Zeri e LODE. Extracting the Zeri photo archive to linked open data: formalizing the conceptual model

This paper presents the first steps of a project to convert the notable Italian “Zeri photo archive” to a linked and open dataset. The full project entails the analysis of the records' description model (Scheda F) in order to define a suitable ontology by exploring existing data models, the creation of the RDF triple store, the creation of links to the cloud, and the definition of the user interface for browsing the linked open dataset. This paper presents and discusses the conceptual modeling of the data stored in the Zeri archival database.