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Exploring the Benefits for Users of Linked Open Data for Digitized Special Collections, White paper #1: Transforming special collections metadata into linked open data: mappings, entity reconciliation, workflows implemented & lessons learned

Han, Myung-Ja K.; Kinnaman, Alex; Cole, Timothy; Foster, Ann; Szylowicz, Caroline

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WhitePaper1-TransformingSpecialCollMetadata2LOD.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/99612

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Title
Exploring the Benefits for Users of Linked Open Data for Digitized Special Collections, White paper #1: Transforming special collections metadata into linked open data: mappings, entity reconciliation, workflows implemented & lessons learned
Author(s)
  • Han, Myung-Ja K.
  • Kinnaman, Alex
  • Cole, Timothy
  • Foster, Ann
  • Szylowicz, Caroline
Issue Date
2018-03
Keyword(s)
  • linked open data
  • digitized special collections
  • metadata mapping
  • entity reconciliation
  • metadata workflows
Date of Ingest
2018-04-05T19:54:24Z
Abstract
Transforming and migrating legacy metadata for special collections to a linked data compatible ontology requires metadata remediation, enhancement, and mapping. Entity reconciliation (adding the links) is a critical component as well. The first part of this white paper summarizes the mappings and workflows developed for our three digital special collections (Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design, Portraits of Actors, and the Kolb-Proust Archive Research), the challenges encountered, and solutions identified for these challenges. The second part of this white paper describes entity reconciliation approaches used to discover links to more information about the entities mentioned in the metadata.
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
  • Technical Report
  • Working / Discussion Paper
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/99612
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Award No. 31500650

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