scholarly journals Mind the Wikidata Gap

2021 ◽  
pp. 301-314
Author(s):  
Christa M. Strickler
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Computer Skills ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Basic Computer Skills

Wikidata, a community-curated knowledge base related to Wikipedia, affects our access to information, wielding more power than many realize. Seeing an opportunity for improving access to knowledge and promoting their collections, libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions have been experimenting with Wikidata in various ways. One burgeoning area of activity is in Wikidata’s scholarly citation data, but that participation has largely concentrated in the sciences, leaving a gap in its theological and religious studies coverage. This presentation demonstrates how this gap matters to theological libraries and shows how you can contribute to efforts to fill it, even in small ways. Delving into Wikidata can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. As long as you have basic computer skills, you can find a way to participate.

Social Metadata and Public-Contributed Contents in Memory Institutions: “Crowd Voice” Versus “Authenticated Heritage”?

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chern Li Liew
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Participatory Culture ◽  
Collective Memories ◽  
Digital Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Technologies ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractSocial technologies have led to increasing participatory activities and institutions are interested in the potential of using these for outreach and engagement. Through offering new spaces and tools that allow users to consume and also to contribute content, institutions are expanding their traditional services which could redefine their role and relevance in the digital cultural heritage landscape. This study investigates the decision-making and practices underpinning current handling of social metadata and public-contributed contents (PCC). The focus is on examining the motivations for soliciting contributions, if and how these are moderated and managed, if they are integrated into the institutional data and knowledge base, and the extent to which public stakeholders moderate. The study also involves an investigation of whether, and how, memory institutions consider diversity and inclusiveness in soliciting participation and contributions, and the values placed on PCC, as compared to institutional resources. The aim of this study is to shed light on these by surveying libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions.How institutions deal with the social metadata and PCC they gather, and what they do with the contributions, could be a key determining factor of the success of their participatory practice as part of their larger effort to capture and preserve collective memories. This survey shows that the profession still has a way to go towards these goals. There is little evidence that demonstrates integration of a participatory culture and activities into the strategic directions and documentary practices of institutions.

Electronic learning in Iran′s medical schools; students′ need for basic computer skills

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Afshin Khani ◽  
Shaghayegh Fahimi ◽  
Sedighe Alinejad ◽  
Zohre Rastgar ◽  
Maryam Ghaemi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Schools ◽  
Computer Skills ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
Basic Computer Skills

scholarly journals Landscape Terms of Thai Coast-Dwellers

MANUSYA ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-82
Author(s):  
Sunee Kamnuansin
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Folk Taxonomy

This paper examines terms and classification of landscape among coastdwellers who earn a living by exploiting marine resources. It is based on fieldwork conducted from the end of 2009 to the end of 2010 with a group of local Thai coastal dwellers in Bang Khunsai Subdistrict, Ban Laem District in Phetchaburi Province. Data collection involved interviews and observation, especially during fieldwalking in the area with the locals. An analysis of componential meaning and folk taxonomy is applied for this study. Landscape terms reflect the coast-dwellers’ perceptions and classification system of their natural environments and enable us to understand the local ecological knowledge, a crucial knowledge base for management, utilization, and conservation of marine resources. It is also seen as an important part of their cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Electronic Research Infrastructure for Bulgarian Medieval Written Heritage: history and perspectives

Diacronia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Maria Totomanova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Infrastructure ◽  
European Research ◽  
Southeastern Europe ◽  
Research Infrastructures ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Challenges

The paper traces the history of the Histdict system, which turned into a basis for the new Electronic Research Infrastructure for Bulgarian Medieval Written Heritage, which was included into the National Research Roadmap at the end of 2020. Through this act the state declares its support to our resources, that have been so far created and supported by project funding. And of course, it is a big recognition of our efforts and achievements. On the other hand, this act coincided with two other events: the inclusion of RESILIENCE (Research Infrastructure on Religious Studies) in which Histdict is taking part, in the European Research Infrastructures Roadmap and the start of the updating and upgrading of the system. Given the situation the Infrastructure is now facing new challenges—not only the successful improvement of the services it offers, but also the inclusion of the Orthodox Cultural Heritage into European research exchange, which will promote and popularize the history and culture of Southeastern Europe.

scholarly journals RADIOFUSÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO: UMA ABORDAGEM INTRODUTÓRIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Juciele Marta Baldissarelli ◽  
Levi Hulse ◽  
Adelcio Machado Dos Santos ◽  
Larissa Kvitko
Keyword(s):  
Access To Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The Media ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Information Today

Esse estudo objetiva retratar de maneira introdutória, o papel que os meios de comunicação, mais propriamente o rádio, desempenha na sociedade proporcionando o acesso as informações. A atualidade é marcada pela era do conhecimento, e a mídia é responsável por fomentar o desenvolvimento da sociedade. Nesse sentido, as rádios proporcionam o acesso ao conhecimento com a veiculação de notícias e informações. Assim, os ouvintes tornam-se conhecedores de direitos e deveres, para que possam fazer uso e tornar o convívio com a comunidade uma obra em proveito do desenvolvimento. Desta forma, constata-se que o acesso à informação que o rádio proporciona, é importante para o progresso social e cultural de uma sociedade. A referida pesquisa, é um estudo qualitativo, bibliográfico e documental, em que foram utilizados aporte de artigos científicos e documentos relacionados ao tema.Palavras-Chave: Comunicação. Desenvolvimento. Rádio. RADIOFUSION AND DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTORY APPROACHAbstract: This study aims to portray in an introductory way the role that the media, more properly the radio, plays in society by providing access to information. Today is marked by the age of knowledge, and the media is responsible for fostering the development of society. In this sense, radios provide access to knowledge through the dissemination of news and information. Thus, listeners become aware of rights and duties, so that they can make use of and become acquainted with the community a work for the benefit of development. In this way, it is verified that the access to the information that the radio provides, is important for the social and cultural progress of a society. This research is a qualitative, bibliographical and documentary study, in which scientific papers and documents related to the theme were used.Keywords: Commucation. Development. Radio.

scholarly journals “Reprodução Proibida”: Financiamento público e direitos de cópia privados | Reproduction forbidden: public financing and private copyrights

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge A. S. Machado ◽  
Gisele da Silva Craveiro
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Investments ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Resumo Esse texto apresenta um sumário das pesquisas realizadas pelo Grupo de Políticas Públicas para Acesso à Informação GPOPAI) desde 2006 sobre o financiamento público de conteúdos científicos. Os resultados apontam que, apesar do intenso investimento público no Brasil, o setor privado vem se apropriando e impondo barreiras ao acesso a livros técnico-científicos e artigos científicos – neste caso, em especial, as editoras estrangeiras. No que se refere ao software produzido na academia, os dados apontam para uma completa indiferença da comunidade e à ausência de políticas públicas para o seu acesso. De modo geral, os resultados indicam para a necessidade de uma reforma na lei de direitos autorais, de modo a atualizá-la face as novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação e a atender ao interesse público do acesso ao conhecimento que as tecnologias digitais proporcionam. Palavras-chave acesso ao conhecimento, direitos autorais, financiamento público, ciência Abstract This paper presents a summary of research conducted since 2006 on public funding of scientific contents by the Public Policy Group for Access to Information (GPOPAI). The results suggest that in the case of technical and scientific books and scientific articles, the private sector is creating and imposing barriers to access to knowledge, despite of intensive public investments in Brazil. In relation to software produced by universities, the community is completely indifferent and there is a lack of public policies for its access. Overall, the results indicate the need for a profound reform and update of copyright law regarding new information and communication technologies, considering the public interest in access to knowledge. Keywords access to knowledge, copyright, public investiment, science

RESEARCH ON FAULT DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM OF ROTATING MACHINERY BASED ON MACHINERY CONFIGURATION

2008 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
PING CHEN ◽  
ZHIJIANG XIE
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Rotating Machinery ◽  
Configuration Model ◽  
Production Rules ◽  
Maintenance Mechanism ◽  
Fuzzy Production Rules ◽  
Fault Diagnosis System ◽  
Access To Knowledge

The knowledge representation of multi-symptom fuzzy production rules based on machinery configuration model, and the establishment and maintenance mechanism of knowledge base based on relational database are studied in the paper. With the support of ADO technique, the access to knowledge base and fault reasoning are realized. Application shows that the expert system has the merits of being simple to construct and of high reasoning efficiency. And, the adaptability and universality of fault diagnosis expert system to rotate machinery are greatly increased.

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