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In this paper, we propose an algorithm that automatically generates crosswalks between metadata schemas. The algorithm exploits the mappings between the schemas and the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM), defined as part of an ontology-based integration architecture proposed by our research team. These mappings are expressed in a rule-based path oriented language, named Mapping Description Language (MDL). The algorithm is evaluated by producing a crosswalk from Encoded Archival Description (EAD) to VRA Core 4.0.
This research has been co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund - ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) - Research Funding Program: Heracleitus II. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund.
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Gaitanou, P., Bountouri, L., Gergatsoulis, M. (2012). Automatic Generation of Crosswalks through CIDOC CRM. In: Dodero, J.M., Palomo-Duarte, M., Karampiperis, P. (eds) Metadata and Semantics Research. MTSR 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 343. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35233-1_26
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