1st Edition
Intelligent Computing for Cultural Heritage Global Achievements and China's Innovations
This book offers a global perspective on the latest advancements and trends in digital humanities and intelligent computing of cultural heritage, covering both academic research and case studies within cultural institutions.
The edited volume brings together views and practices from different regions, including Asia, Europe, Africa, North America and Australia. It offers innovative approaches and case studies related to humanities data and digital methods, with a focus on digital humanities research and pedagogy, cultural heritage organisation and preservation, in particular the development of digital knowledge repositories and methods for digital intelligence in cultural heritage. Each case study highlights unique cultural characteristics and academic histories, resulting in diverse development priorities and thematic directions. However, this diversity can also lead to imbalances and isolation within the field. To gain a better understanding of the complex trends in the development of the digital humanities, this book offers valuable insights from case studies and research practices, showcasing global contributions from scholars and institutions.
The title will appeal to scholars, students of digital humanities and information science, particularly those studying heritage management and intelligent computing. Professionals working at the intersection of technology and cultural heritage will also find this book of great interest.
Part I. Global Creative Approaches
1. Towards an Open Humanities Data: Current States, Challenges, and Cases
Rongqian Ma
2. Data Modelling for Digital Archiving of Intangible and Experiential Entities
Shigeo Sugimoto, Chiranthi Wijesundara
3. Military History on the Semantic Web: Lessons Learned from Developing Three In-use Linked Open Data Services and Semantic Portals for Digital Humanities
Eero Hyvönen
4. Identifying Main Topics of Digital Humanities Courses Across Countries: A Topic Modelling BERTopic Technique
Ying-Hsang Liu, Anton Anikin
5. Empowering Global Engagement: The Development of Digital Humanities Research and Pedagogy at UCL
Jin Gao, Adam Crymble, Simon Mahony, Steven Gray, Claire Warwick
6. Digitalisation-preparedness of Cultural Heritage Institutions: To What Extent is Africa Ready?
Joseph Kiplang’at, Humphrey Keah
Part II. Innovative Practices in China
7. Digitising Cultural Heritage in Hong Kong: An Overview
Jeremy Tzi Dong Ng, Xiao Hu
8. Digital Memory Construction for Cultural Heritage: Methodology and Applications in China
Huiling Feng, Linqing Ma, Tianjiao Qi, Wenhong Zhou
9. China's Exploration and Experience in Digital Twinning of Tangible Cultural Heritage
Yi Su, Ziqi Zhou, Liang Zhao, Yujue Wang
Xiaoguang Wang, Ke Zhao, Qi Zhang, Chengyong Liu
11. Combining Ontology and Nanopublication Models to Reconstruct Digital Commentaries on Ancient Chinese Books
Mengjuan Weng, Xiaoguang Wang, Jueying Lei, Xilong Hou
Biography
Xiaoguang Wang is Professor and Vice Dean of School of Information Management and Executive Vice Dean of the Big Data Institute, Director of the Intellectual Computing Laboratory for Cultural Heritage, Director of the Centre for Digital Humanities, at Wuhan University, China. His research interests are digital asset management, knowledge organisation, semantic publishing, and digital humanities.
Marcia Lei Zeng is Professor of Information Science at Kent State University (USA), with a Ph.D. from University of Pittsburgh (USA). Her research interests include knowledge organisation systems, metadata, semantic technologies, and digital humanities.
Jin Gao is Lecturer in Digital Archives at University College London, UK, and Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Gao’s research interests focus on Digital Humanities history, network analysis, and digital cultural heritage.
Ke Zhao is a Ph.D. researcher in Publishing Science at the School of Information Management, Wuhan University, China. Her research interests include digital humanities, digital publishing, digital storytelling, and human-centred design.
