A Reproducible Framework to Extract Multimodal Collections as Data in Museums: A Wikidata Approach
GLAM (Gallery, Library, Archive, and Museum) institutions have been making digital collections available for decades. New initiatives to publish, preserve, and reuse data have emerged, with collaborative projects such as Wikidata playing a significant role. This work provides a framework for extracting multimodal collections as data, using Wikidata as the primary source, along with a selection of research scenarios for reusing this data in line with emergent trends in data publication and reuse. Results showed that current trends in data preservation can be achieved through open-source code, cloud services, and collaborative platforms. Future work to be explored includes adopting best practices for provenance documentation and refining reuse scenarios.
Authors
- Gustavo Candela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6122-0777)
- Julie M. Birkholz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1193-0847)
- Christel Annemieke Romein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3682-0126)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts (BE)
- University of Alicante (ES)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Royal Library of Belgium (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Wikimedia España (ES)
- University of Twente (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heritage
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage9080292
- Primary Topic
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities
- Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek