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Architecture_MPS is a collaboration of Ravensbourne University College, UK and Adelphi University, New York. The journal hosts a number of conferences related to “The Mediated City” and “Housing – A Critical Perspective.”

Housing-A Critical Perspective is a multinational series taking place in Liverpool, Seville, Nicosia, Shanghai, Veracruz, New York and London from 2015-2108. Interested parties, students and researchers are invited to submit projects and papers.

The Mediated City conference series takes place in Los Angeles, London, Bristol and Brisbane in 2015-2018.

The newest series, PARADE: Publication and Research in Art, Architectures, Design and Environments premiered 2018 with a conference in Istanbul. Additional PARADE events are planned for Tucson, Cleveland and New York City.”

This group paper surveys the landscape of linked open data projects in cultural heritage. Traditionally, researchers evaluate linked open data projects using the five star method proposed by Tim Berners-Lee. We found this method to be lacking when evaluating how cultural heritage institutions develop linked, open datasets and ways to use linked data to enhance user experience. Building on the five-star method, we developed a six-stage life cycle model to describe both dataset development and dataset usage. We use this framework to describe and evaluate fifteen cultural heritage projects. Based on this evaluation, we conclude that, although many projects that use linked open data remain in preliminary stages of development, there is great potential for innovative applications that will enable richer discovery and encourage reuse.

Methods: Project methodology included a literature review of existing linked open data research and an evaluation of current projects in development at cultural heritage institutions. We evaluated each project against a set of dimensions including affiliation, mission, intended audience, knowledge organization data model, vocabulary and technology platform, user interface, search and discovery tools, data shareability, (ie. availability of an API), sustainability (i.e., digital preservation, documentation, or available code), project leadership, funding sources, and level of collaboration. Each team member selected three qualifying cultural heritage projects to place within a six-stage life-cycle developed by the authors to illustrate the maturity of each project. The project deliverables included a poster, a PowerPoint presentation, and a research report. This was a group project with six team members. I researched and wrote about the history of linked open data and evaluated three projects: the Australian War Memorial, Deutsche National Bibliotek and EU Screen. I made the initial proposal to present existing cultural heritage projects on a maturity scale, or lifecycle. I created the presentation slides on the three projects that I evaluated. This Summer, along with three of the original authors, I revised the paper for submission to the Association for Computing Machinery’s SIG-DOC conference. This project satisfies the Researchlearning objective. It entailed a thorough analysis of existing literature, history and practices in linked open data, an evaluation of existing cultural heritage projects and the development of an original, linked open data maturity model for cultural heritage institutions. This project was accepted for presentation at the ACM’s 2013 SIG-DOC conference, held on October 29-30, 2013. Final Project Paper: Download PDF

Supporting Documentation:

SIG-DOC Website: http://sigdoc.acm.org/2013/conference-program/

SIG-DOC Submission: http://eportfolio.pratt.edu/artefact/file/download.php?file=57351

Poster: http://www.slideshare.net/nwhysel/linked-open-data-for-cultural-heritage

Class Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/nwhysel/linked-open-data-for-cultural-heritage-20479827

The OWASP Foundation and OWASP Projects have pages on Wikipedia. But according to Wikipedia policy, OWASP staff and project participants may not edit these pages, due to the site’s independence requirement. A recent discussion on the OWASP-leaders mailing list noted errors on the OWASP page, opening the question of how to ensure accuracy of these pages without violating the site’s independence policy. On March 18, 2015, Noreen Whysel, OWASP Community Manager, presented a brief tutorial at the OWASP NYC Hackathon and (mini)Project Summit at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, NY.

Attendees learned to apply their application security expertise to Wikipedia, generally, to highlight current topics in AppSec, suggest new content, resolve disputes and misconceptions, all while upholding the principles of community and shared learning. We looked at OWASP’s own wiki, which is based on the same MediaWiki platform as Wikipedia, and can be edited freely by OWASP members.