Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked Data
Reconstruction of historical persons and family ties is the bread and butter of many researchers and genealogists. With the increasing digital availability of historical person records, the scope and depth of person reconstructions speaks to the imagination of researchers and genealogists. Yet, the...
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| author | Pieter E. Woltjer Ivo Zandhuis Bob Coret Mark Lindeman Jeroen D. Balkenende Richard L. Zijdeman Rick J. Mourits |
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Reconstruction of historical persons and family ties is the bread and butter of many researchers and genealogists. With the increasing digital availability of historical person records, the scope and depth of person reconstructions speaks to the imagination of researchers and genealogists. Yet, the lack of standardisation in the description of historical person data has hurt the interoperability and sustainability of both small and large databases. Persons in Context, or PiCo, presents a data model for historical person records within the Resource Description Framework (RDF). RDF or Linked Data is specifically designed for clear, unambiguous information exchange between multiple parties over the internet. We show how reuse of existing ontologies and concentric description are the building blocks of a flexible, straightforward, and stringent data model that emphasises provenance.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2b9a04c48fb47f0bf1aae4d369b15b52025-02-03T00:57:50ZengInternational Institute of Social HistoryHistorical Life Course Studies2352-63432024-10-011410.51964/hlcs19312Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked DataPieter E. Woltjer0Ivo Zandhuis1Bob CoretMark Lindemanhttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-3670-8587Jeroen D. Balkenende2Richard L. Zijdeman3Rick J. Mourits4CBG|Center for family historyInternational Institute of Social HistoryCBG|Center for family historyInternational Institute of Social History & University of StirlingInternational Institute of Social History Reconstruction of historical persons and family ties is the bread and butter of many researchers and genealogists. With the increasing digital availability of historical person records, the scope and depth of person reconstructions speaks to the imagination of researchers and genealogists. Yet, the lack of standardisation in the description of historical person data has hurt the interoperability and sustainability of both small and large databases. Persons in Context, or PiCo, presents a data model for historical person records within the Resource Description Framework (RDF). RDF or Linked Data is specifically designed for clear, unambiguous information exchange between multiple parties over the internet. We show how reuse of existing ontologies and concentric description are the building blocks of a flexible, straightforward, and stringent data model that emphasises provenance. https://hlcs.nl/article/view/19312Linked dataRDFFamily reconstitutionPerson reconstructionData modelHistorical database management |
| spellingShingle | Pieter E. Woltjer Ivo Zandhuis Bob Coret Mark Lindeman Jeroen D. Balkenende Richard L. Zijdeman Rick J. Mourits Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked Data Historical Life Course Studies Linked data RDF Family reconstitution Person reconstruction Data model Historical database management |
| title | Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked Data |
| title_full | Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked Data |
| title_fullStr | Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked Data |
| title_short | Persons in Context. A Model to Represent Observations and Reconstructions of Historical Persons in Linked Data |
| title_sort | persons in context a model to represent observations and reconstructions of historical persons in linked data |
| topic | Linked data RDF Family reconstitution Person reconstruction Data model Historical database management |
| url | https://hlcs.nl/article/view/19312 |
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