Good afternoon,



I am wondering whether anyone on this list is using the CIDOC CRM or knows of other successful applications. http://cidoc.ics.forth.gr/ 



We're conducting research within the EU funded project MultiMATCH (www.multimatch.eu) and these reference model are an important part of our current investigations.



Best wishes from Amsterdam,



Johan Oomen

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision







The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) provides definitions and a formal structure for describing the implicit and explicit concepts and relationships used in cultural heritage documentation.



The CIDOC CRM is intended to promote a shared understanding of cultural heritage information by providing a common and extensible semantic framework that any cultural heritage information can be mapped to. It is intended to be a common language for domain experts and implementers to formulate requirements for information systems and to serve as a guide for good practice of conceptual modelling. In this way, it can provide the "semantic glue" needed to mediate between different sources of cultural heritage information, such as that published by museums, libraries and archives.

The CIDOC CRM is the culmination of over 10 years work by the CIDOC Documentation Standards Working Group and CIDOC CRM SIG which are working groups of CIDOC. It is currently being elaborated by the International Standards Organisation as Draft International Standard ISO/DIS 21127 and the CIDOC CRM Special Interest Group to become an ISO standard.









-----Original Message-----

From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Holly Wilhelm

Sent: vr 26-5-2006 14:19

To: [log in to unmask]

Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] museum, library and archives

 

In a message dated 5/26/2006 1:37:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, 

[log in to unmask] writes:

Actually, MARC format has a field for accession information (541) and another 

for exhibition citations (585), which we use in archival records.  While 

there is no designated condition field, we use a local field, 590, which has been 

configured to display the label "condition" in the OPAC.  With a little 

tweaking, we find MARC adaptable for cataloguing "three-dimensional" artifacts.



Below is a snippet from Library of Congress' website where I go when 

reviewing MARC formats.  506 is a great way to incorporate material with restrictions, 

and quite frankly, since I jumped into the middle of the thread, I'm not 

certain what kinds of "conditions" can't be noted in MARC.  Access to materials is 

just one type of condition; Conditions requiring certain actions on the part 

of the receiving institution are the kind of conditions that can be coded in 

the accessions note field as David H. has already mentioned.  If one is talking 

about the physical condition of the item, then MARC field 583 is a great way 

to go, and it is used extensively for preservation notes--when an item's 

physical condition is reviewed, when conservation is scheduled, by whom, what type 

of conservation is desired, when it was done, etc.



And yes, you can do objects in MARC.  Unfortunately, it is usually done by 

someone who either is not familiar with MARC, or someone who is not familiar 

with objective cataloging (please pardon double entendre!) and unless one knows 

both, the results will always be limmited accordingly.



More later!



Holly Mills

Amherst County Museum

Amherst, VA

Subfield Codes

$a - Terms governing access (NR)

Legal, physical, or procedural restrictions imposed on individuals wishing to 

see the described materials. 

$b - Jurisdiction (R)

The name of a person, an institution, or a position or function within the 

institution, by whom or which the terms governing access are imposed and to whom 

the restriction may be appealed. 

$c - Physical access provisions (R)

Arrangements required for physical access. 

$d - Authorized users (R)

A class of users or specific individuals to whom the restrictions in subfield 

$a do not apply. 

$e - Authorization (R)

The source of authority for the restriction. 

$u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for example a URL or URN, which 

provides electronic access data in a standard syntax. This data can be used for 

automated access to an electronic item using one of the Internet protocols. 

$3 - Materials specified (NR) 

$5 - Institution to which field applies (NR) See Control Subfields 

$6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields 

$8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields 

Examples



506

##$aClassified.



506

##$aFor official use only.



506

##$3Office files of Under Secretary$aNo one may examine these records or 

obtain information from them or copies of them except by written 

permission;$bSecretary of the Treasury or his duly authorized representative;$cKept in remote 

storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.



506

##$aRestricted access;$cWritten permission required;$bDonor.



506

##$aRestricted: cannot be viewed until 2010;$dMembers of donor's family.



506

##$aClassified under national security provisions;$bDepartment of 

Defense;$eTitle 50, chapter 401, U.S.C.



506

##$aSome restrictions apply. Consult restricted access file for restriction 

details: $u[URI]



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