Digital sources are more prevalent than ever but effectively using them can be challenging. One core challenge is that digitized sources are often distributed, thus forcing researchers to spend time collecting, interpreting, and aligning different sources. A knowledge graph can accelerate research by providing a single connected source of truth that humans and machines can query. During two design-test cycles, we convert four data sets from the historical maritime domain into a knowledge graph. The focus during these cycles is on creating a sustainable and usable approach that can be adopted in other linked data conversion efforts. Furthermore, our knowledge graph is available for maritime historians and other interested users to investigate the daily business of the Dutch East India Company through a unified portal.
翻译:数字来源比以往更加普遍,但有效使用它们可能具有挑战性。一个核心挑战是,数字化来源经常被分配,迫使研究人员花时间收集、解释和调整不同来源。一个知识图可以通过提供人类和机器可以查询的单一的、相互联系的真相来源来加速研究。在两个设计-测试周期中,我们将历史海洋领域的四套数据转换成一个知识图。这些周期的重点是创造可持续和可用的方法,可用于其他联接的数据转换工作。此外,我们的知识图可供海洋历史学家和其他感兴趣的用户使用,通过一个统一的门户调查荷兰东印度公司的日常业务。