Proper nouns in metadata are representative features for linking the identical records across data sources in different languages. To improve the recognition of proper nouns in metadata and obtain their transliterations, we propose a method to construct bilingual transliteration word pairs, in which transliterated words in target language are back-transliterated to their original words in sourc...

We thank the Ministry of Social Welfare and Health, the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Statistics Finland, and the Data Protection Authority for giving permission to link the registers. Contributors: MK designed and coordinated the study and wrote the paper, THP analysed the data and wrote the paper. JM did the data linkage and produced the data. JS interpreted...

A basic step in integration is the identification of linkage points, i.e., finding attributes that are shared (or related) between data sources, and that can be used to match records or entities across sources. This is usually performed using a match operator, that associates attributes of one database to another. However, the massive growth in the amount and variety of unstructured and semistr...

The Internet provides access to vast volumes of nominal data (data containing names) collected for a range of different purposes (e.g. parish registers containing baptism, marriage, and burial records). To mine these data effectively methods must exist, that are aware both of the source and semantics of the data, as well as the types of linkage (relationships between records) that can exist. Fu...

Preparing the books to read every day is enjoyable for many people. However, there are still many people who also don't like reading. This is a problem. But, when you can support others to start reading, it will be better. One of the books that can be recommended for new readers is data quality and record linkage techniques. This book is not kind of difficult book to read. It can be read and un...

The health data integration project at the E-Health Research Centre is researching ways of improving the integration of health and health related data while maintaining the privacy and security of the data. One such method is to improve the mechanisms of matching patients across databases when the identifying information must not be revealed, even during the linkage step. Background: With healt...

Administrative records in France, especially medical and social records, have huge potential for statistical studies. The NIR (a national identifier) is widely used in medico-social administrations, and this would theoretically provide considerable scope for data matching, on condition that the legislation on such matters was respected.The law, however, forbids the processing of non-anonymized ...