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East Asian Book Running Title Marker

Qualify an explicit running-title transcription by locator without identifying an edition.

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Description

Qualify an explicit running-title transcription by locator.

Source records can preserve supplied scripts, translations, edition labels, leaf sides and historical date wording. Displaying two strings together does not establish equivalent readings, and preserving a numeral or reign-year label differs from converting a calendar. Source context is essential to interpretation.

Qualify an explicit running-title transcription by locator.

When to use this tool

Use East Asian Book Running Title Marker when you already have bookId, suppliedRunningTitle, sourceLocator and need to qualify an explicit running-title transcription by locator.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter bookId, suppliedRunningTitle, sourceLocator. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Enter bookId, suppliedRunningTitle, sourceLocator using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in token. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
bookIdBook IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
suppliedRunningTitleSupplied Running TitleRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
sourceLocatorSource LocatorRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenTokenRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "bookId": "BOOK17",
    "suppliedRunningTitle": "Title A",
    "sourceLocator": "folio 3r"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "[\"BOOK17\",\"Title A\",\"folio 3r\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The result records supplied values without identifying an edition. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Consult original manuscripts, publications, catalogues and language or calendar authorities. Preserve uncertain readings and supplied source conventions when local labels cannot establish historical meaning, equivalence or chronology.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: asian-studies/east-asian-book-running-title-marker — tool.io

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