How to register music in NVA (Norsk vitenarkiv / Norwegian Research Information Repository)
This guide has been created by the University library to assist employees who are registering music in the NVA. It is based on Sikt's guide, Register results in NVA, in which you can find additional information that applies to all types of results in the NVA. Eventually, a national guide will be published on how to register music.
Start registrering
Click on «New result»:
Choose «Start in a blank registration form»
Registration is divided into four steps:
- Description
- Category
- Contributors
- Files and licence
To navigate between the different pages of the registration, click on the titles at the top of the registration form.
You can also click on the blue arrows at the bottom left and right corners of the registration form to browse through the different pages.
Click the Save button at the bottom right of the registration form to save a draft. You can continue the registration at any time by going to "My page" > “Result registrations” and selecting the relevant draft from the list.
Music
Step 1 - Description
See example on the next page.
Title is mandatory. Use the most descriptive title possible.
Abstract: Contains information about the music which is not apparent from the title.
Description of content: Here you can register performers, as the example below shows.
Date published is mandatory. You can choose to register only the year or the full date. We recommend registering the full date for concerts and performances, while the year is sufficient for CD, LP and sheet music.
Subcategory audio/video publication: Choose media type (CD, DVD, Streaming, Download, LP/EP or other).
Subcategory score/manuscript: Register ensemble, movements, duration, publisher and ISMN (if this exists).
Subcategory other performance: Describe the type or performance form, place and duration. Here you can also add work.
Step 3 - Contributors
When you have selected the correct category, you need to add everyone who has contributed to the result.
Click the button “Add contributor”
This opens a window where you can easily add yourself to the publication by clicking the button “Add me as contributor”. Add other people by searching for their names and chose the right person from the dropdown list. If you cannot find the right person, click the button “Contributor not found” to enter their names manually as an unidentified person without a person ID.
To add contributors in music you can select Role (soloist, conductor/ensemble leader, ensemble musician, composer, organizer, writer and other). You can also enter a more precise description of the roles in the field called Description of content (see example on page 2).
Step 4 - File, licence and link
It is not possible to download files for the category «Music». Link to the concert can be registered in Links.
Publish metadata
Click on the button "Save and view" to preview the registered information. You will see a blue box that says, "The result is not published".
To publish the registered description of the article, click on the button that says “Publish registration” under the menu titled "Publication".
How to register dance in NVA (Norsk vitenarkiv / Norwegian Research Information Repository)
This guide has been created by the University library to assist employees who are registering dance in the NVA. It is based on Sikt's guide, Register results in NVA, in which you can find additional information that applies to all types of results in the NVA.
Start registering
Click on «New result»
Choose «Start in a blank registration form»
Registration is divided into four steps:
- Description
- Category
- Contributors
- Files and licence
To navigate between the different pages of the registration, click on the titles at the top of the registration form.
You can also click on the blue arrows at the bottom left and right corners of the registration form to browse through the different pages.
Click the Save button at the bottom right of the registration form to save a draft. You can continue the registration at any time by going to "My page" > “Result registrations” and selecting the relevant draft from the list.
Performing arts - dance
Step 1 – Description
See example on the next page.
Title is mandatory. Use the most descriptive title possible.
Abstract: Contains information about the performance which is not apparent from the title.
Description of content: Here you can register performers, as the example below shows.
Date published is mandatory. You can choose to register only the year or the full date. We recommend registering the full date for performing arts.
Step 2 - Category
Artistic result
Choose “Performing arts” and “Type of work”: Performance/show, TV/film/radio or Other.
Category – example Performance/show
Add announcement: Register place, date from and date to. It is possible to add more announcements.
Step 3 - Contributors
When you have selected the correct category, you need to add everyone who has contributed to the result.
Click the button “Add contributor”
This opens a window where you can easily add yourself to the publication by clicking the button “Add me as contributor”. Add other people by searching for their names and chose the right person from the dropdown list. If you cannot find the right person, click the button “Contributor not found” to enter their names manually as an unidentified person without a person ID.
For contributors in performing arts, you can select their correct Role (Dancer, Actor, Choreographer, Director, Scenographer, Costume designer, Producer, Artistic director, Dramatist, Librettist, Dramaturge, Sound designer, Light designer and Other). You can also enter a more precise description of the roles in the field called Description of content (see example on page 2).
Step 4 - File, licence and link
It is not possible to download files for the category «Performing arts». Link to the performance/show can be registered in Links.
Publish metadata
Click on the button "Save and view" to preview the registered information. You will see a blue box that says, "The result is not published".
To publish the registered description of the article, click on the button that says “Publish registration” under the menu titled "Publication".
