Towards semantic modelling of cultural historical data.

2010

In this paper a practical method is presented for creating documentation of cultural historical targets using an event-centric core ontology. By using semantic documentation templates and an XML-based query language, a domain specific documentation model can be created and flexible user interfaces can be built easily for accessing and editing the documentation. Keywords. ontologies, cultural historical documentation, information retrieval peerReviewed

Open sourcing digital heritage : digital surrogates, museums and knowledge management in the age of open networks

2012

I study the emergence of traditional online activities of the museums and their fears in the vivid and multifaceted Internet and how the open Internet is setting out to compete with museums. The second main topic of this work is the role of technology in the openness of digital heritage. Technology is always present when dealing with digital heritage, and understanding the technical framework is essential when evaluating, for example, long-term preservation issues or accessibility. I used three different kinds of sources in my study: literary, case studies and application development. First, I have read studies that are related to digital heritage: museology literature, museum informatics l…

Building the Past : virtual reconstruction in art historical context : two studies in Finnish wooden churches

2004

Using DSpace as backend service - Workflow-centric repository development in practice

2019

We moved from a DSpace -centric development model to a workflow-centric model in order to speed up our repository development. In the workflow-centric model the starting point is not the workflows that the *system* can offer but the workflows that are needed. The organisation defines efficient workflows for content management and then implements tools that support those workflows independently from repository software. The result is a network of applications where the repository software is just one part of the network via REST-api. The best part of the model is that it allows quick experimenting without any significant risks (financial or otherwise). The model also helps to separate tasks …

Source code of the dissertation "Open sourcing Digital Heritage : digital surrogates, museums and knowledge management in age of open networks"

2012

Sisältää väitöskirjan lähdeaineistot.

Establishing a Digital Repository

2018

A short, non technical guide for establishing a digital repository.