Anne Frank Knowledge Base: explore new ways of working with research results.
This year the Anne Frank House opened up all its research results in an online knowledge base. More than 1,100 items were added, structured in a new way and enriched with (moving) images.
To achieve this result, we had to transform all of our texts into data fields to make the information searchable, findable and reusable for others. We created a data model for four types of content: persons, locations, events and subjects.
This presentation will talk the audience though this process, share our workflows and show the results. We will demonstrate:
1) How heritage organisations can use this way of working to unlock valuable information for the public (other than collection information)
2) Do’s and don’ts for data migrations -> Points of attention to make it reusable for others (Linked Open Data/ API)
3) How to present the information in such a way that it’s interesting for different types of target audiences -> structure your data in a layered way
The result of this project is an online knowledge base, accessible for everyone interested in Anne Frank, her people, locations and subjects that are linked. Via basic search fields, advanced search options and filters people can search through our knowledge base, without having to contact an expert from our museum. Search results are structured in a list or can be plotted on a map for storytelling to present the data from the knowledge base in an accessible way for students and teachers.
