Using Wikibase for Managing Cultural Heritage Linked Open Data Based on CIDOC CRM

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A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa

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2022

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en

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8
542-549

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New Trends in Database and Information Systems - ADBIS 2022 Short Papers, Doctoral Consortium and Workshops, Communications in Computer and Information Science, Volume 1652 CCIS

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of maintaining CIDOC CRM-based knowledge graph (KG) by non-expert users. We present a practical method using Wikibase and specific data input conventions for creating and editing linked data that can be exported as CIDOC CRM compliant RDF. Wikibase is a proven and maintained software for generic KG maintenance with a fixed but flexible data model and easy-to-use user interface. It runs the collaboratively edited Wikidata KG, as well as increasing amount of domain specific services. The proposed solution introduces a set of data input conventions for Wikibase that can be used to generate CIDOC CRM compliant RDF without programming. The process relies on the aforementioned data input rules combined with generic mapping implementations and metadata stored as part of the KG. We argue that this convention over coding makes the system more easily approachable and maintainable for users that want to adhere to the CIDOC CRM principles, but are not ontology experts. As part of the preliminary evaluation of the proposed solution, an example on managing Cultural Heritage data in the military history domain with discussion on the limitations of the approach is presented.

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Funding Information: Our work is funded by the Memory Foundation for the Fallen, National Archives of Finland, and FIN-CLARIAH project of the Academy of Finland. Computing resources of the CSC – IT Center for Science are used. Funding Information: Acknowledgements. Our work is funded by the Memory Foundation for the Fallen, National Archives of Finland, and FIN-CLARIAH project of the Academy of Finland. Computing resources of the CSC – IT Center for Science are used. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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CIDOC CRM, Cultural heritage, Knowledge graph, Linked data, Wikibase

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Kesäniemi, J, Koho, M & Hyvönen, E 2022, Using Wikibase for Managing Cultural Heritage Linked Open Data Based on CIDOC CRM . in S Chiusano, T Cerquitelli, R Wrembel, K Nørvåg, B Catania, G Vargas-Solar & E Zumpano (eds), New Trends in Database and Information Systems - ADBIS 2022 Short Papers, Doctoral Consortium and Workshops : DOING, K-GALS, MADEISD, MegaData, SWODCH 2022, Proceedings . Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1652 CCIS, Springer, pp. 542-549, European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems, Turin, Italy, 05/09/2022 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15743-1_49