Browsing by Author "Shun-hong Sie"

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Advancing Library Services Through Sustainable Innovation in Accordance with SDG 9
(ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2024, 2024-07-02) Shun-hong Sie; Tze-ling Chang; Chiu-yun Yu; Yen-fang Tsai; Hao-Ren Ke; Shih-hsuan Wu; Yi-ching Wu; Fang-ling Lin
With the rapid development of information technologies, libraries have been using information technologies to provide quality services and reduce workload of librarians. Instead of using a turnkey solution from vendors, our library tries to transforms and extend exist equipment to provider more new services. 1.RFID Smart Shelves for Easy Book Pick-up Transforming existent iron shelves into RFID-equipped smart shelves enables real-time tracking of book locations. This facilitates patrons with reserved items, allowing them to easily find and self-borrow the desired books. Unlike past practices of restricting reserved books to staff areas, this method boosts library accessibility. Patrons can freely explore and browse items of interest, greatly enhancing the library collection's usability, but only the patrons who placed the requests can take the items out. 2. Enhanced Access Control with QR Codes By integrating QR codes and a remote I/O device, the library upgrades existing gate control hardware, offering a virtual ID for entry and access to library services. Visitors receive a one-time QR code via SMS instead of a physical card, validating both entry and the visitor's cellphone number. 3.Smart Room Control with E-paper Utilizing e-paper and repurposing campus security equipment, the library transitions from traditional door locks to a smart security system. Patrons can register and open doors using a smart card or by scanning the QR code displayed on the e-paper, reducing staff workload and ensuring patron convenience. In our pursuit of creative ideas and mission fulfillment, librarians collaborate with program development colleagues to repurpose old equipment, not only saving budget but also fostering eco-friendly practices. The library follows the SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure guideline, by cross the boundary to upgrade the exist service and create new future. This innovative approach exemplifies our dedication to advancing library services in alignment with SDG 9.
An alternative approach to find the relationship between temple and its crafter by using TBDB
(2025 Pacific Neighborhood Consortium, 2025 PNC, 2025-10-07) Shun-hong Sie; Hao-ren Ke; Yi-ching Wu
The Penghu archipelago, though geographically isolated, presents a rich cultural and religious landscape that is deeply connected to both Taiwan and Mainland China. Situated in the Taiwan Strait, Penghu lies approximately 45 kilometers from Taiwan’s main island and about 140 kilometers from Fujian, China. The region is notable for its dense distribution of temples, many of which were constructed by craftsmen originating from Fujian (particularly Quanzhou), Taiwan, or Penghu itself. During the course of this research, the 2005 revised edition of the Penghu County Annals (Xuxiu Penghu Xianzhi)—particularly the Biography of People section—served as a foundational source. This edition contains extensive references to individuals and geographical locations associated with temple construction across the islands. Drawing upon these textual materials, this study aims to uncover latent patterns and social connections embedded in the historical record. To this end, digital tools and methodologies previously developed for the Taiwan Biographical Database (TBDB) were employed to facilitate the identification and visualization of these relationships. The TBDB is an operational platform designed to support historical research. It provides a structured database and analytical tools tailored for the study of Taiwanese historical figures, including functionalities for exploring kinship and interpersonal social networks. These relationships are rendered in maps or network diagrams to help historians discover patterns, themes, or previously overlooked connections within biographical records. One of the primary aims of the TBDB is to extract meaningful patterns from large-scale historical data, thereby enabling interdisciplinary research in the humanities. In analyzing the Biography of People entries, this study utilized named entity recognition (NER) and SNA techniques to extract and represent data. Visualization tools such as Sankey and network diagrams were used to reveal patterns in person-temple-location relationships. Sankey diagrams categorized nodes into persons, locations, and temples, with node size reflecting the number of interconnections. Results indicate that Magong City, the largest urban center in Penghu, hosts the most temples, followed by Baisha Township. Among historical figures, Chia-sheng Tsai (蔡嘉生) and Chu Tsai (蔡攑) were identified as participating in the highest number of temple-building projects. Furthermore, the analysis highlights the substantial contributions of Liang Huang (黃良), Chia-sheng Tsai (蔡嘉生), and Yu-yao Huang (黃玉瑤) in temple construction activities specifically in the districts of Magong City and Huxi Township, where they played central roles in initiating or supporting major temple-building efforts.. Future work will focus on acquiring additional historical evidence to construct a more complete narrative of temple construction and its contributors. By leveraging the analytical capabilities developed through the TBDB project, this study demonstrates the potential of digital humanities tools to reveal hidden networks and generate new insights into the cultural history of Penghu.
臺灣歷史人物傳記數位人文系統設計與建置之研究
(2020) 謝順宏; Shun-hong Sie
資訊科技高度發展所帶來的衝擊，數位資料的大量產出，也影響到研究者研究的進程與方法。面對到龐大的資料，資訊科技能輔助人文研究，達到節省時間、呈現隱藏關係的成效，過往幾年「數位人文」開始被提起並加以應用。數位人文指的是應用資訊科技於那些唯有透過資訊科技的輔助，才有辦法由浩如煙海的資料中探勘，並尋找研究的相關議題。方志用以記載一地之風土民情，本研究透過數位人文以輔助，建置臺灣歷史人物傳記資料庫，初期以《新修彰化縣志・人物志》做為勘考、建置架構的對象。透過資訊科技的引入及輔助，可協助對於地方志的研究過程、結果之解讀，擺脫以往文字或書面的型式，而歷史研究者可以由圖表概念著手，建立史觀並加以解釋。以瞭解並探究應用數位人文於地方志歷史研究，其研究、成果之解讀與呈現之系統需求。藉由運用資訊科技，宏觀地處理大量資料，獲得概觀的方向，供歷史研究者參考、判斷與解讀，或提供不同面向的觀點，並以視覺化的輔助處理，則可提供一個全新的視角，供歷史研究者參考。臺灣歷史人物傳記資料庫採三層式架構，區分為資料呈現、資料探勘及資料儲存與處理，另因應歷史學家研究之需求，發展出全文檢索，包含若干資料探勘、呈現之介面或功能，並處理老照片之人臉偵測，以協助標示老照片，並進行相關社群網絡探勘。此外，為便於對歷史人物能有更精確且統一的描述與知識的再利用，與便於和其它系統進行資訊的交換，本研究另提出建置臺灣近代歷史人物資料之知識本體，知識本體不僅能滿足現行資料庫之需求，更轉出特定鏈結資料格式，與外部系統交換。數位科技的優勢在於處理大量資料與呈現圖表，透過系統所提供的查詢介面、互動式圖表及探勘工具，可精省過去人工判讀所耗費的時間，將有限的時間投注於新的研究議題、或發掘潛在研究問題。