EVA/Minerva 2014
XIth Annual International Conference
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute November 2014
Practitioners & specialists: the role of CIDOC in
establishing effective communicationNicholas Crofts, Chair ICOM CIDOC
Introduction
• Nicholas Crofts• Chair of ICOM CIDOC
• MA Philosophy
• PhD Cultural Informatics
• Working in the field since 1985
• Ontology administrator IOC
• Assistant Professor MTTU
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 countries
• Voluntary, not for profit
• Free for ICOM members
Governance
• ICOM – a French association 1901
• ICOM Statutes, CIDOC by laws
• CIDOC board:– Chair– Vice Chair– Secretary– Editor– 4 ordinary members– Ex officio chairs of working groups
Finances
• Annual ICOM Subsidy – core + number of members +
performance
• CIDOC Bursary Fund
• Subsidies Getty Foundation
• “Franchised” financial liability
Impact on membership
• Motivated & available
• Access to funding
• Predominantly European
• Divided into two groups…
Divergent “domains of discourse”
• Practical concerns... Theoretical
• Technophobe... Technophile
• Conservative... Innovation
• Museums...Research
• ICOM members... Not ICOM members
Common misunderstandings
• Rich mass of museum data waiting to be published...
• … museums don’t want to publish it• Museum meta data is poor quality• Why do we need new technology?• Technology is ephemeral, information is
perennial
What’s at stake?
• Innovation :– Saving time and money
– Providing better services
– Protecting our heritage
– Getting people involved
So what is CIDOC doing?
• Creating a network
• Encouraging communication
• Providing training
• Supporting the profession
Principles of Museum documentation
• collections without adequate documentation cannot be considered to be true museum collections
– they cannot be adequately safeguarded and cared for
– the museum cannot demonstrate legal accountability
– their value for research and interpretation is greatly reduced
CIDOC Principles of Documentation, ICOM Rio 2013
16
CIDOC Conference
• Helsinki, Rio de Janeiro, Dresden, New Delhi, Milan• Balanced programme • Bursaries
Working groups
1. Archaeological Sites2. Conceptual Reference Model SIG3. Co-reference4. Data Harvesting and Interchange5. Digital preservation6. Documentation Standards7. Information Centres8. Museum process implementation9. Research Environments10.Intangible Cultural Heritage
Publications
• CIDOC Fact Sheets:– Registration step by step– Labelling and marking objects– Recommendations for identity photographs
• International Guidelines for Museum Object Information
• Statement of principles of museum documentation• The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (ISO
21127)• Annual newsletter since 1989• Bilingual French & English and low-bandwidth
analysis implementation
impactDomain of discourse
Conceptualisation
Technical system
Information systems : theory
maintenance
CIDOC CRM ontology
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CIDOC training programme
• With Museum of Texas Tech University
• Modular - allows flexibility
• For newcomers & experienced staff
• International perspective
• Tutors from CIDOC and MTTU faculty
• Annual:– 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Texas
– 2013, 2014 São Paolo
– 2015 ...
Thank You
• Contact details:
– Email:- [email protected]
– CIDOC web site:- cidoc.icom.museum
• I would like to thank:
– Millie and Susan Hazan
– EVA / Minerva 2014
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