cultural heritage in regional networks regnet data entry, topic maps and internationalisation

Cultural Heritage in REGional NETworksCultural Heritage in REGional NETworks

REGNETREGNET

Data entry, Topic Mapsand Internationalisation

June 2002 TARX - REGNET

2Digital cultural contentDigital cultural content

THE CHALLENGE

Representing data and meta data about cultural heritage items

THE REFERENCE and GUIDE

AMICO : object at the center (record)

images (files)

texts and other multimedia items (files)

meta data about the files (records)


3Digital cultural contentDigital cultural content

THE REGNET APPROACH

AMICO

+Thematic structures adding context

Multilinguality giving a wider reach

Knowledge layer offering knowledge on top of the information resources

e-Business aspects combining culture and economy


4Off line content data entryOff line content data entry

1. Meta data

EXCEL workbook with 4 worksheets:

Catalogue description meta data about an object

Object description meta data about a description of an object

Image description meta data about a digital image

Thematic description meta data about a thematic/contextual description

2. The real content

Individual files of different types: .doc, .jpg, ….



Characteristics

Pre-XML-tagged Excel workbook per theme

Macro for conversion to XML

User-extendable lay out

Global overview

Users

GRAN

MECH

MUS

TARX



<catalogue_description><identifier> <language>gran_finestra01_cd_en en</identifier> </language>

<title> <object_type> <mat_techn> <dimension> <dim_value> <dim_unit>Window with bars sculpture bronze width 18 cm</title> </object_type> </mat_techn> height 15,3 cm

depth 7 cm</dimension> </dim_value> </dim_unit>

<description>

</description>

<location> <author> <author_org> <creation_date> <contributor> <contrib_org> <comment>Artist's studio. Aiguafreda. Barcelona Iglesias, Mercè AB Gallery 2001</location> </author> </author_org> </creation_date> </contributor> </contrib_org> </comment>

<relation_link> <primary_keyw> <secondary_keyw> <rights> <price_excl_vat> <vat> <currency>Iglesias, Mercè sculpture Gallery AB 450 Euro

</relation_link> </primary_keyw> bronze </rights> </price_excl_vat> </vat> </currency></secondary_keyw>

Part of a catalogue description



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <root><thematic_description> <identifier>mech_dodoens_biography_td_cl2_sl2_nl</identifier> <content_level>cl2</content_level> <size_level>sl2</size_level> <language>nl</language> <encoding>doc</encoding> <file_size_unit>kb</file_size_unit> <title>Biografische schets over Rembert Dodoens</title> <resource_locator>mech_dodoens_biography_td_cl2_sl2_nl.doc</resource_locator> <author>Van de Vijver, Willy</author> <author_org>Stadsarchief, Mechelen</author_org> <creation_date>21/01/2002</creation_date> <relation_link>(1):mech_dodoens_science_activity_td_cl2_sl2_nl</relation_link> <primary_keyw>dodoens</primary_keyw> <primary_keyw>botanica</primary_keyw> <primary_keyw>plantkunde</primary_keyw> <primary_keyw>geneeskunde</primary_keyw> <secondary_keyw>mechelen</secondary_keyw> <secondary_keyw>friesland</secondary_keyw> <secondary_keyw>maximiliaan II</secondary_keyw> <secondary_keyw>rudolf II</secondary_keyw> <rights>Stadsarchief, Mechelen</rights> <doc_author>Van de Vijver, Willy</doc_author> <doc_auth_org>Stadsarchief, Mechelen</doc_auth_org> <doc_date>26/04/2002</doc_date> </thematic_description>

Part of an XML conversion

Meta data


8Off line content data entry Off line content data entry

REAL CONTENT

SAINTS

MECHELEN

mech_1005_holymary01_im_rl1_sl1.jpg

mech_1005_holymary01_im_rl1_sl2.jpg

Christophorus, later ook Christoffel geheten betekent ‘Christusdrager’ (1). Volgens de legende die pas in de middeleeuwen ontstond, heette hij oorspronkelijk Reprobus en hoorde hij tot een aanzienlijke Cananese familie.Volgens deze legende was hij een reus die in dienst wilde treden van de machtigste heer.Toen hij merkte dat de machtige koning voor wie hij werkte bang was voor de duivel, bood hij zijn diensten aan de duivel aan. Maar toen hij zag dat de duivel angst toonde voor het beeld van de gekruisigde Christus, ging hij deze zoeken. Een kluizenaar vertelde hem over Christus en raadde hem aan pelgrims en kluizenaars over de gevaarlijke rivier te dragen om Christus welgevallig te zijn.Christoffel neemt deze taak op zich. Op zekere dag wordt hij door een kind verzocht hem de rivier over te brengen maar dra blijkt dat het kind als een onmogelijke last op zijn schouders drukt zodat hij slechts node de overkant haalt. Aan de oever maakt het kind zich bekend als Jezus Christus. (1) (2). Omdat hij tijdens zijn leven ook het geloof predikte en bekeerlingen maakte werd hij voor de rechter gedaagd en na lange en wrede folteringen gedood.

mech_christopher_life_td_cl2_sl2_nl.doc


9The knowledge layerThe knowledge layer

THE CHALLENGE

Representing knowledge on top of cultural data

THE REFERENCE and GUIDE

Topic Maps very flexibletopics, associations and occurrences + scoping capabilities

but tools not maturestill figuring out how exactly to usemany philosophical decisions to be made


10The knowledge layerThe knowledge layer

THE REGNET APPROACH

Develop a methodology

for modular structuring

of Topic Map elements

to generate single or grouped elements till complete Topic Maps

unilingual or multilingual elements and TMs

separate sets of occurrences and topics/associations


11Topic Map data structures generationTopic Map data structures generation

Domain taxonomy saint, angela, ursulines

Association role types founding subject

Association types/templ. person founded congregation

Associations angela founded ursulines

Domain basenames Saint Angela, Heilige Angela

Occurrence types thematic description, image

Occurrences Life of Saint Angela, angela001.jpg

Other basenames resolution level 1, object description

Subject indicators ISO language codes


12Topic Map data structures generationTopic Map data structures generation

Characteristics

Isolation of domain specific elements

All language aspects centralised at the basenames level

Separation of occurrences and topics/associations

One Excel workbook per TM, containing different worksheets


13Topic Map data structuresTopic Map data structures

Domain taxonomy

<topic id> <topic id>saint;person angela

crispincrispiniananthonyrochesebastianadrianchristopherannemaryjames-the-greaterjosephjoachim

pilgrimstravellersfertilityoccupational-group leather-workersdisease plaguecongregation ursulines</topic> </topic><topic id> <association id>founded angela-founded-ursulinespatronises crispin-patronises-leather-workers

crispinian-patronises-leather-workersroch-patronises-plaguesebastian-patronises-plaguechristopher-patronises-plagueadrian-patronises-plaguejames-the-greater-patronises-pilgrims christopher-patronises-travellersanne-patronises-fertility

brother-of crispin-is-brother-of-crispinian</topic> </association>



Association role types

<topic id>founding-subjectfounded-subjectpatronising-subjectpatronised-subjectbrother</topic>



Association types/templates

<topic id> <roleSpec> member type cardinality <roleSpec> member type cardinalityfounded founding-subject person 1..* founded-subject 1

patronises patronising-subject person 1..* patronised-subject 1

brother-of brother person 1 brother person 1..*</topic> </roleSpec> </roleSpec>



Associations

<association id> <member> <member>angela-founded-ursulines angela ursulines

crispin-patronises-leather- workers crispin leather-workerscrispinian-patronises-leather- workers crispinian leather-workersroch-patronises-plague roch plaguesebastian-patronises-plague sebastian plaguechristopher-patronises-plague christopher plagueadrian-patronises-plague adrian plaguejames-the-greater-patronises-pilgrims james-the-greater pilgrimschristopher-patronises-travellers christopher travellersanne-patronises-fertility anne fertility

crispin-is-brother-of-crispinian crispin crispinian</association> </member> </member>



Domain baseNames

<topic id><baseName> <baseName>

<scope> <scope> <scope>en nl</scope </scope>

saint saint heiligeperson person persoonoccupational-group occupational group beroepsgroeppilgrims pilgrims pelgrimstravellers travellers reizigersfertility fertility vruchtbaarheidplague plague pestdisease disease ziekteursulines Ursulines Ursulinencongregation congregation congregatieangela Saint Angela Heilige Angelacrispin Saint Crispin Heilige Crispinuscrispinian Saint Crispinian Heilige Crispinianusanthony Saint Anthony Heilige Antoniusroche Saint Roch Heilige Rochussebastian Saint Sebastian Heilige Sebastianusadrian Saint Adrian Heilige Adrianuschristopher Saint Christopher Heilige Christoffelanne Saint Anne Heilige Annamary Holy Mary Heilige Mariajames-the-greater Saint James the Greater Heilige Jacobus de Meerderejoseph Saint Joseph Heilige Jozefjoachim Saint Joachim Heilige Joachimfounding-subject founding subject stichtend subjectfounded-subject founded subject gesticht subjectfounded founding subject founded stichtte

founded subject founded by gesticht doorpatronising-subject patronising subject patroniserend subjectpatronised-subject patronised subject gepatroniseerd subjectpatronises patronising subject patronised patroniseert

patronised subject patronised by gepatroniseerd doorbrother brother broerbrother-of brother of broer van

</scope></baseName> </baseName>

</topic id>



Occurrence types

<topic id>tdcdodim

cl1cl2cl3cl4cl5

sl1sl2sl3sl4sl5

rl1rl2rl3rl4rl5</topic>



Occurrences

<occurrence> <instanceOf> <scope>tarx_angela01_cd_en cd entarx_angela01_cd_nl cd nltarx_angela02_cd_en cd entarx_angela02_cd_nl cd nltarx_angela01_im_rl2_sl4_en im rl2;sl4;entarx_angela01_im_rl2_sl4_nl im rl2;sl4;nltarx_angela02_im_rl2_sl4_en im rl2;sl4;entarx_angela02_im_rl2_sl4_nl im rl2;sl4;nltarx_angela_life_td_cl2_sl1_en td cl2;sl1;entarx_angela_life_td_cl2_sl1_nl td cl2;sl1;nltarx_angela_life_td_cl2_sl2_en td cl2;sl2;entarx_angela_life_td_cl2_sl2_nl td cl2;sl2;nl</occurrence> </instanceOf> </scope>



OtherbaseNames

<topic id><baseName> <baseName>

<scope> <scope> <scope>en nl</scope> </scope>

td thematic description thematische beschrijvingcd catalogue description cataloog beschrijvingod object description object beschrijvingim image afbeelding

cl1 content level 1 inhoudelijk niveau 1cl2 content level 2 inhoudelijk niveau 2cl3 content level 3 inhoudelijk niveau 3cl4 content level 4 inhoudelijk niveau 4cl5 content level 5 inhoudelijk niveau 5

sl1 size level 1 omvangniveau 1sl2 size level 2 omvangniveau 2sl3 size level 3 omvangniveau 3sl4 size level 4 omvangniveau 4sl5 size level 5 omvangniveau 5

rl1 resolution level 1 resolutieniveau 1rl2 resolution level 2 resolutieniveau 2rl3 resolution level 3 resolutieniveau 3rl4 resolution level 4 resolutieniveau 4rl5 resolution level 5 resolutieniveau 5

</scope></baseName> </baseName>

</topic>



Subject indicators

<topic id> <subjectIdentity> <scope> <baseName>en http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/language.xtm#en English

nl Engelsnl http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/language.xtm#nl Nederlands

en Dutchde http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/language.xtm#de Deutsch

en German</topic> <subjectIdentity> </scope> </baseName>



XTM representation

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> - <topicMap xmlns="http:/ / www.topicmaps.org/ xtm/ 1.0/ "

xmlns:xlink="http:/ / www.w3.org/ 1999/ xlink"> - <topic id="t-13-0--2018807066">

- <instanceOf> <topicRef xlink:href="#t-14-0--2018807065" /> <topicRef xlink:href="#t-15-0--2018807063" />

</ instanceOf> - <subjectI dentity> <resourceRef xlink:href="angela" />

</subjectI dentity> - <baseName> <baseNameString>Saint Angela</baseNameString>

</baseName> - <baseName> - <scope> <topicRef xlink:href="#t-19-0--2018807056" />

</scope> <baseNameString>Heilige Angela</baseNameString>

</baseName> - <occurrence> - <instanceOf> <topicRef xlink:href="#t-31-0--2018807032" />

</ instanceOf> - <scope> <topicRef xlink:href="#t-19-0--2018807056" /> <topicRef xlink:href="#t-33-0--2018807029" /> <topicRef xlink:href="#t-32-0--2018807030" />

</scope> <resourceRef

xlink:href="file:/ / / c:/ rn/ tarx_ angela_ life_ td_ cl2_ sl2_ nl.doc" />

</occurrence>

cultural heritage in regional networks regnet data entry, topic maps and internationalisation

Documents

tarx regnet

cultural data

xml conversion meta

topicsassociations slide

catalogue descriptionmeta

internationalisation

line content data entry

meta data excel workbook