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Developing eViterbo: Challenges and Strategies for Open Linked Data in the Humanities

  • Alice Santiago Faria

eViterbo is a platform that combines a MediaWiki-based encyclopedia with an open, structured linked data database, built on a Wikibase suite. Designed as a collaborative research tool, it operates under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license, ensuring openness and accessibility. Its structured data is intentionally designed to be shared with Wikidata, amplifying its potential for interoperability. This chapter explores the conceptual and technical decisions behind the creation of eViterbo, including the development of its infrastructure, data model, and collaborative workflows. It also examines the challenges faced in building and maintaining a platform of this nature to be constructed and subsequently sustained within a humanities-oriented environment.

  • Keywords:
  • Wikibase,
  • Linked Open Data,
  • ontology,
  • collaborative research,
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Alice Santiago Faria

NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal - ORCID: 0000-0002-5006-4067

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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Developing eViterbo: Challenges and Strategies for Open Linked Data in the Humanities

Authors

Alice Santiago Faria

Language

English

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-1010-2.17

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2026

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CC BY 4.0

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Book Title

Wikidata e la ricerca. Condividere esperienze / Wikidata and Research. Sharing Experiences

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Atti del Convegno, Firenze, 5-6 giugno 2025 / Conference proceedings, Florence, 5-6 June 2025

Editors

Elena Marangoni, Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo

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378

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2026

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© 2026 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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Firenze University Press

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10.36253/979-12-215-1010-2

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Studi e saggi

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2704-6478

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2704-5919

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