[open-humanities] Semantic MediaWiki workshop and lecture, 26 September 2011

Tue Aug 23 12:13:54 UTC 2011

**Apologies for cross-posting**

Semantic MediaWiki: a tool for collaborative databases

Monday 26th September 2011

In association with Judaica Europeana the British Library, and the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) project

15:30 - 17:00, Anatomy Museum

WORKSHOP: Semantic MediaWiki: a practical workshop

Led by Yaron Koren

18:00, Anatomy Lecture Theatre followed by refreshments (all welcome)

LECTURE: The Judaica Europeana Haskala (Jewish Enlightenment) database

With an introduction by Tobias Blanke, European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) project, and Lena Stanley Clamp, Director, European Association for Jewish Culture

Part of the Centre for e-Research Seminar Series: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/groups/cerch/events/seminars/semanticmediawiki.aspx

Anatomy Theatre and Museum, King's College London

6th floor, King's Building, Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS

On 26th September, the Centre for e-Research will host a day exploring the Semantic MediaWiki, led by New York City-based developer Yaron Koren.

Please register separately for the events.

15:30 - 17:00, Anatomy Museum

WORKSHOP: Semantic MediaWiki: a practical workshop

Led by Yaron Koren

The first part of the day will consist of an interactive seminar in the Anatomy Museum led by Koren, demonstrating the principles of Semantic MediaWiki. Participants will have an opportunity to create and use their own data structures on a public test wiki. The workshop will be of particular interest to people interested in the development and application of wiki technologies, and their place in digital research infrastructures.

Please register to attend at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1519008395

18:00, Anatomy Lecture Theatre followed by refreshments (all welcome)

LECTURE: The Judaica Europeana Haskala (Jewish Enlightenment) database

With an introduction by Lena Stanley Clamp, Director, European Association for Jewish Culture

This seminar will give an overview of Semantic MediaWiki, with a special focus on the Judaica Europeana Haskala database of the Jewish Enlightenment literature, which is currently being converted into an SMW system. While the focus of the lecture will be on Semantic MediaWiki, the lecture will be of relevant to broad aspects of e-Research.

Please register to attend at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1995834595

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Anna Ashton

Communications Manager

Centre for e-Research

King's College London

26-29 Drury Lane

London, WC2B 5RL

Email: anna.ashton at kcl.ac.uk<mailto:anna.ashton at kcl.ac.uk>

Tel: 020 7848 2689

Fax: 020 7848 1989

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cerch

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