CSV Metadata Workflow

It is possible to create Kolibri channels by:

• Organizing content items (documents, videos, mp3 files) into a folder hierarchy on the local file system

• Specifying metadata in the form of CSV files

The CSV-based workflow is a good fit for non-technical users since it doesn’t require writing any code, but instead can use the Excel to provide all the metadata.

• CSV-based workflow README

• Example content folder

• Example Channel.csv metadata file

• Example Content.csv metadata file

Organizing the content into folders and creating the CSV metadata files is most of the work, and can be done by non-programmers. The generic sushi chef script (LineCook) is then used to upload the channel.

CSV Exercises

You can also use the CSV metadata workflow to upload simple exercises to Kolibri Studio. See this doc for the technical details about creating exercises.