m Using CIDOCs CRM in creating a common database for museum objects – some “real life” experiences The Museum Project University of Oslo, Norway Jon Holmen, Ellen Jordal, Stein Olsen, Christian-Emil Ore 01/01/2019

m Museum objects Man made object or biological object Common events Implies actors, places and time-spans 01/01/2019

The ”core” of our model: Man made objects (E22) Biological objects (E20) Actors (E39) Affect or/ Refer to (P12) Participate In (P11) Events (E5) At (P7) Within (P5) Places (E53) Time-spans (E52) 01/01/2019

m Example: A long chinese pipe of bone. Donated 12th May 1853 by Kildal-Lund. Object(man made E22): A pipe Object attributes material: bone shape: long Relation(P12->P108): was produced Event(E5->E12): Production (E53)Place: China Event(E5->E10): Donated Time-span(E52): 12th May 1853 Relation(P28): by Actor(E39): Kildal-Lund. 01/01/2019

Cultural history: -Ethnographical aquistion catalogue m Cultural history: -Ethnographical aquistion catalogue Natural history: -Herbarium specimens -Species inventory list 01/01/2019

Ethnographical aquistion catalogue m Ethnographical aquistion catalogue About 45000 inventory numbers. Created during 150 years. SGML/XML-tagged in 1995-1998. 01/01/2019

Instance of catalogue entry(a): m Instance of catalogue entry(a): 8. Malayan dagger, taken from pirates of the Indian Oceans. Beautiful handle, graven as a human figure above waistline. Snake winded blade. VII, IX, p, 2. Daa,O., 99. Donated April 11 1856 from Captain Teiste. 01/01/2019

Tagged catalogue entry(a): m Tagged catalogue entry(a): <NRPAR> <CATNR NRID="EM8"> 8</CATNR> . <ARTIFDAT>Malayan <ARTIFACT>dagger</ARTIFACT> , taken from pirates of the Indian Oceans. Beautiful handle, graven as a human figure above waistline. Snake winded blade. VII, IX, p, 2. Daa,O., 99. Donated April 11 1856 from Captain Teiste. </ARTIFDAT> </NRPAR> . 01/01/2019

Tagged catalogue entry(a): m Tagged catalogue entry(a): <NRPAR> <CATNR NRID="EM8"> 8</CATNR> . <ARTIFDATA> <PROD><USE><PEOPLE><PLACE> Malayan </PLACE></PEOPLE></USE></PROD> <ARTIFACT> dagger</ARTIFACT> , taken from pirates of the Indian Oceans. Beautiful handle, graven as a human figure above waistline. Snake winded blade. VII, IX, p, 2. Daa,O., 99. Donated April 11 1856 from Captain Teiste. </ARTIFDATA> </NRPAR> . 01/01/2019

m Natural history case study from Svalbard: -Herbarium specimens -Species inventory list Challenge: - Make useful searches through both types of material 01/01/2019

m -Herbarium specimens (example) 01/01/2019

m -Herbarium specimen mapping to CRM In nature: In the Museum: Man made object Herbarium Specimen Composed of: Vocher specimen(biological object) Determination notes Inventory number note Biological object Living vascular plant 01/01/2019

-Herbarium specimen mapping to CRM Man-made-object (E22) Herb. Specim. Det. notes Biological object (E20) P46 composed of P128 carries Type assignment (E17) Collection Acquisition event (E8) Revisjoner Type assignments (E17) P70 documents Object Identifier (E42) Inventory number Place (E53) Magazine… P55 has current location Document (E31) transferred titile of (P24) Collector. Actor (E39) P7 took place at transferred titile to (P22) 01/01/2019

m -Species inventory list (example) observations of species in given area and time 01/01/2019

Species inventory list mapping to CRM Spec. Inv. list Man-made-object (E22) Document (E31) P128 carries Determination Type assignment (E17) P70 documents Activity (E7) flora inventory excursion P9 consists of Place (E53) Actor (E39) P7 took place at P14 carried out by Time-span (E52) P4 has time-span 01/01/2019

Basic elements mapping to CRM Biological object (E20) Original Determ. Type assignment (E17) Det. Actor (E39) P41 classified P14 carried out by Taxon Type (E55) P42 assigned Revision Type assignments (E17) Observation Activity (E7) Observed Observer Place (E53) P7 took place at 01/01/2019

Conclusions Made an event-based model and a mechanism to instanciate objects/events in it. Makes hidden events more explisitt. Detect areas of potential improvements in ”good practice” among the scholars. Reveal what is compatible and incompatible data 01/01/2019