SPARRK-UA
Semantic Provenance for AI-ready Responsible Research of at-risK Ukrainian Artifacts
Detail from Oak Boats by Herasym Holovkov. © ONFAM. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Reproduced with permission.
About
SPARRK-UA proposes a linked open data structure and datasets for at-risk cultural heritage in museum emergency settings in Ukraine.
It aims to document the provenance of forced movements in collections, such as evacuations, custody transfers, and relocations, and enrich them with related paradata and multilingual grey literature.
Resources
Research Data Management Plan
Commonly agreed data governance and reuse plan that includes a sensitivity and ethics handling protocol.
Records Documentation
Collection records that have experienced forced movement such as evacuations, relocations, custody transfers, and temporary storage.
Paradata and Grey Literature Documentation
Connects the records with related collection paradata and grey literature publications, offering richer contextual information.
Linked Open Data (LOD)
Semantic modelling is aligned with the ontologies of CIDOC CRM, ECHOES, the Europeana Data Model (EDM), and the Linked Art application profile, including IIIF manifests and decentralised, persistent identifiers.
Forthcoming:
Collaborative Knowledge Base
Wikibase infrastructure for collaborative data documentation, assessed for long-term preservation with the CoreTrustSeal trustworthy repository requirements, and with machine-readable, AI-ready terms of use.
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Partners
Web2Learn is a research and development company of international reach that specialises in open and participatory innovation and human-centred technologies for open and social learning in interdisciplinary settings. A team of experts working on the development and management of digitally-enhanced services, committed to fostering civic engagement and advocacy in scientific research processes.
The Odesa National Fine Arts Museum opened in 1899. It is located in the city center, in the historic Naryshkin Palace, a designated architectural landmark. Today, it houses a large collection of Ukrainian and international art and is the leading cultural institution in southern Ukraine, promoting and preserving its collection while continuing its exhibition, research, and educational activities amid a full-scale war.
Mariana Ziku
Principal Investigator | Web2Learn
Katerina Zourou
Project Manager | Web2Learn
Andreas Kouzelis
Information Systems Εngineer | Web2Learn
Stefania Oikonomou
Communication | Web2Learn
Oleksii Voronko
Digital Transformation Manager | ONFAM
Onboarding
Participation is now open to Ukrainian cultural heritage institutions, join SPARRK-UA!
SPARRK-UA supports Ukrainian heritage institutions to transform isolated and vulnerable records of collections with forced movements into sustainable, standards-based, and interoperable provenance datasets. Join SPARRK-UA to become part of the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) and support responsible research, accessibility, and long-term preservation of Ukrainian cultural heritage. Read more here.
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