Personal Shelf

Domain language for the curated media gallery and bibliographic catalogue on the personal website.

Language

Shelf: A curated grid of cultural media items (books, music, or films) rendered visually on the personal page. Avoid: Gallery, media board, catalog page, listicle

Sub-shelf: A thematic subdivision within a top-level media shelf grouping items by discipline or format. Avoid: Category, sub-gallery, section, collection, bucket

Curator Note: A concise one-sentence reflection on a media item presented as an interactive tooltip annotation. Avoid: Review, synopsis, blurb, summary, description

Master Reference Catalogue: The definitive reference document in the data directory recording full bibliographic citations, editions, image provenance, and annotations for all catalogued items. Avoid: Bibliography, inventory list, source sheet, index