TY - GEN
T1 - Concepts and collections: A case study using objects from the Brooklyn Museum
AU - Wray, Tim
AU - Eklund, Peter
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this paper, we present a browsing framework for digitised cultural collections. Using a data analysis technique called Formal Concept Analysis (FCA), units of thought can be constructed from a series of objects and their tags. FCA can dynamically generate links in between objects and induce a serendipitous browsing experience using a relatively simple data structure. We evaluate the utility and scalability of our approach to a collection of 15,000 objects from the Brooklyn Museum's collections. We describe how we use natural language processing techniques and external lexical resources to synthesise key terms from museum documentation. We then combine this term extraction process with FCA to effectively demonstrate links between and within collections of objects. In doing so we present a versatile, generalizable term extraction and browsing framework suitable for digital libraries and archives within the art and architecture domain.
AB - In this paper, we present a browsing framework for digitised cultural collections. Using a data analysis technique called Formal Concept Analysis (FCA), units of thought can be constructed from a series of objects and their tags. FCA can dynamically generate links in between objects and induce a serendipitous browsing experience using a relatively simple data structure. We evaluate the utility and scalability of our approach to a collection of 15,000 objects from the Brooklyn Museum's collections. We describe how we use natural language processing techniques and external lexical resources to synthesise key terms from museum documentation. We then combine this term extraction process with FCA to effectively demonstrate links between and within collections of objects. In doing so we present a versatile, generalizable term extraction and browsing framework suitable for digital libraries and archives within the art and architecture domain.
KW - Digital cultural collections
KW - Formal Concept Analysis (FCA)
KW - Serendipitous browsing
KW - Natural language processing (NLP)
KW - Digital libraries and archives
KW - Digital cultural collections
KW - Formal Concept Analysis (FCA)
KW - Serendipitous browsing
KW - Natural language processing (NLP)
KW - Digital libraries and archives
M3 - Conference article
SN - 1613-0073
VL - 801
JO - CEUR Workshop Proceedings
JF - CEUR Workshop Proceedings
ER -