Glossary

Granicus

Platform for media management and streaming.

Legistar

Platform for agenda management.

Granicus Item

An item stored in the Granicus platform.

Legistar Item

An item stored in the Legistar platform.

WebVTT

Web Video Text Tracks format for video subtitles (see WebVTT).

RSS

An XML-based format for syndicating news and other content.

Location

The “folder” name where a Granicus Item is stored. In the Granicus dashboard under the “Archives” tab, this matches the “Archive Folders” on the left side.

This nomenclature was not chosen by the author, but is the term used by the Granicus platform.

Category

The name of a board or committee that a Legistar Item belongs to. In Legistar’s Calendar view, this is the “Department” filter.

This nomenclature was chosen since Legistar items are parsed from RSS feeds and use the embedded <category> tag.