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A prototype metadata-driven decision support tool for scholarly literature reviews
(2012)
The aim of this paper is to present the main components of a novel metadata-driven decision support tool for scholarly literature reviews, called PANDORA. The purpose of the tool is to make use of data mining, as a means ...
The Semantic Mapping of Archival Metadata to the CIDOC CRM Ontology
(2011)
In this article we analyze the main semantics of archival description, expressed through Encoded Archival Description (EAD). Our main target is to map the semantics of EAD to the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC ...
Defining a semantic mapping of VRA Core 4.0 to the CIDOC conceptual reference model
(2012)
In the recent decades, we have witnessed a tremendous proliferation of metadata schemas, particularly in the cultural heritage domain. As a consequence, cultural heritage communities face a growing need to integrate these ...
Linking the (un)linked data through backlinks
(2011)
This paper proposes a framework capable of enhancing the interlinking between Linked Open Data - LOD repositories. Such interlinking is achieved through the realization of back-linking. Backlinking refers to the consistent ...
Describing immovable monuments with metadata standards
(2012)
Collections with immovable monuments are less researched than other material of our culture from the aspect of description. This led us to study the metadata elements hosted in various heterogeneous schemas by local ...
Learners' perceptions on the importance of learning object metadata for relevance judgement
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to investigate university students' perceptions on the importance of learning object metadata elements for judging the relevance of learning objects. In order to address this objective an ...
The Use of Metadata for Educational Resources in Digital Repositories: practices and Perspectives
(2010)
The wide availability of educational resources is a common objective for universities, libraries, archives and other knowledge-intensive institutions. Although generic metadata specifications (such as Dublin Core) seem to ...
Implementing enhanced OAI-PMH requirements for Europeana
(2011)
Europeana has put in a stretch many known procedures in digital libraries, imposing requirements difficult to be implemented in many small institutions, often without dedicated systems support personnel. Although there are ...
A decentralized infrastructure for the efficient management of resources in the web of data
(2012)
A key requirement in linking open data refers to the rendering of such data easy to explore and consume. Such a requirement is critical for the overall quality of linked data in terms of consistency and interlinking. ...
Automatic Generation of Crosswalks through CIDOC CRM
(2012)
In this paper, we propose an algorithm that automatically generates crosswalks between metadata schemas. The algorithm exploits the mappings between the schemas and the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM), defined as ...