System Files Collection

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/3/2025, 7:24:35 PM

Added description

Description

System Files Collection – Arke Institute, Connecticut State Library

Overview

The System Files Collection is a small, technical archive that gathers the non‑content files required to manage and describe the Connecticut State Library’s digital holdings. It contains three files—`pinax.json`, `.DSStore.ref.json`, and `.DSStore`—which provide metadata, asset references, and system‑level information for the broader New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC) BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous) case‑papers database. The collection is housed at the Connecticut State Library and was produced by the Arke Institute.

Background

The collection was assembled as part of the library’s NHSC BAAI project, a retrospective effort to digitize and index court records involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals. The Arke Institute supplied the system files to support the digital repository’s metadata schema and asset management. These files are integral to the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index, which assigns controlled subject headings to each case and related paper.

Contents

  • `pinax.json` – A JSON metadata file that records the collection’s title, creator, institution, language, and subject tags.
  • `.DS_Store.ref.json` – An image‑asset reference file that includes OCR data for an associated image.
  • `.DS_Store` – A macOS system file that stores folder view settings; included for completeness and to preserve the original file structure.

Scope

The collection contains only system‑level files; it does not include substantive archival documents such as case files, court transcripts, or photographs. Its purpose is to support the technical infrastructure of the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index. The materials are in English, have no specified rights restrictions, and are intended for internal use by the Connecticut State Library and its partners.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

@file_pinax:file {title: "pinax.json", type: "Metadata (PINAX)", creator: @ark_institute, institution: @ct_state_library, language: "en"}

@file_ds_store:file {title: ".DS_Store.ref.json", type: "Image/Asset with OCR"}

@ark_institute:organization {full_name: "Arke Institute"}

@ct_state_library:organization {full_name: "Connecticut State Library"}

@system_files_collection:concept {title: "System Files Collection", description: "A collection of system files related to the archival content.", creator: @ark_institute, institution: @ct_state_library, subjects: ["System Files", "Metadata"]}

@file_pinax -> documents -> @system_files_collection

@nhsc:concept {full_name: "New Haven County Superior Court Files", abbreviation: "NHSC", description: "Standard abbreviation for New Haven County Superior Court Files (Record Group 3, Connecticut State Library)."}

@baai:concept {full_name: "Black, African American, and Indigenous", abbreviation: "BAAI", description: "Project focus on Black, African American, and Indigenous history in New Haven County court records."}

@cases_papers:concept {description: "Case files and related papers of the New Haven County Superior Court."}

@subject_field:concept {description: "Subject-heading field containing controlled terms or subject phrases assigned to each case/paper."}

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject-index field for BAAI cases and papers within the New Haven County Superior Court Files.", components: [@nhsc, @baai, @cases_papers, @subject_field]}

@ct_state_library -> runs -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@nhsc -> includes -> @baai_cases_papers_subject

@baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subset of NHSC records involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals.", parent: @nhsc, subject_field: @subject_field}

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Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/3/2025, 7:24:35 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/3/2025, 7:19:43 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/3/2025, 7:15:50 PM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/3/2025, 7:12:53 PM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: system_files"

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