NER Extension

[ccronje]

In reference to the NER demo issue logged in the Shell repo data-lessons/library-shell-DEPRECATED#8 - I wonder if this NER Extension https://github.com/RubenVerborgh/Refine-NER-Extension could be a source for a NER demo in the advanced OpenRefine lesson? https://github.com/data-lessons/library-openrefine/blob/master/lesson-materials/Advanced-OpenRefine-functions.md

[ccronje]

Maybe this could be added to Extensions in http://data-lessons.github.io/library-openrefine/05-advance-functions/? Is it of interest?

[drjwbaker]

It is there really to demonstrate the other things can be done with the shell than just cd around, ls directories, and grep files: that is, fire up complex software (R, NER stuff, et cetera). Perhaps that is just as well explained as done here.

@ostephens: do you have an existing NER OpenRefine demo that could be slotted into that lesson? Perhaps as homework?

[ostephens]

@drjwbaker I don't have any NER in OR demo/exercises at the moment I'm afraid

[drjwbaker]

@ostephens Okay. I'll have a think.

[remerjohnson]

The makers of that extension have a mini-lesson. It obviously stops short, but at least gets you started.
http://freeyourmetadata.org/named-entity-extraction/

[drjwbaker]

Thanks @remerjohnson!

[ccronje]

Ok to close this now it's referenced in #65?