archiving events (ukad 2016)

Archiving events

Data integration with theCIDOC-CRM

Athanasios Velios - @a_velios

UKAD Forum – 17 Mar 2016

https://twitter.com/a_velios

Events, not objects

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Heritage conservation

● conserving objects● documenting objects

Archiving

● organising papers● documenting objects

Handwritten notesregarding the Niddrieas the process sculpture

Originalauthor/document

14/11/1979


Documentphotocopied

14/11/1979 + 1 week


Documentphotocopied

Annotationsadded – new author

14/11/1979 + 1 week + 3 months


Documentphotocopied


Other events– later years

14/11/1979 + 1 week + 3 months

Archiving

● organising papers● documenting objects

● organising historical information– manifested through events– objects are evidence

● documenting history events→

Event archives / databases

● performance archives

How to model events

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Connections through events

● people– participate– perform– produce


● people● places

– named locations (depend on time, e.g. ABOA VETUS & ARS NOVA gallery before its relocation to a new address)


● people● places● time

– period (e.g. from 14:00 to 15:00 on 14-03-2013)

– relative time (e.g. before another event)


● people● places● time● objects

– used (e.g. objects that manipulate walking)– produced


● people● places● time● objects

– used (e.g. objects that manipulate walking)– produced a document now located in an →

archive

http://www.cidoc-crm.org/docs/cidoc_crm_version_6.2.docx

E2-Temporal Entity

E4--Period

E5---Event

E7----Activity

E11-----Modification

E12------Production

E79------Part Addition

E13-----Attribute Assignment

E65-----Creation

E63----Beginning of Existence

E12-----Production

E65-----Creation

E64----End of Existence

E77-Persistent Item

E70--Thing

E72---Legal Object

E18----Physical Thing

E24-----Physical Man-Made Thing

E90 ----Symbolic Object

E71---Man-Made Thing

E24----Physical Man-Made Thing

E28----Conceptual Object

E89-----Propositional Object

E30------Right

E73------Information Object

E90-----Symbolic Object

E41------Appellation

E73------Information Object

E55-----Type

E39--Actor

E74---Group

E52-Time-Span

E53-Place

E54-Dimension

CIDOC-CRM

● can model history● describes entities● describes their links


Documentphotocopied



14/11/1979 + 1 week + 3 months

productionof original

production of photocopy

modified object


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P14: ca

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P14: carried out byJohn Latham

Evening

News

docid: 1562

E12 Production

E12 ProductionE11 Modification

productionof original

production of photocopy

modified object


P108:has producedP4

: has t

ime

span P4

:has t

ime s

pan

P149:id

entifi

ed by

P4:ha

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14/11/1979 21/11/1979 14/2/1980

P14: ca

rried ou

t by

P14: carried out byJohn Latham

Evening

News

docid: 1562

E12 Production

E12 ProductionE11 Modification

LOD and RDF friendly

Integration

Integration

schema Aschema A

Integration

Integration

schema Aschema A

Integration

schema Bschema B

Integration

Integration

MappingMapping

Integration

Integration

Internal: schema BExternal: CRM

Internal: schema BExternal: CRM

Internal: schema AExternal: CRM

Internal: schema AExternal: CRM

Integration

CRM dataCRM data

CRM dataCRM data

Integration

CRMapplicationCRM

application

Integration and hierarchies

E22 Man-Made Object

Scope note:This class comprises physical objects purposely created by

human activity.

No assumptions are made as to the extent of modification required to justify regarding an object as manmade. For example, an inscribed piece of rock or a preserved butterfly are both regarded as instances of E22 ManMade Object.

Examples:Mallard (the World’s fastest steam engine)the Portland Vasethe Coliseum


E24 Physical Man-Made Thing P62 depicts: E1 CRM EntityP65 shows visual item: E36 Visual Item

E22 Man-Made Object

Scope Note:This class comprises all persistent physical items that are

purposely created by human activity.This class comprises manmade objects, such as a swords, and

manmade features, such as rock art. No assumptions are made as to the extent of modification required to justify regarding an object as manmade. For example, a “cup and ring” carving on bedrock is regarded as instance of E24 Physical ManMade Thing.

Examples:the Forth Railway Bridge (E22) the Channel Tunnel (E25) the Historical Collection of the Museum Benaki in Athens (E78)


P62 depicts: E1 CRM EntityP65 shows visual item: E36 Visual Item

E22 Man-Made Object


E18 Physical Thing

E24 Physical Man-Made Thing

P44 has condition: E3 Condition StateP45 consists of: E57 MaterialP46 is composed of: E18 Physical ThingP49 has former or current keeper: E39 ActorP50 has current keeper: E39 ActorP51 has former or current owner: E39 ActorP52 has current owner: E39 ActorP53 has former or current location: E53 PlaceP128 carries: E90 Symbolic ObjectP156 occupies: E53 Place


E22 Man-Made Object




E22 Man-Made Object


E72 Legal object

E18 Physical Thing




E22 Man-Made Object

P104 is subject to: E30 RightP105 right held by: E39 Actor




E22 Man-Made Object


Integration and hierarchiesE1 CRM Entity

E77 Persistent Item

E70 Thing

E72 Legal object

E18 Physical Thing




E22 Man-Made Object


P43 has dimension: E54 DimensionP101 had as general use: E55 TypeP130 shows features of: E70 Thing

P1 is identified by: E41 AppellationP2 has type: E55 TypeP3 has note: E62 StringP48 has preferred identifier: E42 IdentifierP137 exemplifies: E55 Type

Current and future tools

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Niddrie woman

Niddrie woman (physical man-made thing)Niddrie woman (conceptual object)Niddrie woman (place)

Niddrie woman (place)

Niddrie woman (physical man-made thing)Niddrie woman (conceptual object)Niddrie woman (place)

Niddrie woman (place)

Niddrie woman (place)- places contained within- objects currently held at- events witnessed at

Niddrie woman (place) – places contained within


Niddrie woman (place) – places contained within


Places contained withinNiddrie woman (place)

• Niddrie “Torso”

• Niddrie “Heart”

• Niddrie “Brain”

Niddrie woman (place) – events witnessed at


Events witnessed atNiddrie woman (place)

• Creation of the Niddrie woman (conceptual object)

• Visit of John Latham

• Meeting of John Latham with Mr. Lyddon,chief planning officer of the West Lothian District Council

...ual object) – is referred to by (any entity)

Niddrie woman (conceptual object)- was created by (creation event)- is referred to by (any entity)- has component (conceptual object)

...ual object) – is referred to by (any entity)

Niddrie woman (conceptual object)- was created by (creation event)- is referred to by (any entity)- has component (conceptual object)

Entities referring toNiddrie woman (conceptual object)

• JLA item: Views from Niddrie Woman

• JLA item: Aerial photograph of Niddrie Woman

• JLA item: Letter to Clark Tait,Scottish Television Limited, re: Niddrie Woman

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