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T he CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model A core-ontology for information integration

T he CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model A core-ontology for information integration. Karl H. Lampe, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) Bonn/Germany. Christian-Emil Ore, University of Oslo, Norway / ICOM CIDOC. ICOM-CIDOC The International Committee on Documentation.

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T he CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model A core-ontology for information integration

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  1. The CIDOC Conceptual Reference ModelA core-ontology for information integration Karl H. Lampe, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) Bonn/Germany Christian-Emil Ore, University of Oslo, Norway / ICOM CIDOC

  2. ICOM-CIDOC The International Committee on Documentation • 450 membersworldwide • 7 working group • Archaeological sites • CRM special interest group • Digital Preservation • Documentation standards • Information Centres • Natural history • Services

  3. ICOM International Council of Museums • Initiated by UNESCO, 60 years old • 22 000 members (> 3 000 museums) worldwide • 30 international committees

  4. The Conceptual Reference ModelCIDOC CRM(cidoc.ics.forth.gr) • 1995 - 2005 • CIDOC Documentation Standards Working Group • CIDOC CRM Special Interest Group • 80 members (all institutional members) • Direct liaison with ISO

  5. The CIDOC CRM(cidoc.ics.forth.gr) • What is the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model? • An object oriented ontology of about 80 classes and 130 properties for cultural and natural history • CRM instances can be encoded in many forms: RDBMS, ooDBMS, XML, RDF(S), OWL. • Accepted as ISO-21127 in June 2005 • What is the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model for? • Intellectual guide to create schemata, formats, profiles • Best practice guide • A language for analysis of existing sources and models for data integration (mapping) • Transportation format for data integration / migration / Internet

  6. refer to / refine affect or / refer to participate in location E52 Time-Spans E53 Places The CIDOC CRMTop-level Classes relevant for Integration E55 Types E39 Actors (persons, inst.) E28 Conceptual Objects E41 Appellations refer to / identifie E18 Physical Stuff E2 Temporal Entities (Events) at within (acc. Martin Doerr)

  7. CIDOC CRM: Collecting events Note: Collecting events affect specimens (E20 Biological object)

  8. CIDOC CRM: Observing events Note: Obsering events are documented as diary notes, inventory lists etc (E31 document)

  9. CIDOC CRM: Painting events WangYani Note: Painting events create visual items (E73 Information object)

  10. Scientific activity (Object documentation, collection management etc.)

  11. Scientific activity (Object documentation, collection management etc.)

  12. Scientific activity (Object documentation, collection management etc.)

  13. Collector‘s itineraries & expedition routes

  14. Concluding remarks • CIDOC Natural History Working Group invites TDWG members • to join current efforts in: • Mapping of domain specific events in terms of the CIDOC-CRM • Identifying of gaps within the CIDOC-CRM • Preparing necessary extension ot the CIDOC-CRM The next CIDOC conference will be in Gothenburg, Sweden, September 10-14, 2006 Contact address for CIDOC Natural History Working Group: k.lampe.zfmk@uni-bonn.de

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