XIth Annual International Conference Van Leer Jerusalem Institute November 2014 Practitioners amp specialists the role of CIDOC in establishing effective communication Nicholas Crofts Chair ICOM ID: 252413
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EVA/Minerva 2014 XIth Annual International Conference Van Leer Jerusalem Institute November 2014
Practitioners & specialists: the role of CIDOC in establishing effective communication
Nicholas Crofts, Chair ICOM
CIDOCSlide2
IntroductionNicholas CroftsChair of ICOM CIDOCMA Philosophy
PhD Cultural InformaticsWorking in the field since 1985Ontology administrator IOCAssistant Professor MTTUSlide3
OverviewWhat CIDOC isOur mixed audienceWhat we’re doing to get them to talk to each otherSlide4
What is CIDOC?Comité International pour la Documentation“A neutral, international forum for the discussion of all issues relating to information management in museums”1 of ICOM's 31 International Committees
Founded in 1950 Members in >60 countriesVoluntary, not for profitFree for ICOM membersSlide5
Our focusWhat’s in a name?Documentation of collectionsCollections of documentsSlide6
Information managementSlide7
GovernanceICOM – a French association 1901ICOM Statutes, CIDOC by lawsCIDOC board:ChairVice ChairSecretary
Editor4 ordinary membersEx officio chairs of working groupsSlide8
FinancesAnnual ICOM Subsidy core + number of members + performance CIDOC Bursary FundSubsidies Getty Foundation“Franchised” financial liability Slide9
Impact on membershipMotivated & availableAccess to fundingPredominantly EuropeanDivided into two groups…Slide10
CIDOC’s Publics
10Practioners
Specialists
CIDOCSlide11
Divergent “domains of discourse”Practical concerns... TheoreticalTechnophobe... TechnophileConservative... InnovationMuseums... ResearchICOM members... Not ICOM membersSlide12
Common misunderstandingsRich mass of museum data waiting to be published...… museums don’t want to publish itMuseum meta data is poor qualityWhy do we need new technology?Technology is ephemeral, information is perennialSlide13
What’s at stake?Innovation :Saving time and moneyProviding better servicesProtecting our heritageGetting people involvedSlide14
Museum information management
Acquire and conserve
Research
Registers,
insurance evaluations,
inventory
Academic journals,
articles, studies,
reports
Communicate and exhibit
Catalogues,
CD-ROMS,
Web siteSlide15
So what is CIDOC doing?Creating a networkEncouraging communicationProviding trainingSupporting the professionSlide16
Principles of Museum documentation
collections without adequate documentation cannot be considered to be true museum collections they cannot be adequately safeguarded and cared forthe museum cannot demonstrate legal accountability
their value for research and interpretation is greatly reduced
CIDOC Principles of Documentation, ICOM Rio 2013
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CIDOC ConferenceHelsinki, Rio de Janeiro, Dresden, New Delhi, Milan
Balanced programme BursariesSlide18
Working groupsArchaeological SitesConceptual Reference Model SIGCo-reference
Data Harvesting and InterchangeDigital preservationDocumentation StandardsInformation CentresMuseum process implementationResearch Environments
Intangible Cultural HeritageSlide19
Committee cultureSlide20
PublicationsCIDOC Fact Sheets:Registration step by stepLabelling and marking objects
Recommendations for identity photographsInternational Guidelines for Museum Object InformationStatement of principles of museum documentationThe CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (ISO 21127)Annual newsletter since 1989Bilingual French & English and low-bandwidthSlide21
analysis
implementation
impact
Domain of discourse
Conceptualisation
Technical system
Information systems : theory
maintenanceSlide22
Museum of Texas Tech UniversityFounded in 1929Part of Texas Tech University & a community museumAnthropology, Art, Palaeontology, Ethnology and Textiles, History and the Natural Sciences5,000,000 collection items200,000 visitors annuallyMaster’s program in Museum ScienceSlide23
Summer School SessionSlide24
CIDOC CRM ontologySlide25
CIDOC training programmeWith Museum of Texas Tech UniversityModular - allows flexibilityFor newcomers & experienced staff
International perspectiveTutors from CIDOC and MTTU facultyAnnual:2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Texas2013, 2014 São Paolo2015 ...Slide26
CIDOC training in BrazilSlide27
Conclusion
CIDOC NetworkingAccessible documentationTrainingSlide28
Thank YouContact details:Email:- nicholas@crofts.chCIDOC web site:-
cidoc.icom.museum I would like to thank:Millie and Susan HazanEVA / Minerva 2014