Digital humanities on the Semantic Web: Sampo model and portal series

Hyvönen, Eero

doi:10.3233/sw-223034

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“…FindSampo is a system and data service that supports archaeology, particularly from the perspective of citizen scientists and metal detectorists. In addition, new Sampos are currently in the prototype stage, such as the LawSampo, ParliamentSampo, and LetterSampo framework [116].…”

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Cultural Heritage Information Retrieval: Past, Present, and Future Trends

Ranjgar,

Sadeghi-Niaraki,

Shakeri

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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Knowledge organization and development of better information retrieval techniques were of great importance from a very early time period in human history. The need has grown high for such systems with the advent of digitization and the web era. Computer systems and web have offered easier retrieval of information in almost no time. However, as the amount of data increased, these systems were not able to work well in terms of accuracy and precision of retrieval. Semantic Web concept was introduced to overcome the issue by converting the web of documents to a web of data. Semantic Web technologies makes data machine-understandable so that information retrieval can be more precise and accurate. The Cultural Heritage (CH) community, with the goal of preserving and dissemination of the historical information to people and society, is one of the first domains to adopt Semantic Web recommendations and technologies, which can provide interoperability between various organizations by creating a shared understanding in the community. The data in the CH domain differs widely with types and formats. Also, a lot of organizations and experts from various fields interact through different processes within this community. Due to the mentioned needs, the CH community employed Semantic Web technologies step by step along its evolution process for better knowledge management and a uniform understanding among the community. In this study, we present a comprehensive conceptual framework that spans cultural heritage, information modeling, and information retrieval. Our model addresses early solutions in knowledge organization systems, highlighting the evolution from classification systems and controlled vocabularies to the significance of metadata schemas. We delve into the limitations of traditional knowledge organization systems and the necessity of formal ontologies, particularly in the cultural heritage domain. The comparative analysis of CRM vs. EDM, ontology-based metadata interoperability, and ontology technologies elucidate our contributions to the field. This paper outlines the process from the initial steps of adopting Semantic Web technologies in the CH domain to the latest developments in CH information retrieval. In this paper, we also reviewed intelligent applications and services developed in the CH domain after establishing semantic data models and Knowledge Organization Systems. Finally, challenges and possible future research directions are discussed. The findings revealed that GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) are excellent and comprehensive sources of CH information. The CH community has put in a lot of time and effort to develop data models and knowledge organization tools; now it's time to use this valuable resource to construct smart applications that are still in their early phases. This could benefit the CH industry even more.

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Section: ) Portalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural Heritage Information Retrieval: Past, Present, and Future Trends

Ranjgar,

Sadeghi-Niaraki,

Shakeri

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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“…To avoid fragmentation of CH datasets, aggregators like Europeana [19] provide single access to myriads of artworks. CH consortiums like American Art Collaborative [22] or Sampo Model and Portal Series [17] have also contributed to the emergent CH LOD. Studies such as [11,26] survey some of the most relevant initiatives in CH data publication.…”

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LOD4Culture: Easy exploration of cultural heritage linked open data

Vega-Gorgojo

2024

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LOD4Culture is a web application that exploits Cultural Heritage Linked Open Data for tourism and education purposes. Since target users are not fluid on Semantic Web technologies, the user interface is designed to hide the intricacies of RDF or SPARQL. An interactive map is provided for exploring world-wide Cultural Heritage sites that can be filtered by type and that uses cluster markers to adapt the view to different zoom levels. LOD4Culture also includes a Cultural Heritage entity browser that builds comprehensive visualizations of sites, artists, and artworks. All data exchanges are facilitated through the use of a generator of REST APIs over Linked Open Data that translates API calls into SPARQL queries across multiple sources, including Wikidata and DBpedia. Since March 2022, more than 1.7K users have employed LOD4Culture. The application has been mentioned many times in social media and has been featured in the DBpedia Newsletter, in the list of Wikidata tools for visualizing data, and in the open data applications list of datos.gob.es.

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“…The Sampo model and the Portal series are two well-known digital humanities projects based on Semantic Web (Hyvönen, 2022). The Sampo Model is a framework for creating semantic portals that provide access to structured data related to cultural heritage and other topics of interest to the humanities.…”

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Frontiers of Transdisciplinary Knowledge Management in Digital Humanities

Tzavaras

Karamanoli

2023

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The 4th Industrial Revolution, or 2nd digital revolution, has brought about drastic changes in the economy and society, as technology develops at a rapid pace. Digital humanities take advantage of this technological evolution to uncover new ways to approach the humanities and the social sciences. In particular, the 4IR has enabled the development of new technologies that are facilitating the integration of virtual and physical environments in different digital humanities sectors, such as arts and culture. In addition, it helped digital humanities scholars to analyse massive amounts of data and apply machine learning algorithms to identify patterns, uncover new insights and approach cultural, historical, and literary phenomena in a more comprehensive and differentiated way. In the context of 4IR, the Semantic Web plays a crucial role in enabling machines and humans to access and use the vast amount of data generated by advanced technologies, by providing a common language and structure for data exchange and integration.

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Digital humanities on the Semantic Web: Sampo model and portal series

Cited by 28 publications

References 70 publications

Cultural Heritage Information Retrieval: Past, Present, and Future Trends

Cultural Heritage Information Retrieval: Past, Present, and Future Trends

LOD4Culture: Easy exploration of cultural heritage linked open data

Frontiers of Transdisciplinary Knowledge Management in Digital Humanities

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