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J Vila - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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semantic web Digital Archive integration
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2004Co-Authors: C Costilla, Juan P Palacios, M J Rodriguez, J Cremades, A J Calleja, R Fernandez, J VilaAbstract:The existence of huge amounts of data on the Web has raised an increasing challenge to locate right information at right time, as well as to integrating information effectively to provide a comprehensive source of useful information. Digital Archives constitute an important specific domain in which Web Integration needs to be researched. We have implemented the parliamentary Web Digital Archive of the 'Asamblea' of Madrid (e-government) that is successfully running since 1999. Starting from this previous result, this paper proposes a virtual and dynamic Web integrated architecture, based on mediator and wrappers, containing an ontological kernel for providing a universal semantic unification of virtual integrated Digital Archive concepts.
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DEXA Workshops - Semantic Web Digital Archive integration
2004Co-Authors: C Costilla, Juan P Palacios, M J Rodriguez, J Cremades, A J Calleja, R Fernandez, J VilaAbstract:The existence of huge amounts of data on the Web has raised an increasing challenge to locate right information at right time, as well as to integrating information effectively to provide a comprehensive source of useful information. Digital Archives constitute an important specific domain in which Web Integration needs to be researched. We have implemented the parliamentary Web Digital Archive of the 'Asamblea' of Madrid (e-government) that is successfully running since 1999. Starting from this previous result, this paper proposes a virtual and dynamic Web integrated architecture, based on mediator and wrappers, containing an ontological kernel for providing a universal semantic unification of virtual integrated Digital Archive concepts.
Suresh P Kumar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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european Digital Archive on soil maps eudasm preserving important soil data for public free access
International Journal of Digital Earth, 2011Co-Authors: Panos Panagos, Arwyn Jones, Claudio Bosco, Suresh P KumarAbstract:Abstract Historical soil survey paper maps are valuable resources that underpin strategies to support soil protection and promote sustainable land use practices, especially in developing countries where Digital soil information is often missing. However, many of the soil maps, in particular those for developing countries, are held in traditional Archives that are not easily accessible to potential users. Additionally, many of these documents are over 50 years old and are beginning to deteriorate. Realising the need to conserve this information, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the ISRIC-World Soil Information foundation have created the European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM), through which all Archived paper maps of ISRIC has been made accessible to the public through the Internet. The immediate objective is to transfer paper-based soil maps into a Digital format with the maximum possible resolution and to ensure their preservation and easy disclosure. More than 6,000 maps from 135 countries ha...
C Costilla - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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semantic web Digital Archive integration
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2004Co-Authors: C Costilla, Juan P Palacios, M J Rodriguez, J Cremades, A J Calleja, R Fernandez, J VilaAbstract:The existence of huge amounts of data on the Web has raised an increasing challenge to locate right information at right time, as well as to integrating information effectively to provide a comprehensive source of useful information. Digital Archives constitute an important specific domain in which Web Integration needs to be researched. We have implemented the parliamentary Web Digital Archive of the 'Asamblea' of Madrid (e-government) that is successfully running since 1999. Starting from this previous result, this paper proposes a virtual and dynamic Web integrated architecture, based on mediator and wrappers, containing an ontological kernel for providing a universal semantic unification of virtual integrated Digital Archive concepts.
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DEXA Workshops - Semantic Web Digital Archive integration
2004Co-Authors: C Costilla, Juan P Palacios, M J Rodriguez, J Cremades, A J Calleja, R Fernandez, J VilaAbstract:The existence of huge amounts of data on the Web has raised an increasing challenge to locate right information at right time, as well as to integrating information effectively to provide a comprehensive source of useful information. Digital Archives constitute an important specific domain in which Web Integration needs to be researched. We have implemented the parliamentary Web Digital Archive of the 'Asamblea' of Madrid (e-government) that is successfully running since 1999. Starting from this previous result, this paper proposes a virtual and dynamic Web integrated architecture, based on mediator and wrappers, containing an ontological kernel for providing a universal semantic unification of virtual integrated Digital Archive concepts.
Panos Panagos - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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european Digital Archive on soil maps eudasm preserving important soil data for public free access
International Journal of Digital Earth, 2011Co-Authors: Panos Panagos, Arwyn Jones, Claudio Bosco, Suresh P KumarAbstract:Abstract Historical soil survey paper maps are valuable resources that underpin strategies to support soil protection and promote sustainable land use practices, especially in developing countries where Digital soil information is often missing. However, many of the soil maps, in particular those for developing countries, are held in traditional Archives that are not easily accessible to potential users. Additionally, many of these documents are over 50 years old and are beginning to deteriorate. Realising the need to conserve this information, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the ISRIC-World Soil Information foundation have created the European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM), through which all Archived paper maps of ISRIC has been made accessible to the public through the Internet. The immediate objective is to transfer paper-based soil maps into a Digital format with the maximum possible resolution and to ensure their preservation and easy disclosure. More than 6,000 maps from 135 countries ha...
Michael Shepard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the Digital Archive is useless community archiving dissemination and sovereignty
2015Co-Authors: Michael ShepardAbstract:This paper and the topic of my recently completed dissertation wrestle with the utility of endangered language preservation practices that fail to consider the implications of language ideologies (Sliverstein 1979; Woolard and Schieffelin 1994; Schieffelin, et al. 1998) within a given language community. I find that the culturally based values present in a community can negatively impact the efficacy of language documentation, archiving and educational efforts if those values and the cultural resource management practices they influence, are not adequately conceptualized. Conversely, when ideology is aligned with preservation practices, greater success can be expected. I will situate my claims through application of a respected model of Indigenous resource management (Boxberger 1989) to provide historical context for understanding how current values and policy decisions impact language preservation in a community. My presentation describes research on community Archive initiatives in Alaska, Washington and California, and draws comparisons to existing international Archives. In particular I share my experimental use of the Mukurtu Content Management System for language preservation and dissemination efforts. I find that in the communities I work with, maintenance of tribal capacity for self-determination and desire for educational dissemination of language resources are of paramount importance. If find these values can significantly impact decisions about language policy and are under-addressed by current endangered language Archive initiatives. There is significant opportunity for greater collaboration between curriculum developers, language educators, Archive managers, linguists and language community members to harness the power of archival collections into pedagogically (and andragogically) appropriate resources. The title of my paper comes from a statement made by the executive director of a small Native Alaskan community Archive. He believes in the value of Digital archiving (and so do I), but only if that practice has functional capacity to facilitate interactions and exchange between people. The Digital Archive may indeed be useless to some if it does not reinforce cultural values and affirm fundamental principles, such as the capacity for self-determination. As we work toward mobilizing the knowledge found in Archives to support revitalization efforts, cultural factors that make archival collections relevant, accessible and participatory are increasingly important. References Cited Boxberger, Daniel 1989 To Fish in Common: The Ethnohistory of Lummi Indian Salmon Fishing. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Schieffelin, Bambi B., Kathryn Ann Woolard, and Paul V. Kroskrity, eds. 1998 Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory. New York: Oxford University Press. Silverstein, Michael 1979 Language Structure and Linguistic Ideology. In The Elements: A Parasession on Linguistic Units and Levels. R. Cline, W. Hanks, and C. Hofbauer, eds. Pp. 193-247. Chicago: Chicago Linguistic Society. Woolard, Kathryn A, and Bambi B Schieffelin 1994 Language Ideology. Annual Review of Anthropology 23(1):55-82.
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“The Digital Archive Is useless . . .”: Community archiving, dissemination and sovereignty
2015Co-Authors: Michael ShepardAbstract:This paper and the topic of my recently completed dissertation wrestle with the utility of endangered language preservation practices that fail to consider the implications of language ideologies (Sliverstein 1979; Woolard and Schieffelin 1994; Schieffelin, et al. 1998) within a given language community. I find that the culturally based values present in a community can negatively impact the efficacy of language documentation, archiving and educational efforts if those values and the cultural resource management practices they influence, are not adequately conceptualized. Conversely, when ideology is aligned with preservation practices, greater success can be expected. I will situate my claims through application of a respected model of Indigenous resource management (Boxberger 1989) to provide historical context for understanding how current values and policy decisions impact language preservation in a community. My presentation describes research on community Archive initiatives in Alaska, Washington and California, and draws comparisons to existing international Archives. In particular I share my experimental use of the Mukurtu Content Management System for language preservation and dissemination efforts. I find that in the communities I work with, maintenance of tribal capacity for self-determination and desire for educational dissemination of language resources are of paramount importance. If find these values can significantly impact decisions about language policy and are under-addressed by current endangered language Archive initiatives. There is significant opportunity for greater collaboration between curriculum developers, language educators, Archive managers, linguists and language community members to harness the power of archival collections into pedagogically (and andragogically) appropriate resources. The title of my paper comes from a statement made by the executive director of a small Native Alaskan community Archive. He believes in the value of Digital archiving (and so do I), but only if that practice has functional capacity to facilitate interactions and exchange between people. The Digital Archive may indeed be useless to some if it does not reinforce cultural values and affirm fundamental principles, such as the capacity for self-determination. As we work toward mobilizing the knowledge found in Archives to support revitalization efforts, cultural factors that make archival collections relevant, accessible and participatory are increasingly important. References Cited Boxberger, Daniel 1989 To Fish in Common: The Ethnohistory of Lummi Indian Salmon Fishing. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Schieffelin, Bambi B., Kathryn Ann Woolard, and Paul V. Kroskrity, eds. 1998 Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory. New York: Oxford University Press. Silverstein, Michael 1979 Language Structure and Linguistic Ideology. In The Elements: A Parasession on Linguistic Units and Levels. R. Cline, W. Hanks, and C. Hofbauer, eds. Pp. 193-247. Chicago: Chicago Linguistic Society. Woolard, Kathryn A, and Bambi B Schieffelin 1994 Language Ideology. Annual Review of Anthropology 23(1):55-82.
