Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation

Purpose – To promote the cultural communication and art appreciation of Inscriptions and calligraphy which are important cultural heritages in China, with a broad crowd base and educational appreciation value, by using digital humanities methods and technologies, the paper aims to discuss how to dev...

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Main Authors: Kaiyu Qiu, Cuijuan Xia, QianQian Liu
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Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Digital Transformation and Society
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DTS-02-2024-0016/full/pdf
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description Purpose – To promote the cultural communication and art appreciation of Inscriptions and calligraphy which are important cultural heritages in China, with a broad crowd base and educational appreciation value, by using digital humanities methods and technologies, the paper aims to discuss how to develop a new user-oriented knowledge base according to user needs for inscription rubbings research and appreciation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates user needs and current problems on the basis of status quo and summation of extensive service experience; validates the rationality of requirements and user scenarios with user research methods including focus groups, interviews and behavior observations; then designs and develops the technical solution of data process, knowledge base construction and service platform through experimental research methods based on agile project management. Findings – The paper proposes a new reading mode for browsing and appreciation inscription rubbing works, a diverse knowledge-integrated knowledge organizational structure, a systematic user experience and service guiding framework which can be widely applicable to the development of other cultural heritage knowledge bases. Apart from that, the paper puts forward intelligent service development goals for the future. Originality/value – The paper proposes a new reading mode with the overall functions and user experience design and development for browsing and appreciation inscription rubbing works, a diverse knowledge-integrated knowledge organizational structure, a systematic user experience and service guiding framework which can be widely applicable to the development of other cultural heritage knowledge bases. Apart from that, the paper puts forward intelligent service development goals for the future.
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spelling doaj-art-2cd1194520704dc58273b782e80570d52025-01-27T06:20:39ZengEmerald PublishingDigital Transformation and Society2755-07612755-077X2025-01-0141738910.1108/DTS-02-2024-0016Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciationKaiyu Qiu0Cuijuan Xia1QianQian Liu2Computer System and Network Center, Shanghai Library, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Information Resources Management, Renmin University of China, Beijing, ChinaComputer System and Network Center, Shanghai Library, Shanghai, ChinaPurpose – To promote the cultural communication and art appreciation of Inscriptions and calligraphy which are important cultural heritages in China, with a broad crowd base and educational appreciation value, by using digital humanities methods and technologies, the paper aims to discuss how to develop a new user-oriented knowledge base according to user needs for inscription rubbings research and appreciation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates user needs and current problems on the basis of status quo and summation of extensive service experience; validates the rationality of requirements and user scenarios with user research methods including focus groups, interviews and behavior observations; then designs and develops the technical solution of data process, knowledge base construction and service platform through experimental research methods based on agile project management. Findings – The paper proposes a new reading mode for browsing and appreciation inscription rubbing works, a diverse knowledge-integrated knowledge organizational structure, a systematic user experience and service guiding framework which can be widely applicable to the development of other cultural heritage knowledge bases. Apart from that, the paper puts forward intelligent service development goals for the future. Originality/value – The paper proposes a new reading mode with the overall functions and user experience design and development for browsing and appreciation inscription rubbing works, a diverse knowledge-integrated knowledge organizational structure, a systematic user experience and service guiding framework which can be widely applicable to the development of other cultural heritage knowledge bases. Apart from that, the paper puts forward intelligent service development goals for the future.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DTS-02-2024-0016/full/pdfUser experience designDigital humanitiesAncient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge baseArt appreciationCultural communicationReading mode
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Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation
Digital Transformation and Society
User experience design
Digital humanities
Ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base
Art appreciation
Cultural communication
Reading mode
title Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation
title_full Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation
title_fullStr Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation
title_full_unstemmed Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation
title_short Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation
title_sort development of ancient chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation
topic User experience design
Digital humanities
Ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base
Art appreciation
Cultural communication
Reading mode
url https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DTS-02-2024-0016/full/pdf
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