Abstract
Various sectors within the heritage domain have developed linked data models to describe their cultural artefacts comprehensively. Within the archival domain, ArchOnto, a data model rooted in CIDOC CRM, uses linked data to open archival information to new uses through the prism of linked data. This paper seeks to investigate the potential to use information in archival records in a larger context. It aims to leverage classes and properties sourced from repositories deemed informal due to their crowd-sourcing nature and the possibility of inconsistencies or lack of precision in the data but rich in content, such as the cases of Wikidata and DBpedia. The anticipated outcome is attaining a more comprehensive and expressive archival description, fostering enhanced understanding and assimilation of archival information among domain specialists and lay users. To achieve this, we first analyse existing archive records currently described under the ISAD(G) standard to discern the typologies of entities involved. Subsequently, we map these entities within the ArchOnto ontology and establish correspondences with alternative models. We observed that entities associated with people, places, and events benefited the most from integrating properties sourced from Wikidata and DBpedia. This integration enhanced their comprehensibility and enriched them at a semantic level.
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Ontology available at: https://purl.org/episa/archonto.
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More information about this transition on the EPISA Project website – https://episa.inesctec.pt/.
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Ontology available at: https://purl.org/episa/archonto.
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Website DBpedia - Last consulted on 12/04/2024. Available at: https://www.dbpedia.org/resources/ontology/.
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Due to space limitations, we only present some examples. The complete identification is available in the Tribunal do Santo Ofício entities file in the dataset [8].
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Due to the loss of detail in the image, the full image of ArchOnto representation is available in the Inquisição de Coimbra – ArchOnto file in the dataset [8].
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Due to the loss of detail in the full images, the complete picture of these representations is available in the dataset [8].
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Due to space limitations, all tables are available in Properties extension file [8].
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More properties can be consulted in the complete representation of this individual found in the Person Extension file available in the dataset [8].
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Thanks to the Ontology Engineering Group for allowing us to develop this work, especially to María Poveda Villalón and Mariano Rico for their support during the collaboration period and during Inês Koch’s stay in Madrid. Inês Koch is financed by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, within the research grant 2020.08755.BD - DOI: 10.54499/2020.08755.BD.
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Koch, I., Ribeiro, C., Poveda-Villalón, M., Rico, M., Teixeira Lopes, C. (2024). Enriching Archival Linked Data Descriptions with Information from Wikidata and DBpedia. In: Antonacopoulos, A., et al. Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15177. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72437-4_23
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