Revision as of 20:28, 6 November 2010

Adding new art to the ExpressoBeans database begins with the Name field.

Gigposters

The basic EB format is: BANDNAME CITY YEAR ARTIST

Bandname

• The Bandname in the Title should not include "The" (exception - the band "The The")

• In the case of multiple bands, only the headliner should be listed.

• Do not use "&" in the title, spell out "and"

City

• The City in the Title should be the actual city in which the venue is located and is listed on EB.

Correct:

Widespread Panic Morrison 10 Wood

Incorrect:

Widespread Panic Red Rocks 10 Wood

Widespread Panic Denver 10 Wood

Year

• The Year in the Title should be shortened to the last 2 digits.

• If the year is unknown, please enter the best approximation and note the year as uncertain in the Notes field.

Correct:

Spoon Portland 09 EMEK

Incorrect:

Spoon Portland '09 EMEK

Spoon Portland 2009 EMEK

Artist

• The Artist in the Title should be entered as the last name of the artist who created the piece.

• If there are multiple artists, they should be entered with a forward slash between them, in alphabetical order unless there is a primary/secondary artist, in which case the primary artist should be listed first.

Art Prints

The basic EB format is: TITLE YEAR ARTIST

Title

• The Title should be the exact title of the piece as published, unless it is too lengthy for the input field.

• If the title is too lengthy, the full title should be entered in the Notes field.

• Unlike Gigposters, the Title of Art Prints should contain "the" if it is part of the published title of the piece.

Year

• The Year in the Title should be shortened to the last 2 digits.

• If the year is unknown, please enter the best approximation and note the year as uncertain in the notes.

Artist

• The Artist field in the Title should be entered as the last name of the artist who created the piece.

• If there are multiple artists, they should be entered in alphabetical order with a forward slash between them.