short-story collection | A collection of short stories |
| Poetry | A poetry volume or collection |
| Memoir | An author's personal recollections |
| Nonfiction | Factual writing not better described by another listed form |
| Reference | A dictionary, encyclopedia or reference work |
| Instructional | A teaching text, manual or instructional book |
| Graphic narrative | A comic or other sequential-art narrative |
Use the most useful form, leaving details to prose. A children's book can be fiction, poetry or nonfiction; its intended audience does not replace its literary form.
The first-publication year and original language describe the work. A translation or later edition may have a different publisher, language, year and ISBN. Explain those together in Publication and editions rather than mixing details from several editions into one unqualified infobox.
Film fields
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| title | The film or screen-series title; if blank, the page title is displayed |
| title_khmer | Khmer title, when documented |
| director | Director names as ordinary text |
| film_format | Feature, Short or Series |
| film_type | Fiction, Documentary, Experimental or Mixed |
| year | Four-digit year of first release; describe later releases in the article |
| language | Original language; separate several with semicolons |
| country | Production country or countries, not the story's setting |
| runtime | Plain text such as a number of minutes; identify the version when needed |
Format and film type are separate: a short documentary uses film_format=Short and film_type=Documentary.
| Preferred term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Feature | Feature-length film |
| Short | Short film |
| Series | A screen series considered as a whole |
| Fiction | A fictional screen work |
| Documentary | A nonfiction documentary work |
| Experimental | A work best described as experimental |
| Mixed | A work combining classifications where one label would be misleading |
Describe animation, genres and other details in prose. For a series, qualify running time by episode when necessary. Do not force an uncertain classification or year into a field.
Other credits, adaptations, edition references, sources and access links use ordinary article sections. No reference helper, internal ID or separate biography page is required.
Use the optional subjects field for broad topics from the dictionary below. Browse Books and Films separately.
ISBN means International Standard Book Number. An ISBN is a source-assigned identifier for a particular edition or format, not an internal wiki reference ID.
Traditions and music
Tradition fields
A Tradition page describes a living practice: a ceremony, festival, performing art, craft, foodway or language practice. Keep the practice separate from an organization that observes it and from a dated event.
Use name for the most widely used English or romanized name, name_khmer for the Khmer spelling, and also_known_as for other spellings and regional names, separated by semicolons.
For tradition_type, use one broad term:
| Preferred value | Typical coverage |
|---|---|
| Ceremony | A ritual with a defined sequence, such as a wedding or ordination |
| Festival | A recurring communal celebration, often calendar-based |
| Religious practice | Devotional or merit-making practice and observance |
| Performing art | Dance, music, theatre and recitation forms |
| Craft practice | Making and material skills passed between practitioners |
| Foodway | Preparation and eating practices and their occasions |
| Language practice | Naming, greeting, honorific and literacy practices |
| Life passage | Birth, coming of age, marriage and funerary practice |
| Martial art | Fighting and self-defence traditions and their training practice |
| Game | Play, contests and seasonal games, including those tied to festivals |
A game played mainly at one festival is still a Game; name the festival in occasion rather than changing the practice type.
Use occasion for when the practice usually happens, in ordinary words such as “Khmer New Year”, “Pchum Ben”, “weddings” or “year-round”. Leave it blank rather than inventing a fixed calendar rule.
Music release fields
A MusicRelease page describes a published release: an album, single or compilation. Use title, title_khmer, and artist for the credited performer or group as printed on the release.
For release_type, use one term:
| Preferred value | Typical coverage |
|---|---|
| Album | A full-length release |
| EP | A short release, longer than a single |
| Single | One or two tracks issued on their own |
| Compilation | Tracks gathered from several sources or artists |
| Live recording | A release documenting a performance |
| Reissue | A later release of earlier recorded material |
Use year for the first release year and label for the issuing label when one is named. Write “self-released” in the article rather than inventing a label name.
Songwriters, arrangers, guest performers, track lists and listening links are ordinary article content. Do not create a separate page for every track.
Collections and recordings
Collection fields
A Collection page describes an oral-history or archival collection that an institution or project holds. KhmerConnection indexes such collections; it does not hold, stream or grant access to the material itself.
Use name for the collection's official name as the holding institution writes it, name_khmer for a Khmer form of the name when one is published, and institution for the library, archive, museum, centre or project that holds the material.
Use collection_scope for a short phrase describing what the collection covers, such as “Cambodian community life in Lowell, Massachusetts” or “survivor testimony recorded in Cambodia”. Counts, formats, date ranges and series belong in Material coverage.
Use catalogue_reference for the identifier the holding institution assigns to the collection, copied exactly, including leading zeros and punctuation. Leave it blank when no identifier is published; do not invent one.
Recording fields
A Recording page describes one interview, testimony or other recording that a collection holds. The page is an index entry and a description, not a copy of the recording.
For recording_type, use one term:
| Preferred value | Typical coverage |
|---|---|
| Interview | A complete recorded interview with one or more narrators |
| Excerpt | A clip or selected passage taken from a longer recording |
| Oral history | A recorded life history, often in several sessions |
| Public testimony | Testimony given in a hearing, tribunal or public forum |
| Performance recording | A recorded performance of music, dance, theatre or recitation |
| Radio or broadcast recording | A programme recorded for radio, television or another broadcast |
An interview and an excerpt of that interview are different recordings. Give the excerpt its own entry, mark it Excerpt, and say in the article which longer recording it comes from.
Use narrator for the person whose account is recorded and interviewer for the person asking the questions. Where a source names only one person without saying which role they held, put the name in the role the source states and leave the other field blank.
Use recording_date for the date the recording was made, as the source gives it. The historical period a narrator discusses is different and belongs in ordinary prose; a 2019 interview about the 1970s carries a 2019 recording date.
Use collection for the title of the Collection page that holds the recording, duration for a stated running time, and catalogue_reference for the item identifier exactly as the catalogue prints it.
Creators
A creator page describes a person or ensemble with at least one cited work on this site. It documents a body of work, not a life, and it is never promotional.
Creator fields
nameandname_khmer: the name used in publication, and the name in Khmer script when a source prints it. Leave the Khmer field empty rather than entering a romanisation.aliases: pen names, stage names and spelling variants, separated by semicolons. Khmer names romanise several ways, and this field is where the variants belong.roles: one or more of Author, Composer, Craftsperson, Chef, Educator, Ensemble, Filmmaker, Journalist, Master practitioner, Musician, Oral historian, Photographer, Scholar, Tradition bearer, Visual artist. Several roles are normal.ensemble: any value marks a group rather than an individual, so a band or troupe is not described as a person.active_period: plain words such as 1960s or since 1998.country: where the creator works, not where they were born.recognition: awards, fellowships and honours, each supported by a source. Living Heritage status conferred on traditional art masters belongs here.website: the creator's own site.
There are deliberately no fields for birth date, birthplace, family members, education or contact details.
Connecting works to creators
Every content template accepts an optional creators field holding the exact titles of creator pages, separated by semicolons. Fill it in on the work, not on the creator: the creator page lists its own works automatically from those links.
The existing author, director and artist fields stay as they are. They hold plain text and sometimes name a publication rather than a person, so they are left alone and creators is added deliberately when a creator page exists.
Subjects
The optional subjects field uses broad cultural topics. Separate more than one with semicolons.
| Preferred value | Typical coverage |
|---|---|
| Language & Literacy | Language learning, reading and writing |
| Literature & Storytelling | Books, literature and storytelling |
| Film & Moving Image | Cinema, filmmaking and moving-image works |
| Music & Sound | Music, sound and musical practice |
| Dance & Theatre | Dance, theatre and stage performance |
| Visual Arts & Design | Visual art and design |
| Crafts & Material Culture | Craft traditions and material culture |
| Food & Foodways | Dishes, recipes and food practices |
| Religion & Spiritual Life | Religious and spiritual practices and institutions |
| Celebrations & Life Passages | Festivals, ceremonies and life events |
| Family & Intergenerational Life | Family knowledge and connections across generations |
| Migration & Diaspora | Migration and diaspora experiences |
| History & Remembrance | History, memory and commemoration |
| Community & Civic Life | Community institutions and civic participation |
| Work & Livelihoods | Work, economic life and livelihoods |
| Land, Place & Environment | Places, landscapes and environmental connections |
| Gender & Sexuality | Gender and sexuality in community and cultural life |
For example, use Film & Moving Image rather than making Movies a separate subject label. Subjects do not replace the organization's type.
Audience and languages
For the optional audience field, use Children; Youth; Adults; Families; Educators; Researchers; or General. Separate several values with semicolons.
Use familiar language names such as Khmer, English or French. Languages can be stated in a relevant infobox field or ordinary prose. Distinguish an original language, a translation and subtitles when relevant; do not infer a language from someone's name.
Dishes and recipes
Use these dish_types values: Soup; Curry; Salad; Noodle dish; Rice dish; Snack; Dessert; Condiment; Beverage; Other. More than one may apply; separate them with semicolons.
The Recipe dish field is the title of the parent Dish page. Use the same page title rather than creating spelling variants.
| instruction_status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Recipe available | Ingredients and preparation instructions are supplied |
| Partial instructions | Instructions are incomplete |
This status describes instruction availability, not testing or food-safety certification.
Optional family_surname_1, family_surname_2 and family_label provide public attribution with permission. A family label can replace disclosed surnames. Do not treat surnames as a unique key or require a private birth or maiden name.
Describe regional connections in prose. Useful phrases include Documented origin, Regional variant, Local specialty, Commonly prepared and Diaspora adaptation, followed by a place and a source. Do not assign an exclusive origin without evidence.
Dates, numbers and sources
Use a four-digit year for an organization's founded field. Put approximate periods, conflicting dates and explanations in History rather than forcing them into a numeric field.
Use ordinary wording for real registration numbers and bibliographic identifiers, preserving leading zeros and punctuation. Do not create internal reference IDs.
Credits, catalogue references, adaptation links and access links belong in ordinary article sections. See KhmerConnection:References and access for examples.