1. Out and About with the CIDOC CRM: The Lessons and Results of the CRM Dissemination and Training programme Stephen Stead, Paveprime Ltd

2. Contents  Plan  Execution  Lessons

3. Contents  Plan  Execution  Lessons

4. Policy  Dissemination Policy developed in October 2001 by Tony Gill  5 Aims

5. Aims  Participation mechanism  Stakeholder satisfaction  Clear Documentation  Support the ISO process  Build wide consensus

6. Target Audiences  Museums  Libraries  Archives  Heritage Management & Professional Bodies  Information Science  Commercial Organisations  Broadcast

7. The CRM Message  Description (what it is)  Description of applications (what it does)  Scope (what it covers)  History (where it came from)  Specific examples of applications (examples)  Future (CRM SIG, CHIOS and ISO TC46 SC4 WG9)  Importance of Participation (or no standard)

8. Common Misconceptions  The CRM is too complicated  The CRM is not a mature standard  The CRM is too theoretical to have practical applications

9. Dissemination Channels  Web site  E-mail using distribution lists and targeting  Scholarly and Accessible papers  Conference Presentations  Training Workshops

10. Contents  Plan  Execution  Lessons

11. Virtual Presence  Web presence well established at http://cidoc.ics.forth.gr/  Distribution List established crm-sig  Very targeted E-mailing

12. Papers and Presentations  Bibliography on Web site  Presentations include (past and future) CIDOC Computer Applications in Archaeology W3C Institute of Field Archaeologists (UK)

13. Training Workshops  Have been / will be run at / with  CIDOC 2002, 2003  Museums and the Web 2003  Dublin Core meeting 2003  European Conference on Digital Libraries 2003  Computer Applications and Archaeology 2001, 2002, 2003  Archaeology and Computers Workshop 6, 7  University of York Masters Programme  UK Archaeology Data Service  5th World Archaeology Congress

14. Special Interest Group  Hosted by CIDOC but not restricted to CIDOC members  Has met at  Barcelona, Spain  Paris, France  Monterey, USA  Copenhagen, Denmark  Rethymon, Crete  Washington, USA — Oxford, UK & St Petersburg, Russia (later this year)  Training sessions at each meeting for new members

15. Contents  Plan  Execution  Lessons

16. The CIDOC CRM Top-level Entities participate in E39 Actors E55 Types E28 Conceptual Objects E18 Physical Stuff E2 Temporal Entities E41 Appellations affect or / refer to refer to / refine refer to / identifie location at within E53 Places E52 Time-Spans

17. 1,n 0,n 1,1 0,n 1,1 0,n P39 was measured by (measured) P40 observed dimension (was observed by) E54 DimensionE16 Measurement EventE18 Physical StuffE13 Attribute Assignment P43 has dimension (is dimension of) P90 has value P91 unit The CIDOC CRM and shortcuts

18. 0,n E7 Activity E8 Acquisition Event E39 Actor E18 Physical Stuff P52 is current owner of (has current owner) P51 is former or current owner of (has former or current owner) P22 acquired title of (transferred title to) P24 transferred title of (changed ownership by) P23 surrendered title of (transferred title from) 1,n Current and Former Associations

19. time before P82 at some time within P81 ongoing throughout after “ intensity ” The CIDOC CRM and Time Duration (P83,P84)

20. Conclusion  Need Domain experts and IT experts  Domain provides ontology and needs tools  IT provides tools and needs ontology  We Have Got The Ontology SO COME ON GUYS for once you are behind the curve