DUBLIN CORE AND THE CATALOGUING OF UNIVERSITY HERITAGE A Reality Based on Sustainability
Abstract
The heritage of the University of Barcelona is structured into several collections that have used diverse cataloguing systems until now. These collections required a unifying metadata schema that were simple yet rigorous, as most of the individuals responsible for these collections were not cataloguing specialists and did not work full-time on the collections. An application profile based on DCMI Metadata Terms was proposed to address this need and unify the different cataloguing systems. This application profile incorporates properties derived from extensive studies of LIDO and CIDOC CRM. It has been successfully applied in the Virtual Museum of the University of Barcelona from 2020 to the present.
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DUBLIN CORE AND THE CATALOGUING OF UNIVERSITY HERITAGE A Reality Based on Sustainability Marina Salse Rovira Department of Library and Information Science and Audiovisual Communication. University of Barcelona. Maria Pilar Mateo Bretos Office of the Vice-Rector for Culture, Memory and Heritage, University of Barcelona,
SUMMARY 1. Context and problems 2. Identified needs for our schema 3. Choosing the schema 4. Building the application profile 5. Implementation
1. CONTEXT AND PROBLEMS •University of Barcelona (founded in 1450) •Highly diverse collections •Not a legally stablished museum •Cataloging by non-specialized staff •Variety of metadata schemes and tools
1. CONTEXT AND PROBLEMS
2. IDENTIFIED NEEDS FOR OUR SCHEMA •Simplicity (low learning curve) •Interoperability (Catalònica, Hispana, Europeana) •Expandability (basic management fields) •LOD compliance (Linked Open Data)
3. CHOOSING THE SCHEMA •MARC, CDWA, EAD, discarded •LIDO vs Dublin Core •Dublin Core (chosen) •LIDO (“discarded”)
4. BUILDING THE APPLICATION PROFILE - - CONCEPTUAL DATA MODEL •Model based in CDWA and CCO
4. BUILDING THE APPLICATION PROFILE - - PROPERTIES •Key decisions for Work Records •Dublin Core + properties coming from LIDO & CIDOC CRM (metadadesUB) •Dates: display + numeric •Materials & techniques: dcterms + custom fields •Management fields: acquisition, conservation, exhibitions
4. BUILDING THE APPLICATION PROFILE - - PROPERTIES