C. Ore

The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model - A New Standard for Knowledge Sharing

The tutorial first addresses requirements and semantic problems to integrate digital information ... more The tutorial first addresses requirements and semantic problems to integrate digital information into large scale, meaningful networks of knowledge that support not only access to source documents but also use and reuse of integrated information. The pros and cons of developing global ontologies are discussed. It is argued that core ontologies of relationships are fundamental to schema integration and play a completely different role to that of specialist terminologies in practical knowledge management. The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) is presented as an example of such a global model. It is a core ontology and new ISO standard (ISO 21127, accepted September 2006), originally designed for the semantic integration of information from museums, libraries, and archives. It is a product of re-engineering the dominant underlying common concepts from representative data structures. It is not prescriptive, but provides a controlled language to describe common high-level semantics ...

format_quoteAcceptance of Dublin Core illustrates the feasibility of global ontologies; core ontologies can create effective global knowledge networks despite perceived disagreements.format_quote

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Semantic Modelling of Archaeological Excavation Data. A review of the current state of the art and a roadmap of activities

Internet Archaeology, Oct 31, 2023

Archaeological data repositories usually manage excavation data collections as project-level enti... more Archaeological data repositories usually manage excavation data collections as project-level entities with restricted capacities to facilitate search or aggregation of excavation data at the sub-collection level (trenches, finds, season reports or excavation diaries etc.). More granular access to excavation data collections would enable layered querying across their informational content. In the past decade, several attempts to adapt CIDOC CRM in order to provide more explicit descriptions of the excavation universe have resulted in the use of domain-specific model extensions (e.g. CRMarchaeo, CRMsci, CRMba). Each focuses on corresponding aspects of the excavation research process, while their combined usage has potential to support expressive data mappings at the sub-collection level. As part of the ARIADNEplus project, several CIDOC CRM developers and domain experts have collaborated to undertake conceptual mapping exercises, to address the practicalities of bringing excavation data descriptions together and to link these to our overall aspirations in terms of excavation data discoverability and reusability. In this contribution, we discuss the current state and future directions of the field of semantic representation of archaeological excavation data and consider several issues that constrain the applicability of existing solutions. We identify five key enabling technologies or research areas (Conceptual models and semantic data structures, Conceptual modelling patterns, Data mapping workflows and tools, Learning technologies and Semantic queries) and assign readiness levels to assess their level of technological maturity. Our research demonstrates that while the existing models and domain-specific extensions are deemed adequate, there is a need for more user-friendly methods and tools to structure data in meaningful and interoperable ways. The next steps involve consolidating relevant semantic structures, improving modelling implementation guidance, adhering to consistent workflows, developing engaging curricula, and documenting real-case examples to demonstrate the benefits and results of semantic data integration.

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From XML-tagged Acquisition Catalogues to an Event-based Relational Database

We have worked with electronic preservation of old museum catalogues for more than ten years usin... more We have worked with electronic preservation of old museum catalogues for more than ten years using SGML and later XML to give the text a semantic content markup. The question is whether these tools are suitable for converting the content of the catalogues into our newly developed CRM-based data model. In this article we outline the model and how we map the information in full text museum catalogues into a database according to this model.

format_quoteThe DTD for the Ethnographical museum has minimal restrictions on element sequence, emphasizing local text structure importance over paragraph order.format_quote

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Encoding cultural heritage information for the semantic web. procedures for data integration through cidoc-crm mapping

This paper describes the background and methods for the production of CIDOC-CRM compliant data se... more This paper describes the background and methods for the production of CIDOC-CRM compliant data sets from diverse collections of source data. The construction of such data sets is based on data in column format, typically exported for databases, as well as free text, typically created through scanning and OCR processing or transcription.

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The Extended Calculus of Constructions (ECC) with inductive types

Information and Computation, 1992

Luo's Extended Calculus of donstructions (ECC) is a higher order functional calculus based on Coq... more Luo's Extended Calculus of donstructions (ECC) is a higher order functional calculus based on Coquand's and Huet's Calculus of Constructions, but has in addition strong sums and a predicative cumulative type hierarchy. In this paper I introduce inductive types on the predicative type levels of ECC. I also show how the o-Set model for ECC can be extended to a model for this augmented calculus.

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The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model - A New Standard for Knowledge Sharing

Tutorials Posters Panels and Industrial Contributions at the 26th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling Volume 83, 2007

The tutorial first addresses requirements and semantic problems to integrate digital information ... more The tutorial first addresses requirements and semantic problems to integrate digital information into large scale, meaningful networks of knowledge that support not only access to source documents but also use and reuse of integrated information. The pros and cons of developing global ontologies are discussed. It is argued that core ontologies of relationships are fundamental to schema integration and play a completely different role to that of specialist terminologies in practical knowledge management. The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) is presented as an example of such a global model. It is a core ontology and new ISO standard (ISO 21127, accepted September 2006), originally designed for the semantic integration of information from museums, libraries, and archives. It is a product of re-engineering the dominant underlying common concepts from representative data structures. It is not prescriptive, but provides a controlled language to describe common highlevel semantics that allow for information integration at the schema level. The tutorial addresses part of the technology needed for information aggregation and integration in the global information environment, namely the question to which extent and in which form global schema integration is feasible. The ability of the CRM to support integration has been demonstrated in a large range of different domains including cultural heritage, e-science and biodiversity. Conceptual modeling by specializing such a well-tested core ontology not only reduces drastically development time and improves system quality, but provides basic semantic interoperability more or less for free. The tutorial will present characteristic applications. .

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TEI and cultural heritage ontologies: Exchange of information?

Literary and Linguistic Computing, 2009

The content in information systems and virtual reconstructions in the cultural heritage sector is... more

Encoding cultural heritage information for the semantic web. procedures for data integration through cidoc-crm mapping

by Achille Felicetti, Andrea D'Andrea, Øyvind Eide, and C. Ore

Procedures for Data Integration through CIDOC-CRM Mapping, EPOCH Conference on Open Digital Cultural Heritage Systems, 2011

This paper describes the background and methods for the production of CIDOC-CRM compliant data se... more This paper describes the background and methods for the production of CIDOC-CRM compliant data sets from diverse collections of source data. The construction of such data sets is based on data in column format, typically exported for databases, as well as free text, typically created through scanning and OCR processing or transcription.

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