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Getting started
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This chapter introduces the basic concepts required to work with the openMINDS metadata framework.

It provides:  

- a brief introduction to JSON-LD as a format for linked metadata  
- a conceptual overview of how metadata is structured and represented in openMINDS 

If you are already familiar with Linked Data, JSON-LD, and the basic concepts of openMINDS, you can skip this chapter and proceed directly to `Working with openMINDS`_.

.. note::

   The examples illustrate general principles and are based on the latest openMINDS version. In other versions, schema names, properties, and requirements may differ and require adaptation.

.. toctree::
   getting_started/jsonld_introduction
   getting_started/minimal_openMINDS_instance
   getting_started/connecting_openMINDS_instances
   getting_started/openMINDS_collections

.. _Working with openMINDS: https://openminds.docs.om-i.org/en/latest/shared/working_with_openminds.html