Digital Humanities on the Semantic Web: from Infrastructure to Practical Applications, AI-Based Knowledge Discovery, and Web of Wisdom

Eero Hyvönen

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-05409-8_1

Digital Humanities on the Semantic Web: from Infrastructure to Practical Applications, AI-Based Knowledge Discovery, and Web of Wisdom

Eero Hyvönen

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli kirjassa/raportissa/konferenssijulkaisussa › Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Abstrakti

This extended abstract of a keynote talk at the 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2025) presents the vision, research, and lessons learned in Finland 2003–2025 on building a national level Semantic Web infrastructure for publishing Cultural Heritage (CH) content and Digital Humanities research. Lessons learned are presented on how the infra has been used to create over 20 online applications that have been visited by millions of users. By using AI-based methods, steps towards a Web of Wisdom can be taken. The notion of explainable relational search is considered as an example. The work presented is unique due to its systematic national level nature and long time span of over twenty years.

Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Otsikko	Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries - 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2025, Proceedings
Toimittajat	Wolf-Tilo Balke, Koraljka Golub, Yannis Manolopoulos, Kostas Stefanidis, Zheying Zhang
Sivumäärä	6
Julkaisupaikka	Cham
Kustantaja	Springer
Julkaisupäivä	15 syysk. 2025
Sivut	3-8
ISBN (painettu)	978-3-032-05408-1
ISBN (elektroninen)	978-3-032-05409-8
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05409-8_1
Tila	Julkaistu - 15 syysk. 2025
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	Ei sovellu
Tapahtuma	International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries - Tampere, Suomi Kesto: 23 syysk. 2025 → 26 syysk. 2025 Konferenssinumero: 29

Julkaisusarja

Nimi	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Kustantaja	Springer
Vuosikerta	16097
ISSN (painettu)	0302-9743
ISSN (elektroninen)	1611-3349

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Pääsy asiakirjaan

10.1007/978-3-032-05409-8_1

Siteeraa tätä

Hyvönen, E. (2025). Digital Humanities on the Semantic Web: from Infrastructure to Practical Applications, AI-Based Knowledge Discovery, and Web of Wisdom. teoksessa W.-T. Balke, K. Golub, Y. Manolopoulos, K. Stefanidis, & Z. Zhang (Toimittajat), Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries - 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2025, Proceedings (Sivut 3-8). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vuosikerta 16097 ). Springer . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05409-8_1

Hyvönen, Eero. / Digital Humanities on the Semantic Web : from Infrastructure to Practical Applications, AI-Based Knowledge Discovery, and Web of Wisdom. Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries - 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2025, Proceedings. Toimittaja / Wolf-Tilo Balke ; Koraljka Golub ; Yannis Manolopoulos ; Kostas Stefanidis ; Zheying Zhang. Cham : Springer , 2025. Sivut 3-8 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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