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The research aims to develop a user-friendly system allowing domain experts to curate RDF data effectively while ensuring documentation and change tracking.

February 13, 2026Open Access

HERITRACE: enabling domain expert participation in semantic data curation with integrated provenance and change tracking - PhD defence presentation

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The research aims to develop a user-friendly system allowing domain experts to curate RDF data effectively while ensuring documentation and change tracking.
Designed a web-based system tailored for cultural heritage experts.
Conducted comparative evaluations of existing semantic data management systems.
Implemented a provenance representation model based on OpenCitations and PROV-O standards.
Performed mixed-methods usability evaluation with 19 participants.
Explored RML mapping inversion for adapting HERITRACE to non-RDF data sources.
Demonstrated successful interface design enabling non-technical experts to curate data.
Found improved usability compared to existing management systems.
Identified effective provenance tracking methods integrated within the system.
Established a framework for adapting the system for specialized domains.

Abstract

Presentation slides for the PhD defence of Arcangelo Massari, joint programme between the University of Bologna and KU Leuven. The presentation covers the design, implementation, and evaluation of HERITRACE, a web-based system that enables domain experts in cultural heritage institutions to curate RDF data without requiring technical expertise, while maintaining provenance documentation and change tracking. The presentation addresses two research questions: how to design interfaces for domain experts to perform daily semantic data curation, and how technical staff can configure the system for specialised domains. It includes a comparative evaluation of existing semantic data management systems (OmekaS, CLEF, ResearchSpace, Semantic MediaWiki, Wikibase), the provenance representation model based on the OpenCitations Data Model and PROV-O, the Time-Agnostic Library for temporal queries, two case studies (OpenCitations Meta and ParaText), a mixed-methods usability evaluation with 19 participants, and preliminary work on RML mapping inversion for extending HERITRACE to non-RDF data sources.

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Arcangelo Massari (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698ebf6985a1ff6a93016d7e https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18609970

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