Linked Open Data in Dialogue (2023)
…in Dialogue — Digital Humanities, University of Bern
Linked Open Data in Dialogue (2023)
The event Linked Open Data in Dialogue took place on 15 November 2023 at the University of Bern. It was part of the …in Dialogue series and focused on the use, publication, and sustainability of Linked Open Data (LOD) in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Location: Room 501 (Kuppelraum), Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Format: On‑site and online (Zoom)
Language: English
About the Event
The event was jointly organized by the Digital Humanities Unit and the University Library of Bern within the framework of the LOD4HSS project. It aimed to foster exchange between researchers, librarians, and developers working with Linked Open Data and semantic technologies.
Special emphasis was placed on practical applications, interoperability, and the integration of research data into sustainable infrastructures such as Geovistory and OntoME.
Program
Morning Session
09:00 – Welcome
Ursula Loosli, Stephen Hart, Tobias Hodel
09:15 – 10:00
Linked Open Data for Research: Towards a Paradigm Shift in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Francesco Beretta
10:15 – 11:25 – Geovistory Workshops
Parallel sessions for beginners and advanced users
11:30 – 12:30 – Project Presentations - The MURELCO Seminar – A Teaching Tool — Matthieu Gillabert & Stephen Hart
- The Processetti Inquiries (16th–17th c.) — David Knecht
- Switzerland and Beyond — Tobias Hodel
- Diaries of Anna Maria Preiswerk-Iselin — Morgane Pica
- OntoME – Ontology Management Environment — Vincent Alamercery
Afternoon Session
14:00 – 15:15
Archival Descriptions as Linked Open Data: Why, How, and Where To
Oliver Schihin
Linked Open Data in Numismatics – nomisma.org and beyond
Rahel C. Ackermann
LOD Pilot Project “Berner Ortsgeschichten”
René Frei & Thomas Hayoz
15:45 – 17:00
Wikidata Hands-on: Introduction, Analysis and Visualization
Benedikt Hitz-Gamper
17:00 – 17:15
Closing remarks & Apéro
Tobias Hodel & Gero Schreier
Contact
For further information, please contact:
imdialog@ub.unibe.ch
This event was part of the “im Dialog” series by the Digital Humanities initiative at the University of Bern.