Tag Archives: semantic

The Semantic Notebook App

In my previous post ‘Taking the digital notebook a step further‘ we talked about the various ways in which people use their notebook and how they draw connections between different ideas. We highlighted the pro’s and con’s of digital note ...

The Serendipitous Community: SerenA at the Small Society Lab

Last month, SerenA took part in the Small Society Lab at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA). This included a panel discussion around the idea of the Serendipitous Community; a space where connections can be made and serendipity encouraged. Chaired by Mel Woods, ...

Chasing Serendipity in Linked Open Data

On Wednesday 27th June, in the Dundee Contemporary Arts center, some members of the SerenA project team led a workshop exploring the potential for serendipitous connectivity in linked open data (LOD). The semantic web defines a set of principles through which ...

A semantic user model for serendipitous discovery

I've been spending time recently on the design of SerenA's user model. The user model is central to SerenA’s activities so that Serena explores the connections which are most significant to each user as an individual and follows an individual ...