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Visualizing the Linked Manuscript Archive: A Linked Open Data Approach to Analyzing Special Collections Data Cover

Visualizing the Linked Manuscript Archive: A Linked Open Data Approach to Analyzing Special Collections Data

By: Maisie Jones  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.444 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 27, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 9, 2026
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Published on: Jan 23, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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