CoReWIKI and Semantic Web A node for cultural heritage standards

Stewardship and Cultural Memory Organizations in the Digital Age (Sep 12, 2008) Notes & remarks (MuseumsWiki) cf. Google search ( “ Stewardship…” )

Notes & remarks (MuseumsWiki)

cf. Google search ( “ Stewardship…” )

History, Heritage, and Cultural Memory Organizations I “ It is useful to distinguish between the past , what happened; history , accounts of the past; and heritage , which consists of those parts of the past that affect us in the present. […]

“ It is useful to distinguish between

the past , what happened;

history , accounts of the past; and

heritage , which consists of those parts of the past that affect us in the present. […]

History, Heritage, and Cultural Memory Organizations II Histories are always multiple and and incomplete […] Included in our cultural, intellectual, and professional heritage are the historical narratives we know and we accept and which help shape our sense of identity.” Buckland, M. K. (2006 ). Emanuel Goldberg and his knowledge machine information, invention, and political forces. New directions in information management. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, pp. 254, 255 Dynamic character of heritage and the role of cultural memory organizations

Histories are always multiple and and incomplete […]

Included in our cultural, intellectual, and professional heritage are the historical narratives we know and we accept and which help shape our sense of identity.”

Buckland, M. K. (2006 ). Emanuel Goldberg and his knowledge machine information, invention, and political forces. New directions in information management. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, pp. 254, 255

Dynamic character of heritage and the role of cultural memory organizations

Complex cultural context “ Thither he went, because he feared to be alone; and there, among happy faces, walked to and fro, and heard the tunes go up and down, and saw Berger beat the measure , and all the while he heard the flames crackle, and saw the red fire burning in the bottomless pit.” Robert L. Stevenson The Bottle Imp Honolulu Ballroom Heinrich Berger Moloka ʻ i Leper colony Father Damien Letters King Kalākaua Royal Hawaiian Band Kingdom of Hawai ʻ i Ho ʻ okena Kōkua Leprosy Literature Music History Geography Language Haole Wikipedia: “The Bottle Imp” Historical and cultural background

“ Thither he went, because he feared to be alone; and there, among happy faces, walked to and fro, and heard the tunes go up and down, and saw Berger beat the measure , and all the while he heard the flames crackle, and saw the red fire burning in the bottomless pit.”

Literature

Music

History

Geography

Language

Which web is what? "the semantic web is never going to get here. Instead we'll pour more semanticness into the existing web" http://twitter.com/dmje/statuses/785062078 , referring to Weaving a Web of Data (MW2008 workshop) “ The web has immense semantic value already. However, for a specific purpose the correlative semantic relations have to be extracted from the surrounding noise and to be expressed in a formal structure or model.” http://museums. wikia . com/wiki/User_talk : Jpbowen # Semantic_Web_and_Wikis

"the semantic web is never going to get here. Instead we'll pour more semanticness into the existing web"

http://twitter.com/dmje/statuses/785062078 , referring to Weaving a Web of Data (MW2008 workshop)

“ The web has immense semantic value already. However, for a specific purpose the correlative semantic relations have to be extracted from the surrounding noise and to be expressed in a formal structure or model.”

http://museums. wikia . com/wiki/User_talk : Jpbowen # Semantic_Web_and_Wikis

Standards for cultural heritage information Museums as example documentation procedures data structure terminology … different cultures levels scopes

Museums as example

documentation

procedures

data structure

terminology

…

different

cultures

levels

scopes

CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model CIDOC: International Committee on Documentation, International Council of Museums International standard (ISO 21127:2006) controlled exchange of cultural heritage information formal ontology for archives, libraries and museums implementations and utilizations still rare

CIDOC: International Committee on Documentation, International Council of Museums

International standard (ISO 21127:2006)

controlled exchange of cultural heritage information

formal ontology for archives, libraries and museums

implementations and utilizations still rare

Collaborative communities Content Terms Definitions Links (+ Semantic MediaWiki) Media Categories Portals Contributors & communities People Projects Institutions Initiatives

Content

Terms

Definitions

Links (+ Semantic MediaWiki)

Media

Categories

Portals

Contributors & communities

People

Projects

Institutions

Initiatives

Beauty and the Beast Standards Authority Hierarchy Institution Wiki Community Network Individual CoReWIKI precision flexibility Archives Libraries Museums Intangible heritage Semantic Web

Standards

Authority

Hierarchy

Institution

Wiki

Community

Network

Individual

Content & instruments Concepts (theory) Standards Vocabularies Formats Methods Implementations Projects & experiences (practice) Connections Repository for Documentations Publications References Communication (forum, talk) Collaboration Description Reference internal CoRe other parts Semantic links external

Concepts (theory)

Standards

Vocabularies

Formats

Methods

Implementations

Projects & experiences (practice)

Connections

Repository for

Documentations

Publications

References

Communication (forum, talk)

Collaboration

Description

Reference

internal

CoRe

other parts

Semantic links

external

Function, role, task Language Type Lingua franca Standard Regional Function Communicate Collaborate Exchange Dynamics CoReWIKI Types and levels of expert knowledge Communicate, collaborate & exchange information Flexible tool

Language

Type

Lingua franca

Standard

Regional

Function

Communicate

Collaborate

Exchange

Dynamics

CoReWIKI

Types and levels of expert knowledge

Communicate, collaborate & exchange information

Flexible tool

Example http: //webscience . org/cluster . php

Benefits and needs Efficient node and repository Flexible and extendable knowledge base Combines restrictions and accuracy of standards with collaborative environment Individual commitment Institutional care and support Publicity Resources

Efficient node and repository

Flexible and extendable knowledge base

Combines restrictions and accuracy of standards with collaborative environment

Individual commitment

Institutional care and support

Publicity

Resources

Thank you Comments and collaboration welcome

See also New York Semantic Web Meetup at the Museum 2008 CoReWIKI and Semantic Web: A node for cultural heritage standards MuseumsWiki Semantic Web and Wikis

New York Semantic Web Meetup at the Museum 2008

CoReWIKI and Semantic Web: A node for cultural heritage standards

MuseumsWiki Semantic Web and Wikis

Contact MuseumsWiki http://museums. wikia . com/wiki/Thomas_Tunsch http://www. linkedin . com/in/tunsch

MuseumsWiki http://museums. wikia . com/wiki/Thomas_Tunsch

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