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Modes ​

The datasets in Strix are divided into different modes, such as Modern, Historical, Parallel, Mink, and many others. These modes are accessible on the Strix platform, located right above the Strix logo on the top-left side, as shown in the figure below. The default mode in Strix is the Modern mode.

Modes in Strix (Light Mode)
Modes in Strix (Dark Mode)

The selected mode is always highlighted with a distinct color. Once a mode is selected, the corpora in the Corpora selection section are updated to reflect the corpora available in the selected mode. More details about corpora selection can be found in the Corpora section.

Below is a list of modes available in Strix, along with their descriptions and examples:

Modes in Strix ​

  • Modern:
    This mode contains datasets written in contemporary Swedish (from the 1900s to the present). The datasets in this mode are open access.
    Examples of datasets in Modern mode:

    • Swedish party programs and election manifestos
    • Swedish Wikipedia
    • Riksdag open data (governmental)

  • Mink:
    This mode is only available if the user is logged into Strix and has one or more personal collections in Strix. It is a protected mode and is not visible to users who are not logged in.

  • Parallel:
    The Parallel mode is unique compared to other modes. In this mode, each document has a corresponding reference document. When a user opens a document in this mode, the Codemirror editor displays two documents side by side:

    • The source document.
    • The reference document (linked to the source document).

    Why two documents?
    The datasets in Parallel mode often involve translations or corrections. Examples include:

    • Translations from one language to another (e.g., novels, Bible texts).
    • OCR-scanned documents normalized using NLP models to correct OCR errors.
    • Handwritten essays by students learning Swedish, where:
      • The source text is written by the student.
      • The target text is normalized and corrected by the teacher.

    Examples of datasets in Parallel mode:

    • Translated novels
    • Bible texts
    • OCR-corrected documents
    • Student essays with teacher corrections

  • More:
    The More button, located on the far right, is a dropdown menu containing additional modes in Strix. These include:

    • Detektiva avdelningen
    • Jubilee Archive
    • The Swedish Literature Bank

For more details about corpora in each mode and their selection, visit the Corpora section.