Using linked data for prosopographical research of historical persons: Case U.S. congress legislators

Goki Miyakita; Petri Leskinen; Eero Hyvönen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01765-1_18

Using linked data for prosopographical research of historical persons: Case U.S. congress legislators

Goki Miyakita^*, Petri Leskinen, Eero Hyvönen

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Abstract

This paper shows how biographical registries can be represented as Linked Data, enriched by data linking to related data sources, and used in Digital Humanities. As a use case, a database of 11 987 historical U.S. Congress Legislators in 1789–2018 was transformed into a knowledge graph. The data was published as a Linked Data service, including a SPARQL endpoint, on top of which tools for biographical and prosopographical research are implemented. A faceted browser named U.S. Congress Prosopographer with visualization tools for knowledge discovery is presented to provide new insights in political history.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage
Subtitle of host publication	Documentation, Preservation, and Protection - 7th International Conference, EuroMed 2018, Proceedings
Editors	Anastasios Doulamis, Eleanor Fink, Marinos Ioannides, Raffaella Brumana, Manolis Wallace, Petros Patias, Joao Martins
Publisher	Springer
Pages	150-162
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783030017644
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01765-1_18
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	International Conference on Digital Heritage - Nicosia, Cyprus Duration: 29 Oct 2018 → 3 Nov 2018 Conference number: 7 https://euromed2018.eu/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11197 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Digital Heritage
Abbreviated title	EuroMed
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Nicosia
Period	29/10/2018 → 03/11/2018
Internet address	https://euromed2018.eu/

Keywords

American history
Biography
Digital humanities
Linked data
Prosopography
Visualization

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Miyakita, G., Leskinen, P., & Hyvönen, E. (2018). Using linked data for prosopographical research of historical persons: Case U.S. congress legislators. In A. Doulamis, E. Fink, M. Ioannides, R. Brumana, M. Wallace, P. Patias, & J. Martins (Eds.), Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection - 7th International Conference, EuroMed 2018, Proceedings (pp. 150-162). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11197 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01765-1_18

Miyakita, Goki ; Leskinen, Petri ; Hyvönen, Eero. / Using linked data for prosopographical research of historical persons : Case U.S. congress legislators. Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection - 7th International Conference, EuroMed 2018, Proceedings. editor / Anastasios Doulamis ; Eleanor Fink ; Marinos Ioannides ; Raffaella Brumana ; Manolis Wallace ; Petros Patias ; Joao Martins. Springer, 2018. pp. 150-162 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Miyakita, G, Leskinen, P & Hyvönen, E 2018, Using linked data for prosopographical research of historical persons: Case U.S. congress legislators. in A Doulamis, E Fink, M Ioannides, R Brumana, M Wallace, P Patias & J Martins (eds), Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection - 7th International Conference, EuroMed 2018, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11197 LNCS, Springer, pp. 150-162, International Conference on Digital Heritage, Nicosia, Cyprus, 29/10/2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01765-1_18

Using linked data for prosopographical research of historical persons: Case U.S. congress legislators. / Miyakita, Goki; Leskinen, Petri ; Hyvönen, Eero.
Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection - 7th International Conference, EuroMed 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Anastasios Doulamis; Eleanor Fink; Marinos Ioannides; Raffaella Brumana; Manolis Wallace; Petros Patias; Joao Martins. Springer, 2018. p. 150-162 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11197 LNCS).

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Miyakita G, Leskinen P , Hyvönen E. Using linked data for prosopographical research of historical persons: Case U.S. congress legislators. In Doulamis A, Fink E, Ioannides M, Brumana R, Wallace M, Patias P, Martins J, editors, Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection - 7th International Conference, EuroMed 2018, Proceedings. Springer. 2018. p. 150-162. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-01765-1_18

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