interesting things

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Interesting Features of the CIDOC CRM

Stephen Stead

EdinburghJuly 2007

Paveprime Ltd

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Interesting Features Outline

Conceptual Modeling

Self Documentation

Self Logging

E29 Design or Procedure Meta Level

Empirical Provenance

Derivation Chains

Inference Chains

Research Provenance

XML

E55 Type

CRM Development process

Open Questions

Mileage

F-stop

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Conceptual Modeling

Use of the CRM as a template for modeling a process or system

Distinct from mapping as there is no data to map (yet)

This model can then be used to design the data capture elements of the system

When data is captured already mapped to the CRM

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Conceptual Modeling (2)

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Self Documentation

Here an E73 Information Object has as a part an E31 Document that documents the E73 Information Object itself

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Self Logging

Here an E65 Creation creates an E31 Document that documents the E65 Creation itself

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E29 Design or Procedure Meta Level

Here an E65 Creation follows an E29 Design or Procedure to create a new E29 Design or Procedure

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Empirical Provenance

Derivation Chains

Record the precise steps used to create a derivative

This allows

Validation that the derivative is trustworthy for answering the current research question

Discard of intermediate steps

Inference Chains

Same logic could be applied

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Research Provenance

When new knowledge is produced as part of a research project it’s provenance, precursors and influences should be captured

Creates a semantic web of derivation chains

Allow assessment of research projects by actual use of the products

Plus the length of the derivation chains produced

—Instead of by the volume of material produced or the number of published citations

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Here we see the source, influences, motivation and research process captured

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XML<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<chi>

<E73.Information_Object>photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse

<P70B.is_documented_in> <E31.Document>XMP_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse

<P1F.is_identified_by>

<E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>11-03-05-11-58-08-#01.xmp

</E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>

</P1F.is_identified_by>

</E31.Document>

</P70B.is_documented_in>

<P106F.is_composed_of>

<E31.Document>XMP_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse

<P106F.is_composed_of>

<E31.Document>EXIF_component_of_XMP_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse

</E31.Document>

</P106F.is_composed_of>

</E31.Document>

</P106F.is_composed_of>

<P106F.is_composed_of >

<E36.Visual_Item> Visual_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse

<P138F.represents>

<E22.Man-Made_Object>Edward_I_Wax

</E22.Man-Made_Object>

</P138F.represents>

</E36.Visual_Item>

</P106F.is_composed_of>

<P1F.is_identified_by>

<E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>11-03-05-11-58-08-#01.tif

</E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>

</P1F.is_identified_by>

<P129F.is_about>

<E22.Man-Made_Object>Edward_I_Wax

</E22.Man-Made_Object>

</P129F.is_about>

</E73.Information_Object>

</chi>

<E73.Information_Object id="photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse">

<P70.is_documented_in rev="true">

<E31.Document id="XMP_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse">

<P1.is_identified_by>

<E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>11-03-05-11-58-08-#01.xmp</E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>

</P1.is_identified_by>

</E31.Document>

</P70.is_documented_in>

<P106.is_composed_of>

<E31.Document id="XMP_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse">

<P106.is_composed_of >

<E31.Document id="EXIF_component_of_XMP_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse" />

</P106.is_composed_of>

</E31.Document>

<E36.Visual_Item id="Visual_content_of_photo_1_of_set_1_of_Edward_I_Wax_Reverse">

<P138.represents>

<E22.Man-Made_Object id="Edward_I_Wax" />

</P138.represents>

</E36.Visual_Item>

</P106.is_composed_of>

<P1.is_identified_by>

<E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>11-03-05-11-58-08-#01.tif</E75.Conceptual_Object_Appellation>

</P1.is_identified_by>

<P129.is_about>

<E22.Man-Made_Object id="Edward_I_Wax" />

</P129.is_about>

</E73.Information_Object>

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XML

E55 Type

CRM Development process

<P16.1.mode_of_use>

<E55.Type>Subject

<P2F.has_type>

<E55.Type> Type of Mode of use

<P2F.has_type>

<E55.Type> Type of Type

</E55.Type>

</P2F.has_type>

</E55.Type>

</P2F.has_type>

</E55.Type>

</P16.1.mode_of_use>

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Open Questions

Mileage

“we traveled 4.3 miles upriver”

Is this the duration (ie E54 Dimension) of the E7 Activity?

F-stop

Is this

Type of Duration (E54 Dimension)

Type of E7 Activity

Type of use (P16.1 mode of use)

If P16.1 can you have more than one P16.1 off a single P16 used specific object

Aural equivalent of E36 Visual Item