Demonstrating BiographySampo in Solving Digital Humanities Research Problems in Biography and Prosopography

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Abstract

This demonstration paper introduces the semantic portal ”Biography-
Sampo – Finnish National Biographies on the SemanticWeb” released on September
27th 2018 for public use. BiographySampo aims to make a paradigm shift
in publishing biographical dictionaries on the web. Firstly, the system provides
the end user with an enhanced reading experience of biographies by enriching
them with data linking and reasoning. Secondly, the BiographySampo includes
versatile tooling for 1) biographical research of individual persons as well as 2)
prosopographical research on groups of people.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019
MoE publication typeNot Eligible
EventDigital Humanities in the Nordic Countries - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 5 Mar 20198 Mar 2019
Conference number: 4

Conference

ConferenceDigital Humanities in the Nordic Countries
Abbreviated titleDHN
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period05/03/201908/03/2019

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