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- 1. Identities of Dead People ā work in progress ā Sarah Allen October 2014 @ultrasaurus
- 2. Overview Vision User Research: How We Understand History Hypothesis Initial Data Analysis Next Steps āā Similar Open Source projects Other Related Work
- 3. Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938) was born Friedrich Julius Oskar BlĆ¼mner in Prussia in 1867. As a child he received some formal art training. He enrolled in the architecture department of the Konigliche Technische Hochschule (Royal Technical Academy), Berlin, and received his architecture degree in 1892. A few months later he moved to the United States and worked in Chicago as a draftsman at the World's Columbian Exposition. read more Photograph by Arnold Genthe Gelatin silver c. 1929 Oscar Bluemner 54 Paintings & Drawings at American Art Museum and Hirshhorn Museum Writings: 15,820 pages at the Archives of American Art Known Associates Arthur Dove Edmund Archer Stefan Hirsch Linking Data Across Smithsonian Archives, Museums, & Libraries Ā© Smithsionian Institution, 2013
- 4. Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938) was born Friedrich Julius Oskar BlĆ¼mner in Prussia in 1867. As a child he received some formal art training. He enrolled in the architecture department of the Konigliche Technische Hochschule (Royal Technical Academy), Berlin, and received his architecture degree in 1892. A few months later he moved to the United States and worked in Chicago as a draftsman at the World's Columbian Exposition. read more Photograph by Arnold Genthe Gelatin silver c. 1929 Oscar Bluemner 54 Paintings & Drawings at American Art Museum and Hirshhorn Museum Writings: 15,820 pages at the Archives of American Art Known Associates Arthur Dove Edmund Archer Stefan Hirsch Inferring Relationships from Transcription & Meta Data Ā© Smithsionian Institution, 2013
- 5. Doris Cochran Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968) herpetologist in the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians of the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History) working with collections, September 1954. There are turtle shells and a glass case with a frog in it on the table she is sitting at. Cochran was appointed an aide to Leonhard Stejneger in 1919, Assistant Curator in 1927, Associate Curator in 1942, and Curator in 1956. read more 109 Specimens in Vertibrate Zoology - NMNH 179 Publications Known Associates Doris Blake more Cold-blooded vertebrates: part I. Poisonous reptiles of the world: a wartime handbook Type Specimens of Reptiles and Amphibians in the U.S. National Museum Frogs of Southeastern Brazil The herpetology of Hispaniola Description of a new species of agamid lizard from the Malay Peninsula Notes on the herpetological collections made Frogs of Colombia Les amphibiens vivants du monde Il libro degli anfibi / Doris M. Cochran De wereld der dieren : AmfibieĆ«n Knaurs Tier Reich in farben : Amphibien The herpetology of Hispaniola Charles Gilmore Laurence Klauber Mentions Laurence Klauber: Nov 17, 1967 Balboa Park Online May 23, 1968 Washington Post Doris Blake Papers: Feb 6, 1960 SI Archives NSF Grant Jun 10, 1969 National Archives Linking Data Across The World Ā© Smithsionian Institution, 2013
- 6. Intro to Archives & Museums History is found in other peopleās papers ! Context enables identification (provenance)
- 7. Doris Cohranās South America Expedition
- 8. reveals a story of Doris Holmes Blake Doris Cochranās NSF papers & travelogue tell of Doris Holmes Blake (Mrs. Sydney Blake) āDoris is disgusted because some fool German who cant describe them properly has taken all the chrysomelid beetles from Rio & SĆ£o Paulo & ParanĆ” to Berlin. All the same she wants to go to these museums to see the regular collectionsā https://transcription.si.edu/view/6618/EBLW4
- 9. In Oscar Bluemnerās papersā¦
- 10. We find Oscar Kleinās Stories This Oscar Klein can be identified based on his relationship with Bluemnerā¦
- 11. This book is possible only because Ewing is a dogged researcher in countless archives. ! References to Smithson in his friends' letters and diaries reveal not the dour recluse historians had once thought him to be but an exuberant if eccentric man with a zeal for learning and for life ! ā Publishers Weekly
- 12. leaving paths āan online, shared resource creates the opportunity where the artifact you leave behind is not just your static narrative with footnotes, but something that creates a more natural stepping stone for new researchā ! ā Meghan Ferriter
- 13. Potential for Online Linking ā¢ simplify & streamline research ā¢ when researchers visit the physical objects and take personal notes, research is often duplicated ā¢ re-contextualize collections ā¢ find āuntold storiesā ā known information that doesn't fit into the current narrative
- 14. Implications ā¢ Linking is an act of scholarship
- 15. Implications ā¢ Linking is an act of scholarship ā¢ Bi-directional links would show up in places that are footnoted, not just at the footnote of the paper
- 16. Implications ā¢ Linking is an act of scholarship ā¢ Bi-directional links would show up in places that are footnoted, not just at the footnote of the paper ā¢ Could the ability to "follow" a historical person, create connections between researchers? with notification of new links
- 17. Hypothesis
- 18. Links between collections will be interesting.
- 19. What is Interesting? Links between archival material and specimens across collections through creators or collectors: ā¢ interesting to the public ā¢ potentially yield new research insights for historians
- 21. Looking at the Data Botany āPartiesā NMNH eMu collections data) 58,185 people and organizations SIA Biographical records in EAC format 788 people SIA Authority records in MARC format 5753 records SIL Botanists from International Assoc. for Plant Taxonomy (not yet explored)
- 22. Initial Basic Matching Botany + MARC 5753 records with 642 matches (checking last name and initials) ! Botany + Freebase (name match) 4239
- 23. False Positives Botany + Freebase = 4239 matches Ryo Tanaka is a Japanese professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tohoku Free Blades in the Asia League. Tanaka has played for the Tohoku Free Blades since 2010. He previously played at university level for Meiji University. He has also played in the senior Japan national team since 2012. ! Percy Reginald Stephensen was an Australian writer, publisher and political activist, first for the Communists and later for far-Right groups. He was born in Maryborough, Queensland. He was nicknamed "Inky", and attended the University of Queensland, where he joined the Communist Party in 1921. from 1941-1942. ! Simone Knapp is a hair stylist. notable type: /film/film_crewmember notable for: /film/ film_crewmember on the web: imdb.com
- 24. Looking at the Data New Hypothesis: Collectors with higher specimen count are ānotableā Notable = likely to be found in another database ! 58,185 people and organizations in the collections database 36,283 who have one or more associated specimens. 2075 have 100 or more specimens ~600 have 500 or more
- 25. Looking at the Data min # specimens = 1 max # specimens = 24979 average number of specimens = 46 standard deviation = 400 ~40% of collectors have just one specimen represented in the database.
- 26. Looking at the Data
- 27. EAC Data 786 Records 1623 Names ! rid_275_pid_EACP272.c ā¢ L. Cornman ā¢ Cornman, M. Alice ā¢ Cornman, Mrs. L. R. ā¢ Cornman, M. A. ā¢ Mrs. L. R. Cornman ! ! rid_275_pid_EACP272.c ā¢ Palmer, Edward, 1831-1911 ā¢ Palmer, E., 1831-1911
- 28. Full Name Match 2 Names
- 29. Last Name First Not Found ! rid_275_pid_EACP272.c ā¢ Palmer, Edward, 1831-1911 ā¢ Palmer, E., 1831-1911 47 Names
- 30. Last Name First Not Found ! rid_275_pid_EACP272.c ā¢ Palmer, Edward, 1831-1911 ā¢ Palmer, E., 1831-1911 47 Names
- 31. Matching last, first 160 matches!
- 32. Matching first initials rid_111_pid_EACP110.c.xml import name: Killip, Ellsworth Paine new name: Killip, E. P. 209 matches!
- 33. Match both eMu names ------ 16 associations for multiple eMu records ---------- irn: 2046376, "William Edwin Safford", "W. E. Saffordā, count: 383 irn: 2046378, "W. E. Safford","W. Saffordā, count: 9 241 matches!
- 34. Next Steps
- 35. More Data
- 36. Mock Page with Real Data Select an āinterestingā botanist ā¢ appears in all datasets ā¢ less well known? Doris Cochran Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968) herpetologist in the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians of the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History) working with collections, September 1954. There are turtle shells and a glass case with a frog in it on the table she is sitting at. Cochran was appointed an aide to Leonhard Stejneger in 1919, Assistant Curator in 1927, Associate Curator in 1942, and Curator in 1956. read more 109 Specimens in Vertibrate Zoology - NMNH 179 Publications Known Associates Doris Blake more Cold-blooded vertebrates: part I. Poisonous reptiles of the world: a wartime handbook Type Specimens of Reptiles and Amphibians in the U.S. National Museum Frogs of Southeastern Brazil The herpetology of Hispaniola Description of a new species of agamid lizard from the Malay Peninsula Notes on the herpetological collections made Frogs of Colombia Les amphibiens vivants du monde Il libro degli anfibi / Doris M. Cochran De wereld der dieren : AmfibieĆ«n Knaurs Tier Reich in farben : Amphibien The herpetology of Hispaniola Charles Gilmore Laurence Klauber Mentions Laurence Klauber: Nov 17, 1967 Balboa Park Online May 23, 1968 Washington Post Doris Blake Papers: Feb 6, 1960 SI Archives NSF Grant Jun 10, 1969 National Archives ?
- 37. Mock Page with Real Data Select an āinterestingā botanist ā¢ appears in all datasets ā¢ less well known? ! ā¢ validate with ā¢ public ā¢ researchers? Doris Cochran Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968) herpetologist in the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians of the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History) working with collections, September 1954. There are turtle shells and a glass case with a frog in it on the table she is sitting at. Cochran was appointed an aide to Leonhard Stejneger in 1919, Assistant Curator in 1927, Associate Curator in 1942, and Curator in 1956. read more 109 Specimens in Vertibrate Zoology - NMNH 179 Publications Known Associates Doris Blake more Cold-blooded vertebrates: part I. Poisonous reptiles of the world: a wartime handbook Type Specimens of Reptiles and Amphibians in the U.S. National Museum Frogs of Southeastern Brazil The herpetology of Hispaniola Description of a new species of agamid lizard from the Malay Peninsula Notes on the herpetological collections made Frogs of Colombia Les amphibiens vivants du monde Il libro degli anfibi / Doris M. Cochran De wereld der dieren : AmfibieĆ«n Knaurs Tier Reich in farben : Amphibien The herpetology of Hispaniola Charles Gilmore Laurence Klauber Mentions Laurence Klauber: Nov 17, 1967 Balboa Park Online May 23, 1968 Washington Post Doris Blake Papers: Feb 6, 1960 SI Archives NSF Grant Jun 10, 1969 National Archives ?
- 38. Vision Assumptions: ā¢ linking is an act of scholarship ā¢ we will never identify all of the people represented in our collections
- 39. Vision Two key elements: ! 1. Initial set of People pages validate: design & matching algorithm 2. Web UI for museum/archive staff & outside researchers to define links over time !
- 40. Related Work
- 41. Linking Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper-Hewitt Encyclopedia of Life Biodiversity Heritage Library DBpedia FreeBase (Google) Rijksmuseum PowerHouse Museum Digital New Zealand HistoryPin
- 42. External Name Authorities Library of Congress Getty OCLC/VIAF
- 43. External Name Authorities Library of Congress Getty OCLC/VIAF People of the Founding Era Unknown No Longer
- 44. Open Source Investigations Karma SNAC Vivo Linked Jazz
- 45. Karma A Data Integration Tool that learns
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- 58. SNAC social networks and archival context
- 63. Vivo An interdisciplinary network of living scientists
- 66. Linked Jazz Tools for describing a social network of Jazz musicians