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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
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2. m Museum objects Man made object or biological object Common events
Implies actors, places and time-spans
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3. 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)
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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.
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5. Cultural history: -Ethnographical aquistion cataloguem
Cultural history: -Ethnographical aquistion catalogue
Natural history: -Herbarium specimens
-Species inventory list
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6. Ethnographical aquistion cataloguem
Ethnographical aquistion catalogue
About inventory numbers.
Created during 150 years.
SGML/XML-tagged in
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7. 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 from Captain Teiste.
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8. 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 from Captain Teiste.
</ARTIFDAT> </NRPAR> .
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9. 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 from Captain Teiste.
</ARTIFDATA> </NRPAR> .
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10. m Natural history case study from Svalbard: -Herbarium specimens
-Species inventory list
Challenge:
- Make useful searches through
both types of material
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-Herbarium specimens (example)
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12. 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
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13. -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)
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14. m -Species inventory list (example)
observations of species in given area and time
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15. 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
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16. 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
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17. 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
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