CIDOC Guidelines for Museum Object Information: Image Information Group

This page is part of the International Guidelines for Museum Object Information: The CIDOC Information Categories: a description of the Information Categories that can be used when developing records about the objects in museum collections. For an outline of the Information Groups and Categories in the Guidelines, turn to the introductory list.

Image Information Group

Purpose:

Image information supports Security, Accountability, Access and an Historic archive. Particularly valuable in the recovery of missing or stolen property, without an image it may be impossible to prove ownership or certain identification or an object. Image information also supports visually the textual information about the object recorded elsewhere.

Information categories:

Image type
Image reference number

Examples:

Image type: digital
Image reference number: 765123.23

Notes:

• This Information Group may be recorded as many times as required. An object can have multiple images.

Image type

Definition:

The format of an image of or relating to the object.

Examples:

color print
digital

Notes:

• It is recommended that controlled terms are used for this Information Category. Refer to the "Content and terminology control" section in the Introduction for further guidance on sources of controlled terminology.

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Image reference number

Definition:

A reference linking the record to an image of the object either stored outside the documentation system or digitally within the system.

Examples:

1992-32

Notes:

• Record the Image reference number according to the standard agreed within an institution or required by a system.

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file: guideim.htm; author: CIDOC; updated June 1995