Comparing network structures of different versions of a book: A case study of the Bible

Keeheon Lee

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_14

Comparing network structures of different versions of a book: A case study of the Bible

Keeheon Lee

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Abstract

A book can be written in different versions even if their languages are the same. Or they can be published in different languages with the same message. Different versions can be represented as a co-word network or a cotopic network. In this study, I posit that different versions of a book may have similar but different topologies which imply slightly various interpretations. Two English versions of the Bible are used as a case study. Co-word networks and co-topic networks for topology comparison show that the King James Version and New International Version cover similar topics but have slightly different emphases in terms of network structure. This study shows that the comparisons among different versions of a book can be done through network analysis. Future work will be performed with domain experts. For example, with the Bible, experts in theology are required to connect network structural features to the present theology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publication	Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings
Editors	Robert B. Allen, Jane Hunter, Marcia L. Zeng
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	142-152
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783319279732
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_14
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	17th International Conference on Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information, ICADL 2015 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2015 Dec 9 → 2015 Dec 12

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9469
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Other	17th International Conference on Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information, ICADL 2015
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	15/12/9 → 15/12/12

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Lee, K. (2015). Comparing network structures of different versions of a book: A case study of the Bible. In R. B. Allen, J. Hunter, & M. L. Zeng (Eds.), Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings (pp. 142-152). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9469). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_14

Lee, Keeheon. / Comparing network structures of different versions of a book : A case study of the Bible. Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. editor / Robert B. Allen ; Jane Hunter ; Marcia L. Zeng. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 142-152 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Lee, K 2015, Comparing network structures of different versions of a book: A case study of the Bible. in RB Allen, J Hunter & ML Zeng (eds), Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9469, Springer Verlag, pp. 142-152, 17th International Conference on Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information, ICADL 2015, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 15/12/9. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_14

Comparing network structures of different versions of a book: A case study of the Bible. / Lee, Keeheon.
Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. ed. / Robert B. Allen; Jane Hunter; Marcia L. Zeng. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 142-152 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9469).

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Lee K. Comparing network structures of different versions of a book: A case study of the Bible. In Allen RB, Hunter J, Zeng ML, editors, Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 142-152. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_14

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