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Automatic cleanup of large databases

Fortunately, an increasing body of research concerns itself with the automatic cleanup of large databases. We describe a generic approach that utilizes robust findings from this body of research, and that is applicable to object databases typically found in cultural heritage fields. We focus on the role of automatic database cleanup technology as a strong filter, making the data-cleaning task feasible for the human expert (researcher, curator) by highlighting potential errors and inconsistencies, which the expert can then manually check and correct.

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#database #experts

Encyclopedias need better ways to navigate them

In short, scholars and students don’t just need the reference works—they also need the means to search and navigate them effectively. To preserve the utility…

From Encyclopedia To Ontology: Toward Dynamic Representation Of The Discipline Of Philosophy #experts

Intention of a class

The intension of a class or property is its intended meaning. It consists of one or more common traits shared by all instances of the class or property. These…

Cidoc-crm Version 4.2.4 - Reference Document #concept #CRM #class #experts

No multi-inheritance; usage of 'semantic cross-links' instead

Another issue is that some concepts and individuals may not naturally belong in a single unique location in the ontology, being multiply classified by experts…

From Encyclopedia To Ontology: Toward Dynamic Representation Of The Discipline Of Philosophy #ontology #Ontology-Language #experts

Novel discoveries thanks to the expert-supervised approach

An advantage of our expert-supervised approach to ontology population is that it provides ample quality-control while still allowing for the possibility of…

From Encyclopedia To Ontology: Toward Dynamic Representation Of The Discipline Of Philosophy #ontology-population #experts #search

The artist's "style" is that peculiar way in which he composed the constituent parts.

Forgers understand this principle very well because in trying to present a painting as a 'Renoir' what they do is to carefully maintain as invariant as…

Life, The Multiverse And Everything: An Introduction To The Ideas Of Humberto Maturana Interpreting Maturana #relation #style #painting #experts

Citation data sparcity

The second data mining challenge is related to the problem of citation data sparsity. It is caused by the fact that open access articles are only a subset of…

The Diggicore Project: Aggregating And Mining The World Of Open Access Articles #database #citation-graph