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Modelling in the Digital Humanities: Conceptual Data Models and Knowledge Organization in the Cultural Heritage Domain
Modellieren in den Digitalen Geisteswissenschaften: Konzeptuelle Datenmodelle und Wissensorganisation für das kulturelle Erbe
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Abstract This paper explores the role of model and modelling in the field of Digital Humanities, paying special attention to the cultural heritage domain. In detail, the approach here described adopts a bi-dimensional vision: considering the model as both a process of abstraction, an interpretation from a ce... view more
This paper explores the role of model and modelling in the field of Digital Humanities, paying special attention to the cultural heritage domain. In detail, the approach here described adopts a bi-dimensional vision: considering the model as both a process of abstraction, an interpretation from a certain point of view, and a formal language to implement this abstraction in order to create something processable by a machine. The role of conceptual models – to be converted into ontologies – as a semantic deepening of controlled vocabularies, is the translation of this vision. Ontologies are the models used in domain communities in order to share classes and predicates for conceptual interoperability. Thinking of data models as a knowledge organization system is the core of this reflection on Digital Humanities domain.... view less
Keywords
automation; knowledge; knowledge management; model; computer science; model construction; abstraction; cultural heritage; ontology; humanities
Classification
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Humanities
Free Keywords
Ontologies; Knowledge; Interpretation; Data Structures; Controlled Vocabularies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 170-179
Journal
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2018) 31
Issue topic
Models and Modelling between Digital & Humanities - A Multidisciplinary Perspective
ISSN
0963-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed