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 # json-to-rdf
 converts SlideWIki MongoDB schemas to RDF
+
+# how to use
+1. copy the JSON dump of MongoDB in the data folder (new line separated JSON objects)
+2. run the following scripts to perform the conversion
+
+  node [the name of convertor].js > data/[the name of rdf file].ttl
+  
+  e.g. `node slidesToRDF.js > data/slides.ttl  `