Semantic Deep Mapping in the Amsterdam Time Machine: Viewing Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Theatre and Cinema Culture Through the Lens of Language Use and Socio-Economic Status

Julia Noordegraaf*, Marieke Van Erp, Richard Zijdeman, Mark Raat, Thunnis Van Oort, Ivo Zandhuis, Thomas Vermaut, Hans Mol, Vincent Baptist, More Authors

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Abstract

In this paper, we present our work on semantic deep mapping at scale by combining information from various sources and disciplines to study historical Amsterdam. We model our data according to semantic web standards and ground them in space and time such that we can investigate what happened at a particular time and place from a linguistics, socio-economic and urban historical perspective. In a small use case we test the spatio-temporal infrastructure for research on entertainment culture in Amsterdam around the turn of the 20th century. We explain the bottlenecks we encountered for integrating information from different disciplines and sources and how we resolved or worked around them. Finally, we present a set of recommendations and best practices for adapting semantic deep mapping to other settings.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch and Education in Urban History in the Age of Digital Libraries - 2nd International Workshop, UHDL 2019, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsFlorian Niebling, Sander Münster, Heike Messemer
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages191-212
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-93186-5
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-93185-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Research and Education in Urban History in the Age of Digital Libraries, UHDL 2019 - Dresden, Germany
Duration: 10 Oct 201911 Oct 2019

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Research and Education in Urban History in the Age of Digital Libraries, UHDL 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period10/10/1911/10/19

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