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Museum Collections and the Semantic Web
Museum Collections and the Semantic Web

Author(s): Maria Nisheva-Pavlova, Nicolas Spyratos, Peter L. Stanchev
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies
Published by: Институт по математика и информатика - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Cultural Heritage; Digitization; Semantic Web; Semantic Interoperability; Metadata Standards.

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses some current trends in the area of development and use of semantic portals for accessing heterogeneous museum collections on the Semantic Web. The presentation is focused on some issues concerning metadata standards for museums, museum collections ontologies and semantic search engines. A number of design considerations and recommendations are formulated.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: IV
  • Page Range: 33-39
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English