Linked Humanities Data: The Next Frontier? A Case-study in Historical Census Data

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Authors
  • A. Meroño-Peñuela
  • A. Ashkpour
  • L. Rietveld
  • R. Hoekstra ORCID logo
Publication date 2012
Host editors
  • T. Kauppinen
  • L.C. Pouchard
  • C. Keßler
Book title Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Linked Science 2012 - Tackling Big Data
Book subtitle in conjunction with the International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2012) : Boston, MA, USA, November 12, 2012
Series CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Event 2nd International Workshop on Linked Science 2012 - Tackling Big Data
Article number 3
Number of pages 12
Publisher Aachen: CEUR-WS
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Leibniz Center for Law (FdR)
Abstract
This paper discusses the use of Linked Data to harmonize the Dutch censuses (1795-1971). Due to the long period they cover, census data is notoriously difficult to compare, aggregate and query in a uniform fashion. In social history, harmonization is the (manual) process of restructuring, interpreting and correcting original data sources to make a comparison possible. We describe a harmonization methodology based on standard Linked Data principles, illustrate how the size and complexity of the resulting linked data source poses new challenges for Semantic Web technology, and discuss potential solutions.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-951/paper3.pdf
Other links http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-951/
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