Using Linked Open Data (which is freely available and structured for re-use) can be a means to collaborate and contribute to a wide network online. Much of my work on the topic thus far has been an exploration of lowering barriers to using linked data, especially for individual researchers and small teams.
“Small Data” in ISAW Papers
Description As a follow-up to the 2011 NEH-sponsored Linked Ancient World Data Institute (LAWDI), I contributed to an edited volume of ISAW Papers in which I argue for the importance of small-scale individual work such as dissertations in the wider linked data network of digital late antiquity resources. Citation McMichael, A.L. “Byzantine Cappadocia: Small Data …
“Linked Data for the Uninitiated”
Description I wrote this essay as an introduction to linked open data (LOD) and as a way of exploring its possibilities in my own work. It was originally posted to both Documenting Cappadocia and Tagging the Tower, the GC Digital Fellows blog. Essay This two-part post is my follow-up to LAWDI 2012, officially known as …
“Linking Outside the Box”
Description This essay on explores the possibilities and parameters for working with out-of-the-box tools while producing or reusing linked open data (LOD). It was originally posted to both Documenting Cappadocia and Tagging the Tower, the GC Digital Fellows blog. Essay My last post, “Linked Data for the Uninitiated,” was designed to introduce the concept of …
Linked Open Data Zotero Library
Description In conjunction with my research on Linked Open Data, I created a related bibliography for the GC Digital Fellows website. The most recent version of the bibliography can be found in the GC Digital Fellows public Zotero group in the Linked Data Library. Role Content curator
Digital Catalog of Cappadocian Ceiling Crosses
Description The Digital Catalog of Cappadocian Ceiling Crosses (DC_CCC) will be a database of my dissertation data, deposited in open repositories and visualized for public dissemination as an interactive catalog of all known monumental ceiling crosses in Byzantine Cappadocia, a region that is now central Turkey. Recognition This my capstone project for the 2015-2016 NEH-sponsored …
