1. Semantics and DP: basic concepts, theories, and trends

Part 1 takes a glance at the problem of meaning and its connection via information to digital preservation.

 

Expected learning outcome   
  • Understand the difference between sentence and word meaning as well as how semantic decay endangers access to digital objects over time.
  • Understand the shared concern of philosophy, semantics, semiotics, logic, and information science.
Level of advancement Introductory
Elements in this Part
  1. Recorded lecture.
  2. Supplementary reading on the distributional hypothesis.
  3. Supplementary reading: Schlieder’s paper on major types of decay as a problem for digital preservation.
Chronological order
  • Supplementary reading on the distributional hypothesis, and Supplementary reading: Schlieder’s paper on major types of decay as a problem for digital preservation,  are recommended to be viewed after Recorded Lecture.
  • Supplementary reading: Schlieder’s paper on major types of decay as a problem for digital preservation is the problem, and Supplementary reading on the distributional hypothesis is a key methodology for the upcoming parts.
Estimated time required for completion of this part of the module  Approximately 3 hours