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HERITRACE Documentation

A semantic editor designed for professionals in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM)

HERITRACE facilitates non-technical domain experts in enriching and editing metadata in a semantically robust manner. It is developed with a focus on user-friendliness, provenance management, change tracking, customization, and integration with heterogeneous data sources.

For End Users

Intuitive interface for managing semantic metadata without knowing anything about the Semantic Web.

For Developers

SHACL-based customization, YAML configuration, and seamless RDF data integration.

GLAM Focused

Designed specifically for galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.

Semantic Web

Built on RDF, SHACL, and SPARQL for robust semantic data management.

  • User-Friendly Interface: Non-technical domain experts can easily enrich and edit metadata
  • Provenance Management: Complete tracking of who made changes, when, what modifications were made, and data sources used
  • Customizable Schemas: SHACL-based data models and YAML display rules
  • RDF Data Integration: Seamless import of existing RDF data from triplestores without modification
  • Secure Authentication: ORCID-based access control ensuring only authorized personnel can make changes
  • Version Control: Full versioning and rollback capabilities through Time Machine functionality