Media Dataset

This page describes the fields that can be found in the media csv file. This data is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Field Details

• irn - a unique numeric identifier used by the PrideNZ content management system
• media_reference - a six-digit number referring to a particular event. Note sometimes there are multiple recordings related to a single media_reference number, for example individual interviews conducted at the same physical event. Also note that only media items that have been recorded or processed by PrideNZ will have a reference number. Media from external websites will not have a number
• media_source - the source of the media item. This may (or may not) reflect the actual rights holder, but it is a good starting point for identifying rights information
• url - url link of the related PrideNZ web page
• production_day - day of production. Note sometimes an exact production date is not known. Approximate dates are noted in the description field
• production_month - month of production. Note sometimes an exact production date is not known. Approximate dates are noted in the description field
• production_year - year of production. Note sometimes an exact production date is not known. Approximate dates are noted in the description field
• recording_type - broad categorisation of this media item (event, presentation, performance etc.)
• series - over arching series (if any) relating to this media item
• sub_series - sub series (if any) relating to this media item
• title - title of this media item
• description - description of this media item
• summary_computer_generated - 300-400 word summary created by Generative AI from the audio transcription of this media item
• interviewer - interviewer (if any) relating to this media item
• voices - voices identified in this media item. Voices are delimited by a semi-colon
• tags - tags that have been manually associated with this media item. Tags are delimited by a semi-colon
• tags_computer_generated - tags that have been automatically associated with this media item. Tags are delimited by a semi-colon
• location_name - location name associated with this media item, e.g. National Library
• location - location associated with this media item, e.g. 70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon
• broader_location - broader location associated with this media item, e.g. Wellington
• location_lat - decimal latitude coordinate for mapping purposes
• location_long - decimal longitude coordinate for mapping purposes
• precise_locality - true/false. Is the location a precise locality or more broader
• media_type - describes the type of media item, e.g. audio/video/image
• atl_ref - Alexander Turnbull Library reference (if item is deposited with ATL)
• atl_url - url of Alexander Turnbull Library record (if item is deposited with ATL)
• media_url - url link to the actual media file.
• media_filesize - size of the media file, e.g 34.2MB. This information may not always be present
• media_duration - length of the media file, e.g. 1:23:01 or 5:21 (h:mm:ss). This information may not always be present
• media_hires_url - url link to the actual high-resolution media file.
• media_hires_filesize - size of the media file, e.g 34.2MB. This information may not always be present
• media_hires_duration - length of the media file, e.g. 1:23:01 or 5:21 (h:mm:ss). This information may not always be present
• thumb_url - url link to a generic PrideNZ thumbnail image
• plaintext_url - url link to plain text version of this media item (useful for Gen AI applications)
• metadata_url - url link to an html file that contains metadata relating to this media item
• timestamp - timestamp based on the production date. Use this field to sort by earliest-to-latest production date. Note if the production date is only a partial date (e.g. month and year without a day) then the timestamp defaults to the first day of the month

This data set is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License