Preserved material
Authorial or historical wording is retained as a document of its time. Obsolete links and claims are not silently presented as current facts.
Evidence · context · corrections
Editorial method
Workflow
From a trace to a publishable record
The same sequence is used for books, academic work, press, events and recognition. A result can stop at any stage if the evidence is insufficient.
- 01
Locate
Start with the preserved site record, a bibliographic lead or a specific claim that can be tested.
- 02
Identify
Match names, dates, affiliation, co-authors, edition data and the nature of the source before joining records.
- 03
Corroborate
Prefer a primary or institutional record; for biographical claims, seek an independent second source whenever the evidence allows.
- 04
Classify
Record the source tier, availability, rights status and any uncertainty instead of upgrading incomplete evidence.
- 05
Publish
Separate archival wording from the current editorial explanation and link readers to the supporting record.
- 06
Revisit
Keep corrections visible and re-check time-sensitive links, rights and availability when the dataset is updated.
Keep the layers visible
Archive, translation and editorial record are not interchangeable
English translation
Translations preserve meaning and structure while making Ukrainian material accessible. Titles may retain the original wording; the Ukrainian page remains the language-of-record version.
Current annotation
New summaries, statuses and cross-links are editorial work. They identify uncertainty, evidence tier and the date-sensitive state of external material.
Evidence scale
Source tiers describe evidence—not prestige
- A
- Primary or institutional. Catalogues, academic publications, universities, official organisers and direct records.
- B
- Professionally edited media or direct interview. Useful for attributed statements and public context.
- C
- Author or event archive. Strong for creative history; external assessments need independent support.
- D
- Indirect or incomplete lead. Useful for locating an original, insufficient for closing verification.
Corrections policy
A correction should leave the archive more understandable, not less visible
A correction request should identify the page, exact statement, proposed change and supporting source. Documentary evidence takes priority over recollection, but first-hand testimony can be recorded as attributed evidence.
Material errors are corrected in the current text and, where they affect interpretation, entered in the visible corrections register. Minor spelling or layout changes may be made without a separate public note. Disputed claims remain labelled until evidence resolves them.
Automated tools may help find duplicates, broken links or format metadata. They do not establish authorship, legal rights, family relationships or biographical facts without human review and supporting sources.
Submit a correction
Make the evidence easy to check
Include a stable link or clear scan attribution, explain how you know the record is connected to Eva Gata or Olha Kossak, and state whether the material can be shown publicly.