Project Summary
This project is hosted by: Central Services of the School
- Research interests:
- Digital resources
- Project period:
- 01-Feb-2020 - 30-Nov-2021
- Project categories:
- Network grant, Research project
- Project summary:
As with almost all data, museum collection catalogues are largely unstructured, variable in consistency and overwhelmingly composed of thin records. The form of these catalogues means that the potential for new forms of research, access and scholarly enquiry that range across multiple collections and related datasets remains dormant.
Furthermore, whilst recent years have seen a growth in the publication online of scholarly research related to heritage collections, this material remains hard to discover as it is rarely linked to from related collection records.
In this project, we will apply a battery of digital techniques to connect similar, identical and related items within and across collections and other publications. The project will explore a range of data analysis approaches that will analyse catalogues, published material and knowledge graphs (primarily Wikidata), and build links at scale between these that can then be used for new forms of research and access.
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Management Details
Lead researcher & project contact:
| Name | Position | Institute | Organisation | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Stack | Science Museum | |||
| Professor Jane Winters | Professor of Digital Humanities & Director of the Digital Humanities Research Hub | School of Advanced Study | School of Advanced Study, University of London | jane.winters@sas.ac.uk |
Funding:
| Funder | Grant type | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities Research Council | Towards a National Collection | £201,000.00 |
Related Activities
Related websites:
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Heritage Connector | Project website |