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Vicky Dritsou

Vicky Dritsou is an informatician specialized in semantic databases, conceptual modelling, and knowledge representation. She is a Senior Research Associate at the Digital Curation Unit of the Athena Research Center and a Research Fellow at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She has contributed to numerous national and European research projects as an expert in semantic web technologies and knowledge organization, including work as the scientific lead for her institute. She teaches topics related to conceptual modelling, knowledge organization, and the curation and publication of digital assets. She holds a BSc in Informatics, an MSc in Information Systems, and a PhD in Informatics, all from the Department of Informatics at AUEB.

Resources

  • Introduction to Europeana APIs

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    This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Europeana as a digital platform through a walkthrough of the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) it offers. It provides the knowledge and skills to understand the purpose they serve and the functionality they have, to exploit them by formulating efficient queries for cultural heritage information retrieval. Building on use cases, it delves into the APIs required to achieve research goals, exploring their features and providing familiarisation with supported data formats.
    Authors
    • Vicky Dritsou

  • Introduction to Cultural Heritage Data Modelling — with a focus on Europeana Data Model

    EN
    This course provides a comprehensive overview of cultural heritage data modelling, focusing on structuring and documenting information within the context of cultural heritage institutions. Participants will learn to represent information using entities and relationships, applying relevant metadata standards. The course emphasises the importance of understanding data models for reusing both data and metadata, with a specific focus on the Europeana Data Model (EDM) and its application in academic and research settings.
    Authors
    • Vicky Dritsou

  • Introduction to Cultural Heritage Data

    EN
    This course provides the essential knowledge and skills to understand and efficiently use Cultural Heritage data. Guided by Prof. Lorena, a persona created for the course, participants explore the significance of CH data, its types, and formats. They learn to identify sources for data acquisition and apply techniques to enhance data quality. The course also covers methods for organizing CH data, introduces key metadata standards, and examines current trends and technologies in the field.
    Authors
    • Vicky Dritsou

  • Introduction to Collections as Data

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    The goal of this course is to introduce the Collections as Data principles in the cultural heritage sector to make available a digital collection suitable for computational use. Students will have a fundamental understanding of the complexities of Collections as Data as well as an appreciation of the diversity of the content provided by cultural heritage institutions. This course will be useful for small and medium-sized institutions willing to make available their digital collections suitable for computational use.
    Authors
    • Gustavo Candela