Out and About with the CIDOC CRM: The Lessons and

Results of the CRM Dissemination and Training programme

Stephen Stead, Paveprime Ltd

Contents

Plan

Execution

Lessons

Contents

Plan

Execution

Lessons

Policy

Dissemination Policy developed in October 2001 by Tony Gill

5 Aims

Aims

Participation mechanism

Stakeholder satisfaction

Clear Documentation

Support the ISO process

Build wide consensus

Target Audiences

Museums

Libraries

Archives

Heritage Management & Professional Bodies

Information Science

Commercial Organisations

Broadcast

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)

Common Misconceptions

The CRM is too complicated

The CRM is not a mature standard

The CRM is too theoretical to have practical applications

Dissemination Channels

Web site

E-mail using distribution lists and targeting

Scholarly and Accessible papers

Conference Presentations

Training Workshops

Contents

Plan

Execution

Lessons

Virtual Presence

Web presence well established at

http://cidoc.ics.forth.gr/

Distribution List established

crm-sig

Very targeted E-mailing

Papers and Presentations

Bibliography on Web site

Presentations include (past and future)

CIDOC

Computer Applications in Archaeology

W3C

Institute of Field Archaeologists (UK)

Training Workshops

Have been / will be run at / withCIDOC 2002, 2003Museums and the Web 2003Dublin Core meeting 2003European Conference on Digital Libraries 2003Computer Applications and Archaeology 2001, 2002, 2003Archaeology and Computers Workshop 6, 7University of York Masters ProgrammeUK Archaeology Data Service5th World Archaeology Congress

Special Interest Group

Hosted by CIDOC but not restricted to CIDOC members

Has met atBarcelona, SpainParis, FranceMonterey, USACopenhagen, DenmarkRethymon, CreteWashington, USA

—Oxford, UK & St Petersburg, Russia (later this year)

Training sessions at each meeting for new members

Contents

Plan

Execution

Lessons

The CIDOC CRMTop-level Entities

participate in

E39 Actors

E55 Types

E28 Conceptual Objects

E18 Physical Stuff

E2 Temporal Entities

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E52 Time-Spans

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P39 was measured by (measured)

P40 observed dimension (was observed by)

E54 Dimension

E16 Measurement Event

E18 Physical Stuff

E13 Attribute Assignment

P43 has dimension (is dimension of) P90 has value

P91 unit

The CIDOC CRM and shortcuts

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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)

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Current and Former Associations

time

before

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P81 ongoing throughout

after

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sity

”The CIDOC CRM and Time

Duration (P83,P84)

Conclusion

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