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Person and Connection Data Management

This document describes the patterns for managing person profiles and professional network connection data for heritage custodian staff.


Overview

The GLAM project tracks people associated with heritage custodian institutions:

  • Staff members (curators, archivists, directors, researchers)
  • Their professional networks (LinkedIn connections in heritage sector)
  • Cross-custodian relationships (people who work at multiple institutions)

All person data is stored in data/custodian/person/ with strict file naming conventions.


File Types

1. Person Profile Files

Purpose: Store comprehensive professional profile data for an individual

Naming Convention: {linkedin-slug}_{ISO-timestamp}.json

Examples:

alexandr-belov-bb547b46_20251210T120000Z.json
giovanna-fossati_20251209T170000Z.json

Contents:

  • Full career history with dates and durations
  • Education history
  • Skills and endorsements
  • About section text
  • Heritage-relevant experience tags
  • Profile image URL
  • Extraction metadata

2. Connection Files

Purpose: Store all professional connections for a person with network analysis

Naming Convention: {linkedin-slug}_connections_{ISO-timestamp}.json

Examples:

alexandr-belov-bb547b46_connections_20251210T160000Z.json
giovanna-fossati_connections_20251211T140000Z.json

Contents:

  • All connections with degree (1st, 2nd, 3rd+)
  • Heritage relevance classification
  • Heritage type codes (GLAMORCUBESFIXPHDNT)
  • Organization affiliations
  • Geographic distribution
  • Network analysis and insights

Directory Structure

data/custodian/
├── person/                              # All person data files
│   ├── alexandr-belov-bb547b46_20251210T120000Z.json        # Profile
│   ├── alexandr-belov-bb547b46_connections_20251210T160000Z.json  # Connections
│   ├── giovanna-fossati_20251209T170000Z.json               # Profile
│   ├── giovanna-fossati_connections_20251211T140000Z.json   # Connections
│   └── ...
├── NL-NH-AMS-U-EFM-eye_filmmuseum.yaml  # Custodian referencing person files
└── ...

Referencing Person Data from Custodian Files

Basic Reference (Profile Only)

collection_management_specialist:
- name: Alexandr Belov
  role: Collection/Information Specialist
  linkedin_url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandr-belov-bb547b46
  current: true
  person_profile_path: data/custodian/person/alexandr-belov-bb547b46_20251210T120000Z.json

Full Reference (Profile + Connections)

collection_management_specialist:
- name: Alexandr Belov
  role: Collection/Information Specialist
  linkedin_url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandr-belov-bb547b46
  current: true
  person_profile_path: data/custodian/person/alexandr-belov-bb547b46_20251210T120000Z.json
  person_connections_path: data/custodian/person/alexandr-belov-bb547b46_connections_20251210T160000Z.json

Heritage Type Codes

Use single-letter GLAMORCUBESFIXPHDNT codes for heritage_type field:

Code Type Description
G Gallery Art gallery or exhibition space
L Library Library (public, academic, specialized)
A Archive Archive (government, corporate, personal)
M Museum Museum (art, history, science, etc.)
O Official institution Government heritage agencies
R Research center Research institutes and documentation centers
C Corporation Corporate heritage collections
U Unknown Type cannot be determined
B Botanical/Zoo Botanical gardens and zoological parks
E Education provider Educational institutions with collections
S Collecting society Societies collecting specialized materials
F Features Physical landscape features with heritage significance
I Intangible heritage Organizations preserving intangible heritage
X Mixed types Multiple types
P Personal collection Private personal collections
H Holy sites Religious heritage sites and institutions
D Digital platform Digital heritage platforms and repositories
N NGO Non-governmental heritage organizations
T Taste/smell Culinary and olfactory heritage institutions

Network Analysis Sections

Connection files should include analysis sections:

network_analysis

Aggregate statistics:

  • Total connections extracted
  • Heritage-relevant count and percentage
  • Connections by heritage type
  • Connections by degree (1st, 2nd, 3rd+)
  • Key organizations
  • Geographic distribution
  • Mutual connection hubs

heritage_network_insights

Strategic analysis:

  • Primary clusters (institutional groupings)
  • Career network trace (where network was built)
  • Strategic value summary

Use Cases

1. Staff Discovery

Find all people associated with a heritage custodian:

  • Query custodian files for person_profile_path references
  • Aggregate by institution

2. Cross-Custodian Relationships

Find people who work at multiple institutions:

  • Analyze career history across profiles
  • Identify shared connections

3. Heritage Sector Network Mapping

Build a graph of heritage professionals:

  • Nodes: People with heritage_relevant=true
  • Edges: Connection relationships
  • Clusters: Organizations and institutions

4. Expertise Discovery

Find specialists in a domain:

  • Search career history for keywords
  • Filter by heritage type codes
  • Sort by network centrality

  • AGENTS.md Rule 12: Person Data Reference Pattern
  • AGENTS.md Rule 14: Exa MCP LinkedIn Profile Extraction
  • AGENTS.md Rule 15: Connection Data Registration
  • .opencode/PERSON_DATA_REFERENCE_PATTERN.md: Full pattern documentation
  • .opencode/CONNECTION_DATA_REGISTRATION_RULE.md: Connection file structure
  • .opencode/EXA_LINKEDIN_EXTRACTION_RULES.md: LinkedIn extraction rules

Implementation Reference

Reference Example (Profile): data/custodian/person/alexandr-belov-bb547b46_20251210T120000Z.json

Reference Example (Connections): data/custodian/person/alexandr-belov-bb547b46_connections_20251210T160000Z.json

Custodian Example: data/custodian/NL-NH-AMS-U-EFM-eye_filmmuseum.yaml


Last Updated: 2025-12-11