Upload Annotations

Upload your own annotation set so notes can be linked to the relevant passages in supported Austi Classics Pro texts.

What can be uploaded?

An annotation set is a collection of notes that have been prepared for a particular text or group of texts.

Each annotation needs enough information for Austi Classics Pro to identify the passage, line, sentence, verse or other text location to which the note belongs.

Before you upload

Check that your annotation file is prepared in the required format and that the annotations relate to a text available in Austi Classics Pro.

1. Identify the text

Make sure the annotations clearly identify the work they belong to.

2. Identify each location

Each note should contain enough reference information to match it to the correct place in the text.

3. Check the annotation text

Review the notes for missing text, formatting problems and incorrect references before uploading.

4. Check your source information

Where relevant, include information such as the editor, edition or source of the annotation set.

Reference information

The type of reference required depends on the structure of the text.

Plays

References may include the act, scene and line, together with text that helps identify the exact location.

Novels and prose

References may use chapters, sections, paragraphs, sentences or identifying text from the passage.

Bible

References normally identify the biblical book, chapter and verse.

Uploading the file

  1. Open the annotation upload area in Austi Classics Pro.
  2. Choose the annotation file you want to upload.
  3. Provide any requested information about the annotation set, such as its title, editor, edition or source.
  4. Submit the file for processing.
  5. Review the results and any warnings or errors reported during the upload.

How annotations are matched

Austi Classics Pro uses the reference information supplied with each annotation to associate the note with the corresponding location in the text.

Accurate references improve the reliability of this matching. Where an exact reference is not available, identifying text from the passage may also help locate the correct position.

Always review uploaded annotations before relying on them in teaching or study, particularly when the source file was created from OCR, an older edition or another text format.

If an annotation does not match

An annotation may fail to match if its reference differs from the structure used by the Austi Classics Pro text, or if the wording in the source edition differs substantially.

Check the following:

  • The correct work has been selected.
  • The chapter, act, scene, line or verse reference is correct.
  • The annotation has not been shifted to a nearby passage.
  • Any identifying or anchor text matches the relevant passage.
  • The source file has not introduced OCR or formatting errors.

Copyright and permissions

Only upload annotations that you have the right to use. This may include your own material, material you have permission to use, or material that is in the public domain.

Copyright status can differ between countries and between editions, so check the relevant rights before distributing or sharing an annotation set.

After uploading

Once an annotation set has been successfully processed and made available, it can be selected with other annotation sets while reading.

You can then check individual passages to confirm that the notes appear in the expected locations.

Learn more about using annotations →