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Knowledge Organization Initiative for Digital Resources of Ancient Chinese Stele Inscriptions

Liu, Jia; Bian, Junyi; Song, Fangyi; Shen, Shengnan; Lai, Xiaoting

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Title
Knowledge Organization Initiative for Digital Resources of Ancient Chinese Stele Inscriptions
Author(s)
  • Liu, Jia
  • Bian, Junyi
  • Song, Fangyi
  • Shen, Shengnan
  • Lai, Xiaoting
Issue Date
2023-05
Keyword(s)
  • knowledge organization
  • domain ontology
  • stele inscriptions
  • cultural heritage
  • knowledge graph
  • linked data
Date of Ingest
2024-08-06T16:03:06-05:00
Geographic Coverage
China
Abstract
In view of the decisive role played by knowledge ontologies and their linked data in knowledge organization, an effective initiative involving both is necessary for research on stele inscriptions. The absence of this will not only hinder the acquisition of stele inscription knowledge but also affect the further exploration of its value. In response to the research demand of scholars in the field of stele inscriptions, a knowledge organization initiative designed for the digital resources of ancient Chinese stele inscriptions is developed in this paper. The adoption of a bottom-up method makes it possible to abstract the knowledge ontology model from the existing mature metadata of stele inscriptions, improving the quality of the ontology itself as well as guaranteeing its compatibility with the existing digital resources of stele inscriptions. On this basis, this paper deals with the process and key steps involved in the knowledge organization of stele inscriptions and the construction of linked data. The knowledge organization initiative discussed in this paper will serve as dedicated support for digital academic research in the field of stele inscriptions and will provide a valuable reference for the design of a knowledge organization initiative in the field of cultural heritage in China and beyond.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Series/Report Name or Number
Volume 71, Issue 4, May 2023
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
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Library Trends 71 (4) May 2023: Cultural Heritage and Digital Scholarship in China: Part II [Restricted Access] PRIMARY
This special issue of Library Trends on cultural heritage and digital scholarship in China is divided and published in two parts as Volume 71, Issues 3 and 4. It introduces readers outside of China, and even those within, to the richness, diversity, and long history of China’s cultural heritage and the innovative digital scholarship being conducted with it.