The classes of the CRM are comprehensively declared in this section using the following format:
- Class names are presented as headings in bold face, preceded by the class’ unique identifier;
- The line “Subclass of:” declares the superclass of the class from which it inherits properties;
- The line “Superclass of:” is a cross-reference to the subclasses of this class;
- The line “Scope note:” contains the textual definition of the concept the class represents;
- The line “Examples:” contains a bulleted list of examples of instances of this class. If the example is also instance of a subclass of this class, the unique identifier of the subclass is added in parenthesis. If the example instantiates two classes, the unique identifiers of both classes is added in parenthesis. Non-fictitious examples may be followed by an explanation in brackets.
- The line “Properties:” declares the list of the class’ properties;
- Each property is represented by its unique identifier, its forward and reverse names, and the range class that it links to, separated by colons;
- Inherited properties are not represented;
- Properties of properties are provided indented and in parentheses beneath their respective domain property.
Superclass of: E2 Temporal Entity
E52 Time-Span
E53 Place
E54 Dimension
E77 Persistent Item
Scope note: This class comprises all things in the universe of discourse of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model.
It is an abstract concept providing for three general properties:
- Identification by name or appellation, and in particular by a preferred identifier
- Classification by type, allowing further refinement of the specific subclass an instance belongs to
- Attachment of free text for the expression of anything not captured by formal properties
With the exception of E59 Primitive Value, all other classes within the CRM are directly or indirectly specialisations of E1 CRM Entity.
Examples:
- the earthquake in Lisbon 1755 (E5)
Properties:
P1 is identified by (identifies): E41 Appellation
P2 has type (is type of): E55 Type
P3 has note: E62 String
(P3.1 has type: E55 Type)
P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of): E42 Identifier
P137 exemplifies (is exemplified by): E55 Type
(P137.1 in the taxonomic role: E55 Type)
Subclass of: Ε1 CRM Entity
Superclass of: Ε3 Condition State
E4 Period
Scope note: This class comprises all phenomena, such as the instances of E4 Periods, E5 Events and states, which happen over a limited extent in time.
In some contexts, these are also called perdurants. This class is disjoint from E77 Persistent Item. This is an abstract class and has no direct instances. E2 Temporal Entity is specialized into E4 Period, which applies to a particular geographic area (defined with a greater or lesser degree of precision), and E3 Condition State, which applies to instances of E18 Physical Thing.
Examples:
- Bronze Age (E4)
- the earthquake in Lisbon 1755 (E5)
- the Peterhof Palace near Saint Petersburg being in ruins from 1944 – 1946 (E3)
Properties:
P4 has time-span (is time-span of): E52 Time-Span
P114 is equal in time to: E2 Temporal Entity
P115 finishes (is finished by): E2 Temporal Entity
P116 starts (is started by): E2 Temporal Entity
P117 occurs during (includes): E2 Temporal Entity
P118 overlaps in time with (is overlapped in time by): E2 Temporal Entity
P119 meets in time with (is met in time by): E2 Temporal Entity
P120 occurs before (occurs after): E2 Temporal Entity
Scope note: This class comprises the states of objects characterised by a certain condition over a time-span.
An instance of this class describes the prevailing physical condition of any material object or feature during a specific E52 Time Span. In general, the time-span for which a certain condition can be asserted may be shorter than the real time-span, for which this condition held.
The nature of that condition can be described using P2 has type. For example, the E3 Condition State “condition of the SS Great Britain between 22 September 1846 and 27 August 1847” can be characterized as E55 Type “wrecked”.
Examples:
- the “Amber Room” in Tsarskoje Selo being completely reconstructed from summer 2003 until now
- the Peterhof Palace near Saint Petersburg being in ruins from 1944 – 1946
- the state of my turkey in the oven at 14:30 on 25 December, 2002 (P2 has type: E55 Type “still not cooked”)
Properties:
P5 consists of (forms part of): E3 Condition State
Scope note: This class comprises sets of coherent phenomena or cultural manifestations bounded in time and space.
It is the social or physical coherence of these phenomena that identify an E4 Period and not the associated spatio-temporal bounds. These bounds are a mere approximation of the actual process of growth, spread and retreat. Consequently, different periods can overlap and coexist in time and space, such as when a nomadic culture exists in the same area as a sedentary culture.
Typically this class is used to describe prehistoric or historic periods such as the “Neolithic Period”, the “Ming Dynasty” or the “McCarthy Era”. There are however no assumptions about the scale of the associated phenomena. In particular all events are seen as synthetic processes consisting of coherent phenomena. Therefore E4 Period is a superclass of E5 Event. For example, a modern clinical E67 Birth can be seen as both an atomic E5 Event and as an E4 Period that consists of multiple activities performed by multiple instances of E39 Actor.
There are two different conceptualisations of ‘artistic style’, defined either by physical features or by historical context. For example, “Impressionism” can be viewed as a period lasting from approximately 1870 to 1905 during which paintings with particular characteristics were produced by a group of artists that included (among others) Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley and Degas. Alternatively, it can be regarded as a style applicable to all paintings sharing the characteristics of the works produced by the Impressionist painters, regardless of historical context. The first interpretation is an E4 Period, and the second defines morphological object types that fall under E55 Type.
Another specific case of an E4 Period is the set of activities and phenomena associated with a settlement, such as the populated period of Nineveh.
Examples:
- Jurassic
- European Bronze Age
- Italian Renaissance
- Thirty Years War
- Sturm und Drang
- Cubism
Properties:
P7 took place at (witnessed): E53 Place
P8 took place on or within (witnessed): E19 Physical Object
P9 consists of (forms part of): E4 Period
P10 falls within (contains): E4 Period
P132 overlaps with: E4 Period
P133 is separated from: E4 Period
Subclass of: E4 Period
E63 Beginning of Existence
E64 End of Existence
Scope note: This class comprises changes of states in cultural, social or physical systems, regardless of scale, brought about by a series or group of coherent physical, cultural, technological or legal phenomena. Such changes of state will affect instances of E77 Persistent Item or its subclasses.
The distinction between an E5 Event and an E4 Period is partly a question of the scale of observation. Viewed at a coarse level of detail, an E5 Event is an ‘instantaneous’ change of state. At a fine level, the E5 Event can be analysed into its component phenomena within a space and time frame, and as such can be seen as an E4 Period. The reverse is not necessarily the case: not all instances of E4 Period give rise to a noteworthy change of state.
Examples:
- the birth of Cleopatra (E67)
- the destruction of Herculaneum by volcanic eruption in 79 AD (E6)
- World War II (E7)
- the Battle of Stalingrad (E7)
- the Yalta Conference (E7)
- my birthday celebration 28-6-1995 (E7)
- the falling of a tile from my roof last Sunday
- the CIDOC Conference 2003 (E7)
Properties:
P11 had participant (participated in): E39 Actor
P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
Subclass of: E64 End of Existence
Scope note: This class comprises events that destroy one or more instances of E18 Physical Thing such that they lose their identity as the subjects of documentation.
Some destruction events are intentional, while others are independent of human activity. Intentional destruction may be documented by classifying the event as both an E6 Destruction and E7 Activity.
The decision to document an object as destroyed, transformed or modified is context sensitive:
1. If the matter remaining from the destruction is not documented, the event is modelled solely as E6 Destruction.
2. An event should also be documented using E81 Transformation if it results in the destruction of one or more objects and the simultaneous production of others using parts or material from the original. In this case, the new items have separate identities. Matter is preserved, but identity is not.
3. When the initial identity of the changed instance of E18 Physical Thing is preserved, the event should be documented as E11 Modification.
Examples:
- the destruction of Herculaneum by volcanic eruption in 79 AD
- the destruction of Nineveh (E6, E7)
- the breaking of a champagne glass yesterday by my dog
Properties:
P13 destroyed (was destroyed by): E18 Physical Thing
Subclass of: E5 Event
Superclass of: E8 Acquisition
E9 Move
E10 Transfer of Custody
E11 Modification
E13 Attribute Assignment
E65 Creation
E66 Formation
E85 Joining
E86 Leaving
E87 Curation Activity
Scope note: This class comprises actions intentionally carried out by instances of E39 Actor that result in changes of state in the cultural, social, or physical systems documented.
This notion includes complex, composite and long-lasting actions such as the building of a settlement or a war, as well as simple, short-lived actions such as the opening of a door.
Examples:
- the Battle of Stalingrad
- the Yalta Conference
- my birthday celebration 28-6-1995
- the writing of “Faust” by Goethe (E65)
- the formation of the Bauhaus 1919 (E66)
- calling the place identified by TGN ‘7017998’ ‘Quyunjig’ by the people of Iraq
Properties:
P14 carried out by (performed): E39 Actor
(P14.1 in the role of: E55 Type)
P15 was influenced by (influenced): E1 CRM Entity
P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
(P16.1 mode of use: E55 Type)
P17 was motivated by (motivated): E1 CRM Entity
P19 was intended use of (was made for): E71 Man-Made Thing
(P19.1 mode of use: E55 Type)
P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of): E5 Event
P21 had general purpose (was purpose of): E55 Type
P32 used general technique (was technique of): E55 Type
P33 used specific technique (was used by): E29 Design or Procedure
P125 used object of type (was type of object used in): E55 Type
P134 continued (was continued by): E7 Activity
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises transfers of legal ownership from one or more instances of E39 Actor to one or more other instances of E39 Actor.
The class also applies to the establishment or loss of ownership of instances of E18 Physical Thing. It does not, however, imply changes of any other kinds of right. The recording of the donor and/or recipient is optional. It is possible that in an instance of E8 Acquisition there is either no donor or no recipient. Depending on the circumstances, it may describe:
- the beginning of ownership
- the end of ownership
- the transfer of ownership
- the acquisition from an unknown source
- the loss of title due to destruction of the item
It may also describe events where a collector appropriates legal title, for example by annexation or field collection. The interpretation of the museum notion of "accession" differs between institutions. The CRM therefore models legal ownership (E8 Acquisition) and physical custody (E10 Transfer of Custody) separately. Institutions will then model their specific notions of accession and deaccession as combinations of these.
Examples
- the collection of a hammer-head shark of the genus Sphyrna (Carchariniformes) XXXtbc by John Steinbeck and Edward Ricketts at Puerto Escondido in the Gulf of Mexico on March 25th, 1940
- the acquisition of El Greco’s painting entitled ‘The Apostles Peter and Paul’ by the State Hermitage in Saint Petersburg
- the loss of my stuffed chaffinch ‘Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758’ due to insect damage last year
Properties:
P22 transferred title to (acquired title through): E39 Actor
P23 transferred title from (surrendered title through): E39 Actor
P24 transferred title of (changed ownership through): E18 Physical Thing
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises changes of the physical location of the instances of E19 Physical Object.
Examples
- the relocation of London Bridge from the UK to the USA
- the movement of the exhibition “Treasures of Tut-Ankh-Amun” 1976-1979
Properties:
P25 moved (moved by): E19 Physical Object
P26 moved to (was destination of): E53 Place
P27 moved from (was origin of): E53 Place
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises transfers of physical custody of objects between instances of E39 Actor.
The recording of the donor and/or recipient is optional. It is possible that in an instance of E10 Transfer of Custody there is either no donor or no recipient. Depending on the circumstances it may describe:
- the beginning of custody
- the end of custody
- the transfer of custody
- the receipt of custody from an unknown source
- the declared loss of an object
The distinction between the legal responsibility for custody and the actual physical possession of the object should be expressed using the property P2 has type (is type of). A specific case of transfer of custody is theft.
The interpretation of the museum notion of "accession" differs between institutions. The CRM therefore models legal ownership and physical custody separately. Institutions will then model their specific notions of accession and deaccession as combinations of these.
Examples:
- the delivery of the paintings by Secure Deliveries Inc. to the National Gallery
- the return of Picasso’s “Guernica” to Madrid’s Prado in 1981
Properties:
P28 custody surrendered by (surrendered custody through): E39 Actor
P29 custody received by (received custody through): E39 Actor
P30 transferred custody of (custody transferred through): E18 Physical Thing
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Superclass of: E12 Production
E79 Part Addition
E80 Part Removal
Scope note: This class comprises all instances of E7 Activity that create, alter or change E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
This class includes the production of an item from raw materials, and other so far undocumented objects, and the preventive treatment or restoration of an object for conservation.
Since the distinction between modification and production is not always clear, modification is regarded as the more generally applicable concept. This implies that some items may be consumed or destroyed in a Modification, and that others may be produced as a result of it. An event should also be documented using E81 Transformation if it results in the destruction of one or more objects and the simultaneous production of others using parts or material from the originals. In this case, the new items have separate identities.
If the instance of the E29 Design or Procedure utilized for the modification prescribes the use of specific materials, they should be documented using property P68 foresees use of (use foreseen by): E57 Material of E29 Design or Procedure, rather than via P126 employed (was employed in): E57 Material.
Examples:
- the construction of the SS Great Britain (E12)
- the impregnation of the Vasa warship in Stockholm for preservation after 1956
- the transformation of the Enola Gay into a museum exhibit by the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC between 1993 and 1995 (E12, E81)
- the last renewal of the gold coating of the Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Japan
Properties:
P31 has modified (was modified by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
P126 employed (was employed in): E57 Material
Subclass of: E11 Modification
Scope note: This class comprises activities that are designed to, and succeed in, creating one or more new items.
It specializes the notion of modification into production. The decision as to whether or not an object is regarded as new is context sensitive. Normally, items are considered “new” if there is no obvious overall similarity between them and the consumed items and material used in their production. In other cases, an item is considered “new” because it becomes relevant to documentation by a modification. For example, the scribbling of a name on a potsherd may make it a voting token. The original potsherd may not be worth documenting, in contrast to the inscribed one.
This entity can be collective: the printing of a thousand books, for example, would normally be considered a single event.
An event should also be documented using E81 Transformation if it results in the destruction of one or more objects and the simultaneous production of others using parts or material from the originals. In this case, the new items have separate identities and matter is preserved, but identity is not.
Examples:
- the construction of the SS Great Britain
- the first casting of the Little Mermaid from the harbour of Copenhagen
- Rembrandt’s creating of the seventh state of his etching “Woman sitting half dressed beside a stove”, 1658, identified by Bartsch Number 197 (E12,E65,E81)
Properties:
P108 has produced (was produced by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Superclass of: E14 Condition Assessment
E15 Identifier Assignment
E16 Measurement
E17 Type Assignment
Scope note: This class comprises the actions of making assertions about properties of an object or any relation between two items or concepts.
This class allows the documentation of how the respective assignment came about, and whose opinion it was. All the attributes or properties assigned in such an action can also be seen as directly attached to the respective item or concept, possibly as a collection of contradictory values. All cases of properties in this model that are also described indirectly through an action are characterised as "short cuts" of this action. This redundant modelling of two alternative views is preferred because many implementations may have good reasons to model either the action or the short cut, and the relation between both alternatives can be captured by simple rules.
In particular, the class describes the actions of people making propositions and statements during certain museum procedures, e.g. the person and date when a condition statement was made, an identifier was assigned, the museum object was measured, etc. Which kinds of such assignments and statements need to be documented explicitly in structures of a schema rather than free text, depends on if this information should be accessible by structured queries.
Examples:
- the assessment of the current ownership of Martin Doerr’s silver cup in February 1997
Properties:
P140 assigned attribute to (was attributed by): E1 CRM Entity
P141 assigned (was assigned by): E1 CRM Entity
Subclass of: E13 Attribute Assignment
Scope note: This class describes the act of assessing the state of preservation of an object during a particular period.
The condition assessment may be carried out by inspection, measurement or through historical research. This class is used to document circumstances of the respective assessment that may be relevant to interpret its quality at a later stage, or to continue research on related documents.
Examples:
- last year’s inspection of humidity damage to the frescos in the St. George chapel in our village
Properties:
P34 concerned (was assessed by): E18 Physical Thing
P35 has identified (identified by): E3 Condition State
Subclass of: E13 Attribute Assignment
Scope note: This class comprises activities that result in the allocation of an identifier to an instance of E1 CRM Entity. An E15 Identifier Assignment may include the creation of the identifier from multiple constituents, which themselves may be instances of E41 Appellation. The syntax and kinds of constituents to be used may be declared in a rule constituting an instance of E29 Design or Procedure.
Examples of such identifiers include Find Numbers, Inventory Numbers, uniform titles in the sense of librarianship and Digital Object Identifiers (DOI). Documenting the act of identifier assignment and deassignment is especially useful when objects change custody or the identification system of an organization is changed. In order to keep track of the identity of things in such cases, it is important to document by whom, when and for what purpose an identifier is assigned to an item.
The fact that an identifier is a preferred one for an organisation can be expressed by using the property E1 CRM Entity. P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of): E42 Identifier. It can better be expressed in a context independent form by assigning a suitable E55 Type, such as “preferred identifier assignment”, to the respective instance of E15 Identifier Assignment via the P2 has type property.
Examples:
- Replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
- Assigning the author-uniform title heading “Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust. 1. Theil.” for a work (E28)
- On June 1, 2001 assigning the personal name heading “Guillaume, de Machaut, ca. 1300-1377” (E42,E82) to Guillaume de Machaut (E21)
Properties:
P37 assigned (was assigned by): E42 Identifier
P38 deassigned (was deassigned by): E42 Identifier
P142 used constituent (was used in): E41 Appellation
Subclass of: E13 Attribute Assignment
Scope note: This class comprises actions measuring physical properties and other values that can be determined by a systematic procedure.
Examples include measuring the monetary value of a collection of coins or the running time of a specific video cassette.
The E16 Measurement may use simple counting or tools, such as yardsticks or radiation detection devices. The interest is in the method and care applied, so that the reliability of the result may be judged at a later stage, or research continued on the associated documents. The date of the event is important for dimensions, which may change value over time, such as the length of an object subject to shrinkage. Details of methods and devices are best handled as free text, whereas basic techniques such as "carbon 14 dating" should be encoded using P2 has type (is type of:) E55 Type.
Examples:
- measurement of height of silver cup 232 on the 31st August 1997
- the carbon 14 dating of the “Schoeninger Speer II” in 1996 [an about 400.000 years old Palaeolithic complete wooden spear found in Schoeningen, Niedersachsen, Germany in 1995]
Properties:
P39 measured (was measured by): E70 Thing
P40 observed dimension (was observed in): E54 Dimension
Subclass of: E13 Attribute Assignment
Scope note: This class comprises the actions of classifying items of whatever kind. Such items include objects, specimens, people, actions and concepts.
This class allows for the documentation of the context of classification acts in cases where the value of the classification depends on the personal opinion of the classifier, and the date that the classification was made. This class also encompasses the notion of "determination," i.e. the systematic and molecular identification of a specimen in biology.
Examples:
- the first classification of object GE34604 as Lament Cloth, October 2nd
- the determination of a cactus in Martin Doerr’s garden as ‘Cereus hildmannianus K.Schumann’, July 2003
Properties:
P41 classified (was classified by): E1 CRM Entity
P42 assigned (was assigned by): E55 Type
Subclass of: E72 Legal Object
Superclass of: E19 Physical Object
E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E26 Physical Feature
Scope Note: This class comprises all persistent physical items with a relatively stable form, man-made or natural.
Depending on the existence of natural boundaries of such things, the CRM distinguishes the instances of E19 Physical Object from instances of E26 Physical Feature, such as holes, rivers, pieces of land etc. Most instances of E19 Physical Object can be moved (if not too heavy), whereas features are integral to the surrounding matter.
The CRM is generally not concerned with amounts of matter in fluid or gaseous states.
Examples:
- the Cullinan Diamond (E19)
- the cave “Ideon Andron” in Crete (E26)
- the Mona Lisa (E22)
Properties:
P44 has condition (is condition of): E3 Condition State
P45 consists of (is incorporated in): E57 Material
P46 is composed of (forms part of): E18 Physical Thing
P49 has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of): E39 Actor
P50 has current keeper (is current keeper of): E39 Actor
P51 has former or current owner (is former or current owner of): E39 Actor
P52 has current owner (is current owner of): E39 Actor
P53 has former or current location (is former or current location of): E53 Place
P58 has section definition (defines section): E46 Section Definition
P59 has section (is located on or within): E53 Place
Subclass of: E18 Physical Thing
Superclass of: E20 Biological Object
E22 Man-Made Object
Scope note: This class comprises items of a material nature that are units for documentation and have physical boundaries that separate them completely in an objective way from other objects.
The class also includes all aggregates of objects made for functional purposes of whatever kind, independent of physical coherence, such as a set of chessmen. Typically, instances of E19 Physical Object can be moved (if not too heavy).
In some contexts, such objects, except for aggregates, are also called “bona fide objects” (Smith & Varzi, 2000, pp.401-420), i.e. naturally defined objects.
The decision as to what is documented as a complete item, rather than by its parts or components, may be a purely administrative decision or may be a result of the order in which the item was acquired.
Examples:
- John Smith
- Aphrodite of Milos
- the Palace of Knossos
- the Cullinan Diamond
- Apollo 13 at the time of launch
Properties:
P54 has current permanent location (is current permanent location of): E53 Place
P55 has current location (currently holds): E53 Place
P56 bears feature (is found on): E26 Physical Feature
P57 has number of parts: E60 Number
Subclass of: E19 Physical Object
Superclass of: E21 Person
Scope note: This class comprises individual items of a material nature, which live, have lived or are natural products of or from living organisms.
Artificial objects that incorporate biological elements, such as Victorian butterfly frames, can be documented as both instances of E20 Biological Object and E22 Man-Made Object.
Examples:
- me
- Boukephalas [Horse of Alexander the Great]
- petrified dinosaur excrement PA1906-344
Subclass of: E20 Biological Object
E39 Actor
Scope note: This class comprises real persons who live or are assumed to have lived.
Legendary figures that may have existed, such as Ulysses and King Arthur, fall into this class if the documentation refers to them as historical figures. In cases where doubt exists as to whether several persons are in fact identical, multiple instances can be created and linked to indicate their relationship. The CRM does not propose a specific form to support reasoning about possible identity.
Examples:
- Tut-Ankh-Amun
- Nelson Mandela
Subclass of: E19 Physical Object
Superclass of: E84 Information Carrier
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 man-made. For example, an inscribed piece of rock or a preserved butterfly are both regarded as instances of E22 Man-Made Object.
Examples:
- Mallard (the World’s fastest steam engine)
- the Portland Vase
- the Coliseum
Subclass of: E18 Physical Thing
Superclass of: E22 Man-Made Object
E25 Man-Made Feature
E78 Collection
Scope Note: This class comprises all persistent physical items that are purposely created by human activity.
This class comprises man-made objects, such as a swords, and man-made features, such as rock art. No assumptions are made as to the extent of modification required to justify regarding an object as man-made. For example, a “cup and ring” carving on bedrock is regarded as instance of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
Examples:
- the Forth Railway Bridge (E22)
- the Channel Tunnel (E25)
- the Historical Collection of the Museum Benaki in Athens (E78)
Properties:
P62 depicts (is depicted by): E1 CRM Entity
(P62.1 mode of depiction: E55 Type)
P65 shows visual item (is shown by): E36 Visual Item
P128 carries (is carried by): E90 Symbolic Object
Subclass of: E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E26 Physical Feature
Scope Note: This class comprises physical features that are purposely created by human activity, such as scratches, artificial caves, artificial water channels, etc.
No assumptions are made as to the extent of modification required to justify regarding a feature as man-made. For example, rock art or even “cup and ring” carvings on bedrock a regarded as types of E25 Man-Made Feature.
Examples:
- the Manchester Ship Canal
- Michael Jackson’s nose following plastic surgery
Subclass of: E18 Physical Thing
Superclass of: E25 Man-Made Feature
E27 Site
Scope Note: This class comprises identifiable features that are physically attached in an integral way to particular physical objects.
Instances of E26 Physical Feature share many of the attributes of instances of E19 Physical Object. They may have a one-, two- or three-dimensional geometric extent, but there are no natural borders that separate them completely in an objective way from the carrier objects. For example, a doorway is a feature but the door itself, being attached by hinges, is not.
Instances of E26 Physical Feature can be features in a narrower sense, such as scratches, holes, reliefs, surface colours, reflection zones in an opal crystal or a density change in a piece of wood. In the wider sense, they are portions of particular objects with partially imaginary borders, such as the core of the Earth, an area of property on the surface of the Earth, a landscape or the head of a contiguous marble statue. They can be measured and dated, and it is sometimes possible to state who or what is or was responsible for them. They cannot be separated from the carrier object, but a segment of the carrier object may be identified (or sometimes removed) carrying the complete feature.
This definition coincides with the definition of "fiat objects" (Smith & Varzi, 2000, pp.401-420), with the exception of aggregates of “bona fide objects”.
Examples:
- the temple in Abu Simbel before its removal, which was carved out of solid rock
- Albrecht Duerer's signature on his painting of Charles the Great
- the damage to the nose of the Great Sphinx in Giza
- Michael Jackson’s nose prior to plastic surgery
Subclass of: E26 Physical Feature
Scope Note: This class comprises pieces of land or sea floor.
In contrast to the purely geometric notion of E53 Place, this class describes constellations of matter on the surface of the Earth or other celestial body, which can be represented by photographs, paintings and maps.
Instances of E27 Site are composed of relatively immobile material items and features in a particular configuration at a particular location.
Examples:
- the Amazon river basin
- Knossos
- the Apollo 11 landing site
- Heathrow Airport
- the submerged harbour of the Minoan settlement of Gournia, Crete
Subclass of: E71 Man-Made Thing
Superclass of: E55 Type
E89 Propositional Object
E90 Symbolic Object
Scope note: This class comprises non-material products of our minds and other human produced data that have become objects of a discourse about their identity, circumstances of creation or historical implication. The production of such information may have been supported by the use of technical devices such as cameras or computers.
Characteristically, instances of this class are created, invented or thought by someone, and then may be documented or communicated between persons. Instances of E28 Conceptual Object have the ability to exist on more than one particular carrier at the same time, such as paper, electronic signals, marks, audio media, paintings, photos, human memories, etc.
They cannot be destroyed. They exist as long as they can be found on at least one carrier or in at least one human memory. Their existence ends when the last carrier and the last memory are lost.
Examples:
- Beethoven’s “Ode an die Freude” (Ode to Joy) (E73)
- the definition of “ontology” in the Oxford English Dictionary
- the knowledge about the victory at Marathon carried by the famous runner
Properties: P149 is identified by (identifies): E75 Conceptual Object Appellation
Subclass of: E73 Information Object
Scope note: This class comprises documented plans for the execution of actions in order to achieve a result of a specific quality, form or contents. In particular it comprises plans for deliberate human activities that may result in the modification or production of instances of E24 Physical Thing.
Instances of E29 Design or Procedure can be structured in parts and sequences or depend on others. This is modelled using P69 is associated with.
Designs or procedures can be seen as one of the following:
- A schema for the activities it describes
- A schema of the products that result from their application.
- An independent intellectual product that may have never been applied, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s famous plans for flying machines.
Because designs or procedures may never be applied or only partially executed, the CRM models a loose relationship between the plan and the respective product.
Examples:
- the ISO standardisation procedure
- the musical notation for Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
- the architectural drawings for the Kölner Dom in Cologne, Germany
- The drawing on the folio 860 of the Codex Atlanticus from Leonardo da Vinci, 1486-1490, kept in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan
Properties:
P68 foresees use of (use foreseen by): E57 Material
P69 is associated with: E29 Design or Procedure
(P69.1 has type: E55 Type)
Subclass of: E89 Propositional Object
Scope Note: This class comprises legal privileges concerning material and immaterial things or their derivatives.
These include reproduction and property rights.
Examples:
- copyright held by ISO on ISO/CD 21127
- ownership of the “Mona Lisa” by the Louvre
Subclass of: E73 Information Object
Superclass of: E32 Authority Document
Scope note: This class comprises identifiable immaterial items that make propositions about reality.
These propositions may be expressed in text, graphics, images, audiograms, videograms or by other similar means. Documentation databases are regarded as a special case of E31 Document. This class should not be confused with the term “document” in Information Technology, which is compatible with E73 Information Object.
Examples:
- the Encyclopaedia Britannica (E32)
- the photo of the Allied Leaders at Yalta published by UPI, 1945
- the Doomsday Book
Properties:
P70 documents (is documented in): E1 CRM Entity
Subclass of: E31 Document
Scope note: This class comprises encyclopaedia, thesauri, authority lists and other documents that define terminology or conceptual systems for consistent use.
Examples:
- Webster's Dictionary
- Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus
- the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model
Properties:
P71 lists (is listed in): E1 CRM Entity
Subclass of: E73 Information Object
Superclass of: E34 Inscription
E35 Title
Scope note: This class comprises identifiable expressions in natural language or languages.
Instances of E33 Linguistic Object can be expressed in many ways: e.g. as written texts, recorded speech or sign language. However, the CRM treats instances of E33 Linguistic Object independently from the medium or method by which they are expressed. Expressions in formal languages, such as computer code or mathematical formulae, are not treated as instances of E33 Linguistic Object by the CRM. These should be modelled as instances of E73 Information Object.
The text of an instance of E33 Linguistic Object can be documented in a note by P3 has note: E62 String
Examples:
- the text of the Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript
- the lyrics of the song "Blue Suede Shoes"
- the text of the Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
- the text of "Doktoro Jekyll kaj Sinjoro Hyde" (an Esperanto translation of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde)
Properties:
P72 has language (is language of): E56 Language
P73 has translation (is translation of): E33 Linguistic Object
Subclass of: E33 Linguistic Object
E37 Mark
Scope note: This class comprises recognisable, short texts attached to instances of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
The transcription of the text can be documented in a note by P3 has note: E62 String. The alphabet used can be documented by P2 has type: E55 Type. This class does not intend to describe the idiosyncratic characteristics of an individual physical embodiment of an inscription, but the underlying prototype. The physical embodiment is modelled in the CRM as E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
The relationship of a physical copy of a book to the text it contains is modelled using E84 Information Carrier. P128 carries (is carried by): E33 Linguistic Object.
Examples:
- “keep off the grass” on a sign stuck in the lawn of the quad of Balliol College
- The text published in Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum V 895
- Kilroy was here
Subclass of: E33 Linguistic Object
E41 Appellation
Scope note: This class comprises the names assigned to works, such as texts, artworks or pieces of music.
Titles are proper noun phrases or verbal phrases, and should not be confused with generic object names such as “chair”, “painting” or “book” (the latter are common nouns that stand for instances of E55 Type). Titles may be assigned by the creator of the work itself, or by a social group.
This class also comprises the translations of titles that are used as surrogates for the original titles in different social contexts.
Examples:
- “The Merchant of Venice”
- “Mona Lisa”
- “La Pie or The Magpie”
- “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
Subclass of: E73 Information Object
Superclass of: E37 Mark
E38 Image
Scope Note: This class comprises the intellectual or conceptual aspects of recognisable marks and images.
This class does not intend to describe the idiosyncratic characteristics of an individual physical embodiment of a visual item, but the underlying prototype. For example, a mark such as the ICOM logo is generally considered to be the same logo when used on any number of publications. The size, orientation and colour may change, but the logo remains uniquely identifiable. The same is true of images that are reproduced many times. This means that visual items are independent of their physical support.
The class E36 Visual Item provides a means of identifying and linking together instances of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing that carry the same visual symbols, marks or images etc. The property P62 depicts (is depicted by) between E24 Physical Man-Made Thing and depicted subjects (E1 CRM Entity) can be regarded as a short-cut of the more fully developed path from E24 Physical Man-Made Thing through P65 shows visual item (is shown by), E36 Visual Item, P138 represents (has representation) to E1CRM Entity, which in addition captures the optical features of the depiction.
Examples:
- the visual appearance of Monet’s “La Pie” (E38)
- the Coca-Cola logo (E34)
- the Chi-Rho (E37)
- the communist red star (E37)
Properties:
P138 represents (has representation): E1 CRM Entity
(P138.1 mode of representation: E55 Type)
Subclass of: E36 Visual Item
Superclass of: E34 Inscription
Scope note: This class comprises symbols, signs, signatures or short texts applied to instances of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing by arbitrary techniques in order to indicate the creator, owner, dedications, purpose, etc.
This class specifically excludes features that have no semantic significance, such as scratches or tool marks. These should be documented as instances of E25 Man-Made Feature.
Examples:
- Minoan double axe mark
- ©
-
Subclass of: E36 Visual Item
Scope note: This class comprises distributions of form, tone and colour that may be found on surfaces such as photos, paintings, prints and sculptures or directly on electronic media.
The degree to which variations in the distribution of form and colour affect the identity of an instance of E38 Image depends on a given purpose. The original painting of the Mona Lisa in the Louvre may be said to bear the same instance of E38 Image as reproductions in the form of transparencies, postcards, posters or T-shirts, even though they may differ in size and carrier and may vary in tone and colour. The images in a “spot the difference” competition are not the same with respect to their context, however similar they may at first appear.
Examples:
- the front side of all 20 Swiss Frs notes
- the image depicted on all reproductions of the Mona Lisa
Subclass of: E77 Persistent Item
Superclass of: E21 Person
Scope note: This class comprises people, either individually or in groups, who have the potential to perform intentional actions for which they can be held responsible.
The CRM does not attempt to model the inadvertent actions of such actors. Individual people should be documented as instances of E21 Person, whereas groups should be documented as instances of either E74 Group or its subclass E40 Legal Body.
Examples:
- London and Continental Railways (E40)
- the Governor of the Bank of England in 1975 (E21)
- Sir Ian McKellan (E21)
Properties:
P74 has current or former residence (is current or former residence of): E53 Place
P75 possesses (is possessed by): E30 Right
P76 has contact point (provides access to): E51 Contact Point
P131 is identified by (identifies): E82 Actor Appellation
Subcass of: E74 Group
Scope Note: This class comprises institutions or groups of people that have obtained a legal recognition as a group and can act collectively as agents.
This means that they can perform actions, own property, create or destroy things and can be held collectively responsible for their actions like individual people. The term 'personne morale' is often used for this in French.
Examples
- Greenpeace
- Paveprime Ltd
- the National Museum of Denmark
Subclass of: E90 Symbolic Object
Superclass of: E35 Title
E42 Identifier
E44 Place Appellation
E49 Time Appellation
E51 Contact Point
E75 Conceptual Object Appellation
E82 Actor Appellation
Scope note: This class comprises all sequences of signs of any nature, either meaningful or not, that are used or can be used to refer to and identify a specific instance of some class within a certain context.
Instances of E41 Appellation do not identify things by their meaning, even if they happen to have one, but by convention, tradition, or agreement. Instances of E41 Appellation are cultural constructs; as such, they have a context, a history, and a use in time and space by some group of users. A given instance of E41 Appellation can have alternative forms, i.e., other instances of E41 Appellation that are always regarded as equivalent independent from the thing it denotes.
Specific subclasses of E41 Appellation should be used when instances of E41 Appellation of a characteristic form are used for particular objects. Instances of E49 Time Appellation, for example, which take the form of instances of E50 Date, can be easily recognised.
E41 Appellation should not be confused with the act of naming something. Cf. E15 Identifier Assignment
Examples:
- "Martin"
- "the Forth Bridge"
- "the Merchant of Venice" (E35)
- "Spigelia marilandica (L.) L." [not the species, just the name]
- "information science" [not the science itself, but the name through which we refer to it in an English-speaking context]
Properties:
P139 has alternative form: E41 Appellation
(P139.1 has type: E55 Type)
Subclass of: E41 Appellation
Scope note: This class comprises strings or codes assigned to instances of E1 CRM Entity in order to identify them uniquely and permanently within the context of one or more organisations. Such codes are often known as inventory numbers, registration codes, etc. and are typically composed of alphanumeric sequences. The class E42 Identifier is not normally used for machine-generated identifiers used for automated processing unless these are also used by human agents.
Examples:
- “MM.GE.195”
- “13.45.1976”
- “OXCMS: 1997.4.1”
- ISSN “0041-5278”
- ISRC “FIFIN8900116”
- Shelf mark “Res 8 P 10”
- “Guillaume de Machaut (1300?-1377)” [a controlled personal name heading that follows the French rules]
Subclass of: E41 Appellation
Superclass of E45 Address
E46 Section Definition
E47 Spatial Coordinates
E48 Place Name
Scope Note: This class comprises any sort of identifier characteristically used to refer to an E53 Place.
Instances of E44 Place Appellation may vary in their degree of precision and their meaning may vary over time - the same instance of E44 Place Appellation may be used to refer to several places, either because of cultural shifts, or because objects used as reference points have moved around. Instances of E44 Place Appellation can be extremely varied in form: postal addresses, instances of E47 Spatial Coordinate, and parts of buildings can all be considered as instances of E44 Place Appellation.
Examples:
- “Vienna”
- “CH-1211, Genève”
- “Aquae Sulis Minerva”
- “Bath”
- “Cambridge”
- “the Other Place”
- “the City”
Subclass of: E44 Place Appellation
E51 Contact Point
Scope Note: This class comprises identifiers expressed in coding systems for places, such as postal addresses used for mailing.
An E45 Address can be considered both as the name of an E53 Place and as an E51 Contact Point for an E39 Actor. This dual aspect is reflected in the multiple inheritance. However, some forms of mailing addresses, such as a postal box, are only instances of E51 Contact Point, since they do not identify any particular Place. These should not be documented as instances of E45 Address.
Examples:
- “1-29-3 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 121, Japan”
- “Rue David Dufour 5, CH-1211, Genève”
Subclass of: E44 Place Appellation
Scope Note: This class comprises areas of objects referred to in terms specific to the general geometry or structure of its kind.
The 'prow' of the boat, the 'frame' of the picture, the 'front' of the building are all instances of E46 Section Definition. The class highlights the fact that parts of objects can be treated as locations. This holds in particular for features without natural boundaries, such as the “head” of a marble statue made out of one block (cf. E53 Place). In answer to the question 'where is the signature?' one might reply 'on the lower left corner'. (Section Definition is closely related to the term “segment” in Gerstl, P.& Pribbenow, S, 1996 “ A conceptual theory of part – whole relations and its applications”, Data & Knowledge Engineering 20 305-322, North Holland- Elsevier ).
Examples:
- “the entrance lobby to the Ripley Center”
- “the poop deck of H.M.S Victory”
- “the Venus de Milo’s left buttock”
- “left inner side of my box”
Subclass of: E44 Place Appellation
Scope Note: This class comprises the textual or numeric information required to locate specific instances of E53 Place within schemes of spatial identification.
Coordinates are a specific form of E44 Place Appellation, that is, a means of referring to a particular E53 Place. Coordinates are not restricted to longitude, latitude and altitude. Any regular system of reference that maps onto an E19 Physical Object can be used to generate coordinates.
Examples:
- “6°5’29”N 45°12’13”W”
- “Black queen’s bishop 4” [chess coordinate]
Subclass of: E44 Place Appellation
Scope Note: This class comprises particular and common forms of E44 Place Appellation.
Place Names may change their application over time: the name of an E53 Place may change, and a name may be reused for a different E53 Place. Instances of E48 Place Name are typically subject to place name gazetteers.
Examples:
- “Greece”
- “Athens”
- “Geneva”
- “Lac Léman”
Subclass of: E41 Appellation
Superclass of E50 Date
Scope Note: This class comprises all forms of names or codes, such as historical periods, and dates, which are characteristically used to refer to a specific E52 Time-Span.
The instances of E49 Time Appellation may vary in their degree of precision, and they may be relative to other time frames, “Before Christ” for example. Instances of E52 Time-Span are often defined by reference to a cultural period or an event e.g. ‘the duration of the Ming Dynasty’.
Examples:
- “Meiji” [Japanese term for a specific time-span]
- “1st half of the XX century”
- “Quaternary”
- “1215 Hegira” [a date in the Islamic calendar]
- “Last century”
Subclass of: E49 Time Appellation
Scope Note: This class comprises specific forms of E49 Time Appellation.
Dates may vary in their degree of precision.
Examples:
- “1900”
- “4-4-1959”
- “19-MAR-1922”
- “19640604”
Subcass of: E41 Appellation
Superclass of: E45 Address
Scope Note: This class comprises identifiers employed, or understood, by communication services to direct communications to an instance of E39 Actor. These include E-mail addresses, telephone numbers, post office boxes, Fax numbers, URLs etc. Most postal addresses can be considered both as instances of E44 Place Appellation and E51 Contact Point. In such cases the subclass E45 Address should be used.
URLs are addresses used by machines to access another machine through an http request. Since the accessed machine acts on behalf of the E39 Actor providing the machine, URLs are considered as instances of E51 Contact Point to that E39 Actor.
Examples:
- “+41 22 418 5571”
- “weasel@paveprime.com”
Subclass of: E1 CRM Entity
Scope note: This class comprises abstract temporal extents, in the sense of Galilean physics, having a beginning, an end and a duration.
Time Span has no other semantic connotations. Time-Spans are used to define the temporal extent of instances of E4 Period, E5 Event and any other phenomena valid for a certain time. An E52 Time-Span may be identified by one or more instances of E49 Time Appellation.
Since our knowledge of history is imperfect, instances of E52 Time-Span can best be considered as approximations of the actual Time-Spans of temporal entities. The properties of E52 Time-Span are intended to allow these approximations to be expressed precisely. An extreme case of approximation, might, for example, define an E52 Time-Span having unknown beginning, end and duration. Used as a common E52 Time-Span for two events, it would nevertheless define them as being simultaneous, even if nothing else was known.
Automatic processing and querying of instances of E52 Time-Span is facilitated if data can be parsed into an E61 Time Primitive.
Examples:
- 1961
- From 12-17-1993 to 12-8-1996
- 14h30 – 16h22 4th July 1945
- 9.30 am 1.1.1999 to 2.00 pm 1.1.1999
- duration of the Ming Dynasty
Properties:
P78 is identified by (identifies): E49 Time Appellation
P79 beginning is qualified by: E62 String
P80 end is qualified by: E62 String
P81 ongoing throughout: E61 Time Primitive
P82 at some time within: E61 Time Primitive
P83 had at least duration (was minimum duration of): E54 Dimension
P84 had at most duration (was maximum duration of): E54 Dimension
P86 falls within (contains): E52 Time-Span
Subclass of: E1 CRM Entity
Scope note: This class comprises extents in space, in particular on the surface of the earth, in the pure sense of physics: independent from temporal phenomena and matter.
The instances of E53 Place are usually determined by reference to the position of “immobile” objects such as buildings, cities, mountains, rivers, or dedicated geodetic marks. A Place can be determined by combining a frame of reference and a location with respect to this frame. It may be identified by one or more instances of E44 Place Appellation.
It is sometimes argued that instances of E53 Place are best identified by global coordinates or absolute reference systems. However, relative references are often more relevant in the context of cultural documentation and tend to be more precise. In particular, we are often interested in position in relation to large, mobile objects, such as ships. For example, the Place at which Nelson died is known with reference to a large mobile object – H.M.S Victory. A resolution of this Place in terms of absolute coordinates would require knowledge of the movements of the vessel and the precise time of death, either of which may be revised, and the result would lack historical and cultural relevance.
Any object can serve as a frame of reference for E53 Place determination. The model foresees the notion of a "section" of an E19 Physical Object as a valid E53 Place determination.
Examples:
- the extent of the UK in the year 2003
- the position of the hallmark on the inside of my wedding ring
- the place referred to in the phrase: “Fish collected at three miles north of the confluence of the Arve and the Rhone”
- here -> <-
Properties:
P87 is identified by (identifies): E44 Place Appellation
P88 consists of (forms part of): E53 Place
P89 falls within (contains): E53 Place
P121 overlaps with: E53 Place
P122 borders with: E53 Place
Subclass of: E1 CRM Entity
Scope note: This class comprises quantifiable properties that can be measured by some calibrated means and can be approximated by values, i.e. points or regions in a mathematical or conceptual space, such as natural or real numbers, RGB values etc.
An instance of E54 Dimension represents the true quantity, independent from its numerical approximation, e.g. in inches or in cm. The properties of the class E54 Dimension allow for expressing the numerical approximation of the values of an instance of E54 Dimension. If the true values belong to a non-discrete space, such as spatial distances, it is recommended to record them as approximations by intervals or regions of indeterminacy enclosing the assumed true values. For instance, a length of 5 cm may be recorded as 4.5-5.5 cm, according to the precision of the respective observation. Note, that interoperability of values described in different units depends critically on the representation as value regions.
Numerical approximations in archaic instances of E58 Measurement Unit used in historical records should be preserved. Equivalents corresponding to current knowledge should be recorded as additional instances of E54 Dimension as appropriate.
Examples:
- currency: £26.00
- length: 3.9-4.1 cm
- diameter 26 mm
- weight 150 lbs
- density: 0.85 gm/cc
- luminescence: 56 ISO lumens
- tin content: 0.46 %
- taille au garot: 5 hands
- calibrated C14 date: 2460-2720 years, etc
Properties:
P90 has value: E60 Number
P91 has unit (is unit of): E58 Measurement Unit
Subclass of: E28 Conceptual Object
Superclass of: E56 Language
E57 Material
E58 Measurement Unit
Scope note: This class comprises concepts denoted by terms from thesauri and controlled vocabularies used to characterize and classify instances of CRM classes. Instances of E55 Type represent concepts in contrast to instances of E41 Appellation which are used to name instances of CRM classes.
E55 Type is the CRM’s interface to domain specific ontologies and thesauri. These can be represented in the CRM as subclasses of E55 Type, forming hierarchies of terms, i.e. instances of E55 Type linked via P127 has broader term (has narrower term). Such hierarchies may be extended with additional properties.
Examples:
- weight, length, depth [types of E54]
- portrait, sketch, animation [types of E38]
- French, English, German [E56]
- excellent, good, poor [types of E3]
- Ford Model T, chop stick [types of E22]
- cave, doline, scratch [types of E26]
- poem, short story [types of E33]
- wedding, earthquake, skirmish [types of E5]
Properties:
P127 has broader term (has narrower term): E55 Type
Subclass of: E55 Type
Scope note: This class is a specialization of E55 Type and comprises the natural languages in the sense of concepts.
This type is used categorically in the model without reference to instances of it, i.e. the Model does not foresee the description of instances of instances of E56 Language, e.g.: “instances of Mandarin Chinese”.
It is recommended that internationally or nationally agreed codes and terminology are used to denote instances of E56 Language, such as those defined in ISO 639:1988.
Examples:
- el [Greek]
- en [English]
- eo [Esperanto]
- es [Spanish]
- fr [French]
Subclass of: E55 Type
Scope note: This class is a specialization of E55 Type and comprises the concepts of materials.
Instances of E57 Material may denote properties of matter before its use, during its use, and as incorporated in an object, such as ultramarine powder, tempera paste, reinforced concrete. Discrete pieces of raw-materials kept in museums, such as bricks, sheets of fabric, pieces of metal, should be modelled individually in the same way as other objects. Discrete used or processed pieces, such as the stones from Nefer Titi's temple, should be modelled as parts (cf. P46 is composed of).
This type is used categorically in the model without reference to instances of it, i.e. the Model does not foresee the description of instances of instances of E57 Material, e.g.: “instances of gold”.
It is recommended that internationally or nationally agreed codes and terminology are used.
Examples:
- brick
- gold
- aluminium
- polycarbonate
- resin
Subclass of: E55 Type
Scope Note: This class is a specialization of E55 Type and comprises the types of measurement units: feet, inches, centimetres, litres, lumens, etc.
This type is used categorically in the model without reference to instances of it, i.e. the Model does not foresee the description of instances of instances of E58 Measurement Unit, e.g.: “instances of cm”.
Système International (SI) units or internationally recognized non-SI terms should be used whenever possible. (ISO 1000:1992). Archaic Measurement Units used in historical records should be preserved.
Examples:
- cm [centimetre]
- km [kilometre]
- m [meter]
- m/s [meters per second]
- A [Ampere]
- GRD [Greek Drachme]
- C [degrees centigrade]
Superclass of: E60 Number
E61 Time Primitive
E62 String
Scope Note: This class comprises primitive values used as documentation elements, which are not further elaborated upon within the model.
As such they are not considered as elements within our universe of discourse. No specific implementation recommendations are made. It is recommended that the primitive value system from the implementation platform be used to substitute for this class and its subclasses.
Examples:
- ABCDEFG (E62)
- 3.14 (E60)
- 0
- 1921-01-01 (E61)
Subclass of: E59 Primitive Value
Scope Note: This class comprises any encoding of computable (algebraic) values such as integers, real numbers, complex numbers, vectors, tensors etc., including intervals of these values to express limited precision.
Numbers are fundamentally distinct from identifiers in continua, such as instances of E50 Date and E47 Spatial Coordinate, even though their encoding may be similar. Instances of E60 Number can be combined with each other in algebraic operations to yield other instances of E60 Number, e.g., 1+1=2. Identifiers in continua may be combined with numbers expressing distances to yield new identifiers, e.g., 1924-01-31 + 2 days = 1924-02-02. Cf. E54 Dimension
Examples:
- 5
- 3+2i
- 1.5e-04
- (0.5, - 0.7,88)
Subclass of: E59 Primitive Value
Scope Note: This class comprises instances of E59 Primitive Value for time that should be implemented with appropriate validation, precision and interval logic to express date ranges relevant to cultural documentation.
E61 Time Primitive is not further elaborated upon within the model.
Examples:
- 1994 – 1997
- 13 May 1768
- 2000/01/01 00:00:59.7
- 85th century BC
Subclass of: E59 Primitive Value
Scope Note: This class comprises the instances of E59 Primitive Values used for documentation such as free text strings, bitmaps, vector graphics, etc.
E62 String is not further elaborated upon within the model
Examples:
- the Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog
- 6F 6E 54 79 70 31 0D 9E
Subclass of: E5 Event
E65 Creation
E81 Transformation
Scope note: This class comprises events that bring into existence any E77 Persistent Item.
It may be used for temporal reasoning about things (intellectual products, physical items, groups of people, living beings) beginning to exist; it serves as a hook for determination of a terminus post quem and ante quem.
Examples:
- the birth of my child
- the birth of Snoopy, my dog
- the calving of the iceberg that sank the Titanic
- the construction of the Eiffel Tower
Properties:
P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Subclass of: E5 Event
Superclass of: E6 Destruction
E68 Dissolution
Scope note: This class comprises events that end the existence of any E77 Persistent Item.
It may be used for temporal reasoning about things (physical items, groups of people, living beings) ceasing to exist; it serves as a hook for determination of a terminus postquem and antequem. In cases where substance from a Persistent Item continues to exist in a new form, the process would be documented by E81 Transformation.
Examples:
- the death of Snoopy, my dog
- the melting of the snowman
- the burning of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesos by Herostratos in 356BC
Properties:
P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Superclass of: E83 Type Creation
Scope note: This class comprises events that result in the creation of conceptual items or immaterial products, such as legends, poems, texts, music, images, movies, laws, types etc.
Examples:
- the framing of the U.S. Constitution
- the drafting of U.N. resolution 1441
Properties:
P94 has created (was created by): E28 Conceptual Object
Subclass of: E7 Activity
E63 Beginning of Existence
Scope note: This class comprises events that result in the formation of a formal or informal E74 Group of people, such as a club, society, association, corporation or nation.
E66 Formation does not include the arbitrary aggregation of people who do not act as a collective.
The formation of an instance of E74 Group does not mean that the group is populated with members at the time of formation. In order to express the joining of members at the time of formation, the respective activity should be simultaneously an instance of both E66 Formation and E85 Joining.
Examples:
- the formation of the CIDOC CRM Special Interest Group
- the formation of the Soviet Union
- the conspiring of the murderers of Caesar
Properties:
P95 has formed (was formed by): E74 Group
Subclass of: E63 Beginning of Existence
Scope note: This class comprises the births of human beings. E67 Birth is a biological event focussing on the context of people coming into life. (E63 Beginning of Existence comprises the coming into life of any living beings).
Twins, triplets etc. are brought into life by the same E67 Birth event. The introduction of the E67 Birth event as a documentation element allows the description of a range of family relationships in a simple model. Suitable extensions may describe more details and the complexity of motherhood with the intervention of modern medicine. In this model, the biological father is not seen as a necessary participant in the E67 Birth event.
Examples:
- the birth of Alexander the Great
Properties:
P96 by mother (gave birth): E21 Person
P97 from father (was father for): E21 Person
P98 brought into life (was born): E21 Person
Subclass of: E64 End of Existence
Scope note: This class comprises the events that result in the formal or informal termination of an E74 Group of people.
If the dissolution was deliberate, the Dissolution event should also be instantiated as an E7 Activity.
Examples:
- the fall of the Roman Empire
- the liquidation of Enron Corporation
Properties:
P99 dissolved (was dissolved by): E74 Group
Subclass of: E64 End of Existence
Scope note: This class comprises the deaths of human beings.
If a person is killed, their death should be instantiated as E69 Death and as E7 Activity. The death or perishing of other living beings should be documented using E64 End of Existence.
Examples:
- the murder of Julius Caesar (E69,E7)
- the death of Senator Paul Wellstone
Properties:
P100 was death of (died in): E21 Person
Subclass of: E77 Persistent Item
Superclass of: E71 Man-Made Thing
E72 Legal Object
Scope note: This general class comprises usable discrete, identifiable, instances of E77 Persistent Item that are documented as single units.
They can be either intellectual products or physical things, and are characterized by relative stability. They may for instance either have a solid physical form, an electronic encoding, or they may be logical concept or structure.
Examples:
- my photograph collection (E78)
- the bottle of milk in my refrigerator (E22)
- the plan of the Strassburger Muenster (E29)
- the thing on the top of Otto Hahn’s desk (E19)
- the form of the no-smoking sign (E36)
- the cave of Dirou, Mani, Greece (E27)
Properties
P43 has dimension (is dimension of): E54 Dimension
P101 had as general use (was use of): E55 Type
P130 shows features of (features are also found on): E70 Thing
(P130.1 kind of similarity: E55 Type)
Subclass of: E70 Thing
Superclass of: E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E28 Conceptual Object
Scope note: This class comprises discrete, identifiable man-made items that are documented as single units.
These items are either intellectual products or man-made physical things, and are characterized by relative stability. They may for instance have a solid physical form, an electronic encoding, or they may be logical concepts or structures.
Examples:
- Beethoven’s 5th Symphony (E73)
- Michelangelo’s David
- Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity (E73)
- the taxon ‘Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus,1758’ (E55)
Properties
P102 has title (is title of): E35 Title
(P102.1 has type: E55 Type)
P103 was intended for (was intention of): E55 Type
Subclass of: E70 Thing
Superclass of: E18 Physical Thing
E90 Symbolic Object
Scope note: This class comprises those material or immaterial items to which instances of E30 Right, such as the right of ownership or use, can be applied.
This is true for all E18 Physical Thing. In the case of instances of E28 Conceptual Object, however, the identity of the E28 Conceptual Object or the method of its use may be too ambiguous to reliably establish instances of E30 Right, as in the case of taxa and inspirations. Ownership of corporations is currently regarded as out of scope of the CRM.
Examples:
- the Cullinan diamond (E19)
- definition of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model Version 2.1 (E73)
Properties:
P104 is subject to (applies to): E30 Right
P105 right held by (has right on): E39 Actor
Subclass of: E89 Propositional Object
E90 Symbolic Object
Superclass of: E29 Design or Procedure
E31 Document
E36 Visual Item
Scope note: This class comprises identifiable immaterial items, such as a poems, jokes, data sets, images, texts, multimedia objects, procedural prescriptions, computer program code, algorithm or mathematical formulae, that have an objectively recognizable structure and are documented as single units.
An E73 Information Object does not depend on a specific physical carrier, which can include human memory, and it can exist on one or more carriers simultaneously.
Instances of E73 Information Object of a linguistic nature should be declared as instances of the E33 Linguistic Object subclass. Instances of E73 Information Object of a documentary nature should be declared as instances of the E31 Document subclass. Conceptual items such as types and classes are not instances of E73 Information Object, nor are ideas without a reproducible expression.
Examples:
- image BM000038850.JPG from the Clayton Herbarium in London
- E. A. Poe's "The Raven"
- the movie "The Seven Samurai" by Akira Kurosawa
- the Maxwell Equations
Properties:
Subclass of: E39 Actor
Superclass of: E40 Legal Body
Scope note: This class comprises any gatherings or organizations of two or more people that act collectively or in a similar way due to any form of unifying relationship. In the wider sense this class also comprises official positions which used to be regarded in certain contexts as one actor, independent of the current holder of the office, such as the president of a country.
A gathering of people becomes an E74 Group when it exhibits organizational characteristics usually typified by a set of ideas or beliefs held in common, or actions performed together. These might be communication, creating some common artifact, a common purpose such as study, worship, business, sports, etc. Nationality can be modeled as membership in an E74 Group (cf. HumanML markup). Married couples and other concepts of family are regarded as particular examples of E74 Group.
Examples:
- the impressionists
- the Navajo
- the Greeks
- the peace protestors in New York City on February 15 2003
- Exxon-Mobil
- King Solomon and his wives
- The President of the Swiss Confederation
Properties:
P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of): E39 Actor
(P107.1 kind of member: E55 Type)
Subclass of: E41 Appellation
Scope note: This class comprises all appellations specific to intellectual products or standardized patterns.
Examples:
- “ISBN 3-7913-1418-1”
- “ISO 2788-1986 (F)”
Subclass of: E1 CRM Entity
Superclass of: E39 Actor
E70 Thing
Scope note: This class comprises items that have a persistent identity, sometimes known as “endurants” in philosophy.
They can be repeatedly recognized within the duration of their existence by identity criteria rather than by continuity or observation. Persistent Items can be either physical entities, such as people, animals or things, or conceptual entities such as ideas, concepts, products of the imagination or common names.
The criteria that determine the identity of an item are often difficult to establish -; the decision depends largely on the judgement of the observer. For example, a building is regarded as no longer existing if it is dismantled and the materials reused in a different configuration. On the other hand, human beings go through radical and profound changes during their life-span, affecting both material composition and form, yet preserve their identity by other criteria. Similarly, inanimate objects may be subject to exchange of parts and matter. The class E77 Persistent Item does not take any position about the nature of the applicable identity criteria and if actual knowledge about identity of an instance of this class exists. There may be cases, where the identity of an E77 Persistent Item is not decidable by a certain state of knowledge.
The main classes of objects that fall outside the scope the E77 Persistent Item class are temporal objects such as periods, events and acts, and descriptive properties.
Examples:
- Leonard da Vinci
- Stonehenge
- the hole in the ozone layer
- the First Law of Thermodynamics
- the Bermuda Triangle
Subclass of: E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Scope note: This class comprises aggregations of instances of E18 Physical Thing that are assembled and maintained (“curated” and “preserved,” in museological terminology) by one or more instances of E39 Actor over time for a specific purpose and audience, and according to a particular collection development plan.
Items may be added or removed from an E78 Collection in pursuit of this plan. This class should not be confused with the E39 Actor maintaining the E78 Collection often referred to with the name of the E78 Collection (e.g. “The Wallace Collection decided…”).
Collective objects in the general sense, like a tomb full of gifts, a folder with stamps or a set of chessmen, should be documented as instances of E19 Physical Object, and not as instances of E78 Collection. This is because they form wholes either because they are physically bound together or because they are kept together for their functionality.
Examples:
- the John Clayton Herbarium
- the Wallace Collection
- Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium at Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Trondheim, Norway
Properties:
P109 has current or former curator (is current or former curator of): E39 Actor
Subclass of: E11 Modification
Scope note: This class comprises activities that result in an instance of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing being increased, enlarged or augmented by the addition of a part.
Typical scenarios include the attachment of an accessory, the integration of a component, the addition of an element to an aggregate object, or the accessioning of an object into a curated E78 Collection. Objects to which parts are added are, by definition, man-made, since the addition of a part implies a human activity. Following the addition of parts, the resulting man-made assemblages are treated objectively as single identifiable wholes, made up of constituent or component parts bound together either physically (for example the engine becoming a part of the car), or by sharing a common purpose (such as the 32 chess pieces that make up a chess set). This class of activities forms a basis for reasoning about the history and continuity of identity of objects that are integrated into other objects over time, such as precious gemstones being repeatedly incorporated into different items of jewellery, or cultural artifacts being added to different museum instances of E78 Collection over their lifespan.
Examples:
- the setting of the koh-i-noor diamond into the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- the addition of the painting “Room in Brooklyn” by Edward Hopper to the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Properties:
P110 augmented (was augmented by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
P111 added (was added by): E18 Physical Thing
Subclass of: E11 Modification
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E18 Physical Thing being decreased by the removal of a part.
Typical scenarios include the detachment of an accessory, the removal of a component or part of a composite object, or the deaccessioning of an object from a curated E78 Collection. If the E80 Part Removal results in the total decomposition of the original object into pieces, such that the whole ceases to exist, the activity should instead be modelled as an E81 Transformation, i.e. a simultaneous destruction and production. In cases where the part removed has no discernible identity prior to its removal but does have an identity subsequent to its removal, the activity should be regarded as both E80 Part Removal and E12 Production. This class of activities forms a basis for reasoning about the history, and continuity of identity over time, of objects that are removed from other objects, such as precious gemstones being extracted from different items of jewelry, or cultural artifacts being deaccessioned from different museum collections over their lifespan.
Examples:
- the removal of the engine from my car
- the disposal of object number 1976:234 from the collection
Properties:
P112 diminished (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
P113 removed (was removed by): E18 Physical Thing
Subclass of: E63 Beginning of Existence
E64 End of Existence
Scope note: This class comprises the events that result in the simultaneous destruction of one or more than one E77 Persistent Item and the creation of one or more than one E77 Persistent Item that preserves recognizable substance from the first one(s) but has fundamentally different nature and identity.
Although the old and the new instances of E77 Persistent Item are treated as discrete entities having separate, unique identities, they are causally connected through the E81 Transformation; the destruction of the old E77 Persistent Item(s) directly causes the creation of the new one(s) using or preserving some relevant substance. Instances of E81 Transformation are therefore distinct from re-classifications (documented using E17 Type Assignment) or modifications (documented using E11 Modification) of objects that do not fundamentally change their nature or identity. Characteristic cases are reconstructions and repurposing of historical buildings or ruins, fires leaving buildings in ruins, taxidermy of specimen in natural history and the reorganization of a corporate body into a new one.
Examples:
- the death and mummification of Tut-Ankh-Amun (transformation of Tut-Ankh-Amun from a living person to a mummy) (E69,E81,E7)
Properties:
P123 resulted in (resulted from): E77 Persistent Item
P124 transformed (was transformed by): E77 Persistent Item
Subclass of: E41 Appellation
Scope note: This class comprises any sort of name, number, code or symbol characteristically used to identify an E39 Actor.
An E39 Actor will typically have more than one E82 Actor Appellation, and instances of E82 Actor Appellation in turn may have alternative representations. The distinction between corporate and personal names, which is particularly important in library applications, should be made by explicitly linking the E82 Actor Appellation to an instance of either E21 Person or E74 Group/E40 Legal Body. If this is not possible, the distinction can be made through the use of the P2 has type mechanism.
Examples:
- “John Doe”
- “Doe, J”
- “the U.S. Social Security Number 246-14-2304”
- “the Artist Formerly Known as Prince”
- “the Master of the Flemish Madonna”
- “Raphael’s Workshop”
- “the Brontë Sisters”
- “ICOM”
- “International Council of Museums”
Subclass of: E65 Creation
Scope note: This class comprises activities formally defining new types of items.
It is typically a rigorous scholarly or scientific process that ensures a type is exhaustively described and appropriately named. In some cases, particularly in archaeology and the life sciences, E83 Type Creation requires the identification of an exemplary specimen and the publication of the type definition in an appropriate scholarly forum. The activity of E83 Type Creation is central to research in the life sciences, where a type would be referred to as a “taxon,” the type description as a “protologue,” and the exemplary specimens as “orgininal element” or “holotype”.
Examples:
- creation of the taxon 'Penicillium brefeldianum B. O. Dodge' (1933)
- addition of class E84 Information Carrier to the CIDOC CRM
Properties:
P135 created type (was created by): E55 Type
P136 was based on (supported type creation): E1 CRM Entity
(P136.1 in the taxonomic role: E55 Type)
Subclass of: E22 Man-Made Object
Scope note: This class comprises all instances of E22 Man-Made Object that are explicitly designed to act as persistent physical carriers for instances of E73 Information Object.
This allows a relationship to be asserted between an E19 Physical Object and its immaterial information contents. An E84 Information Carrier may or may not contain information, e.g., a diskette. Note that any E18 Physical Thing may carry information, such as an E34 Inscription. However, unless it was specifically designed for this purpose, it is not an Information Carrier. Therefore the property P128 carries (is carried by) applies to E18 Physical Thing in general.
Examples:
- the Rosetta Stone
- my paperback copy of Crime & Punishment
- the computer disk at ICS-FORTH that stores the canonical Definition of the CIDOC CRM
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E39 Actor becoming a member of an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include becoming a member of a social organisation, becoming employee of a company, marriage, the adoption of a child by a family and the inauguration of somebody into an official position.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament of 1689
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985
- The implementation of the membership treaty between EU and Denmark January 1. 1973
Properties:
P143 joined (was joined by): E39 Actor
P144 joined with (gained member by) E74 Group
(P144.1 kind of member: E55 Type)
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E39 Actor to be disassociated from an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include the termination of membership in a social organisation, ending the employment at a company, divorce, and the end of tenure of somebody in an official position.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797
- The implementation of the treaty regulating the termination of Greenland’s membership in EU between EU, Denmark and Greenland February 1. 1985
Properties:
P145 separated (left by) E39 Actor
P146 separated from (lost member by) E74 Group
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in the continuity of management and the preservation and evolution of instances of E78 Collection, following an implicit or explicit curation plan.
It specializes the notion of activity into the curation of a collection and allows the history of curation to be recorded.
Items are accumulated and organized following criteria like subject, chronological period, material type, style of art etc. and can be added or removed from an E78 Collection for a specific purpose and/or audience. The initial aggregation of items of a collection is regarded as an instance of E12 Production Event while the activity of evolving, preserving and promoting a collection is regarded as an instance of E87 Curation Activity.
Examples:
- The curation of Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium 1876 – 1909 (when Foslie died), now at Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Norway
Properties:
P147 curated (was curated by): E78 Collection
Subclass of: E28 Conceptual Object
Superclass of: E73 Information Object
E30 Right
Scope note: This class comprises immaterial items, including but not limited to stories, plots, procedural prescriptions, algorithms, laws of physics or images that are, or represent in some sense, sets of propositions about real or imaginary things and that are documented as single units or serve as topic of discourse.
This class also comprises items that are “about” something in the sense of a subject. In the wider sense, this class includes expressions of psychological value such as non-figural art and musical themes. However, conceptual items such as types and classes are not instances of E89 Propositional Object. This should not be confused with the definition of a type, which is indeed an instance of E89 Propositional Object.
Examples:
- Maxwell’s Equations
- The ideational contents of Aristotle’s book entitled ‘Metaphysics’ as rendered in the Greek texts translated in … Oxford edition…
- The underlying prototype of any “no-smoking” sign (E36)
- The common ideas of the plots of the movie "The Seven Samurai" by Akira Kurosawa and the movie “The Magnificent Seven” by John Sturges
- The image content of the photo of the Allied Leaders at Yalta 1945 (E38)
Properties:
P148 has component (is component of): E89 Propositional Object
P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
(P67.1 has type: E55 Type)
P129 is about (is subject of): E1 CRM Entity
Subclass of: E28 Conceptual Object
E72 Legal Object
Superclass of: E73 Information Object
E41 Appellation
Scope note:
This class comprises identifiable symbols and any aggregation of symbols, such as characters, identifiers, traffic signs, emblems, texts, data sets, images, musical scores, multimedia objects, computer program code or mathematical formulae that have an objectively recognizable structure and that are documented as single units.
It includes sets of signs of any nature, which may serve to designate something, or to communicate some propositional content.
An instance of E90 Symbolic Object does not depend on a specific physical carrier, which can include human memory, and it can exist on one or more carriers simultaneously. An instance of E90 Symbolic Object may or may not have a specific meaning, for example an arbitrary character string.
Examples:
- ‘ecognizabl’
- The “no-smoking” sign (E36)
- “BM000038850.JPG” (E75)
- image BM000038850.JPG from the Clayton Herbarium in London (E38)
- The distribution of form, tone and colour found on Leonardo da Vinci’s painting named “Mona Lisa” (E38)
- The Italian text of Dante’s “Divina Commedia” as found in the authoritative critical edition La Commedia secondo l’antica vulgata a cura di Giorgio Petrocchi, Milano: Mondadori, 1966-67 (= Le Opere di Dante Alighieri, Edizione Nazionale a cura della Società Dantesca Italiana, VII, 1-4) (E33)
Properties:
P106 is composed of (forms part of): E90 Symbolic Object
The properties of the CRM are comprehensively declared in this section using the following format:
- Property names are presented as headings in bold face, preceded by unique property identifiers;
- The line “Domain:” declares the class for which the property is defined;
- The line “Range:” declares the class to which the property points, or that provides the values for the property;
- The line “Superproperty of:” is a cross-reference to any subproperties the property may have;
- The line “Quantification:” declares the possible number of occurrences for domain and range class instances for the property. Possible values are: 1:many, many:many, many:1;
- The line “Scope note:” contains the textual definition of the concept the property represents;
- The line “Examples:” contains a bulleted list of examples of instances of this property. If the example is also instance of a subproperty of this property, the unique identifier of the subclass is added in parenthesis. If the example instantiates two properties, the unique identifiers of both properties is added in parenthesis.
The line “Examples:” provides illustrative examples showing how the property should be used.
Domain: E1 CRM Entity
Range: E41 Appellation
Superproperty of: E1 CRM Entity. P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of): E42 Identifier
E52 Time-Span. P78 is identified by (identifies): E49 Time Appellation
E53 Place. P87 is identified by (identifies): E44 Place Appellation
E71 Man-Made Thing. P102 has title (is title of): E35 Title
E39 Actor. P131 is identified by (identifies): E82 Actor Appellation
E28 Conceptual Object.P149 is identified by (identifies): E75 Conceptual Object Appellation
Scope note: This property describes the naming or identification of any real world item by a name or any other identifier.
This property is intended for identifiers in general use, which form part of the world the model intends to describe, and not merely for internal database identifiers which are specific to a technical system, unless these latter also have a more general use outside the technical context. This property includes in particular identification by mathematical expressions such as coordinate systems used for the identification of instances of E53 Place. The property does not reveal anything about when, where and by whom this identifier was used. A more detailed representation can be made using the fully developed (i.e. indirect) path through E15 Identifier Assignment.
Examples:
- the capital of Italy (E53) is identified by “Rome” (E48)
- text 25014–32 (E33) is identified by “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” (E35)
Domain: E1 CRM Entity
Range: E55 Type
Superproperty of. E1 CRM Entity.P137 exemplifies (is exemplified by):E55 Type
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows sub typing of CRM entities - a form of specialisation – through the use of a terminological hierarchy, or thesaurus.
The CRM is intended to focus on the high-level entities and relationships needed to describe data structures. Consequently, it does not specialise entities any further than is required for this immediate purpose. However, entities in the isA hierarchy of the CRM may by specialised into any number of sub entities, which can be defined in the E55 Type hierarchy. E51 Contact Point, for example, may be specialised into “e-mail address”, “telephone number”, “post office box”, “URL” etc. none of which figures explicitly in the CRM hierarchy. Sub typing obviously requires consistency between the meaning of the terms assigned and the more general intent of the CRM entity in question.
Examples:
“enquiries@cidoc-crm.org” (E51) has type e-mail address (E55)
Domain: E1 CRM Entity
Superproperty of: E52 Time-Span. P79 beginning is qualified by: E62 String
E52 Time-Span. P80 end is qualified by: E62 String
Quantification: one to many (0,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property is a container for all informal descriptions about an object that have not been expressed in terms of CRM constructs.
In particular it captures the characterisation of the item itself, its internal structures, appearance etc.
Like property P2 has type (is type of), this property is a consequence of the restricted focus of the CRM. The aim is not to capture, in a structured form, everything that can be said about an item; indeed, the CRM formalism is not regarded as sufficient to express everything that can be said. Good practice requires use of distinct note fields for different aspects of a characterisation. The P3.1 has type property of P3 has note allows differentiation of specific notes, e.g. “construction”, “decoration” etc.
An item may have many notes, but a note is attached to a specific item.
Examples:
- coffee mug – OXCMS:1983.1.1 (E19) has note “chipped at edge of handle” (E62) has type Condition (E55)
Properties: P3.1 has type: E55 Type
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E52 Time-Span
Quantification: many to one, necessary, dependent (1,1:1,n)
Scope note: This property describes the temporal confinement of an instance of an E2 Temporal Entity.
The related E52 Time-Span is understood as the real Time-Span during which the phenomena were active, which make up the temporal entity instance. It does not convey any other meaning than a positioning on the “time-line” of chronology. The Time-Span in turn is approximated by a set of dates (E61 Time Primitive). A temporal entity can have in reality only one Time-Span, but there may exist alternative opinions about it, which we would express by assigning multiple Time-Spans. Related temporal entities may share a Time-Span. Time-Spans may have completely unknown dates but other descriptions by which we can infer knowledge.
Examples:
- the Yalta Conference (E7) has time-span Yalta Conference time-span (E52)
Domain: E3 Condition State
Range: E3 Condition State
Quantification: one to many (0,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property describes the decomposition of an E3 Condition State into discrete, subsidiary states.
It is assumed that the sub-states into which the condition state is analysed form a logical whole - although the entire story may not be completely known – and that the sub-states are in fact constitutive of the general condition state. For example, a general condition state of “in ruins” may be decomposed into the individual stages of decay.
Examples:
The Condition State of the ruined Parthenon (E3) consists of the bombarded state after the explosion of a Venetian shell in 1687 (E3)[4]
Domain: E4 Period
Range: E53 Place
Superproperty of: E9 Move. P26 moved to (was destination of): E53 Place
E9 Move. P27 moved from (was origin of): E53 Place
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the spatial location of an instance of E4 Period.
The related E53 Place should be seen as an approximation of the geographical area within which the phenomena that characterise the period in question occurred. P7took place at (witnessed) does not convey any meaning other than spatial positioning (generally on the surface of the earth). For example, the period “Révolution française” can be said to have taken place in “France”, the “Victorian” period, may be said to have taken place in “Britain” and its colonies, as well as other parts of Europe and north America.
A period can take place at multiple locations.
Examples:
- the period “Révolution française” (E4) took place at France (E53)
Domain: E4 Period
Scope note: This property describes the location of an instance of E4 Period with respect to an E19 Physical Object.
P8 took place on or within (witnessed) is a short-cut of a path defining a E53 Place with respect to the geometry of an object. cf. E46 Section Definition.
For example, the French and German armistice of 22 June 1940 was signed in the same railway carriage as the armistice of 11 November 1918.
Examples:
- the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (E7) took place on or within Westminster Abbey (E19)
Domain: E4 Period
Quantification: one to many, (0,n:0,1)
The sub-periods into which the period is decomposed form a logical whole - although the entire picture may not be completely known - and the sub-periods are constitutive of the general period.
Examples:
- Cretan Bronze Age (E4) consists of Middle Minoan (E4)
Domain: E4 Period
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes an instance of E4 Period, which falls within the E53 Place and E52 Time-Span of another.
The difference with P9 consists of (forms part of) is subtle. Unlike P9 consists of (forms part of), P10 falls within (contains) does not imply any logical connection between the two periods and it may refer to a period of a completely different type.
Examples:
- the Great Plague (E4) falls within The Gothic period (E4)
Domain: E5 Event
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
Superproperty of: E7 Activity. P14 carried out by (performed): E39 Actor
E67 Birth. P96 by mother (gave birth): E21 Person
E68 Dissolution. P99 dissolved (was dissolved by): E74 Group
E85 Joining.P143 joined (was joined by): E39 Actor
E85 Joining.P144 joined with (gained member by): E74 Group
E86 Leaving.P145 separated (left by):E39 Actor
E86 Leaving.P146 separated from (lost member by):E74 Group
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the active or passive participation of instances of E39 Actors in an E5 Event.
It connects the life-line of the related E39 Actor with the E53 Place and E50 Date of the event. The property implies that the Actor was involved in the event but does not imply any causal relationship. The subject of a portrait can be said to have participated in the creation of the portrait.
Examples:
- Napoleon (E21) participated in The Battle of Waterloo (E7)
- Maria (E21) participated in Photographing of Maria (E7)
Domain: E5 Event
Superproperty of: E5 Event. P11 had participant (participated in): E39 Actor
E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
E9 Move. P25 moved (moved by): E19 Physical Object
E11 Modification. P31 has modified (was modified by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E63 Beginning of Existence. P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by): E77 Persistent Item
E64 End of Existence. P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by): E77 Persistent Item
E79 Part Addition.P111 added (was added by): E18 Physical Thing
E80 Part Removal.P113 removed (was removed by): E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the active or passive presence of an E77 Persistent Item in an E5 Event without implying any specific role.
It connects the history of a thing with the E53 Place and E50 Date of an event. For example, an object may be the desk, now in a museum on which a treaty was signed. The presence of an immaterial thing implies the presence of at least one of its carriers.
Examples:
- Deckchair 42 (E19) was present at The sinking of the Titanic (E5)
Domain: E6 Destruction
Subproperty of: E64 End of Existence. P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary (1,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property allows specific instances of E18 Physical Thing that have been destroyed to be related to a destruction event.
Destruction implies the end of an item’s life as a subject of cultural documentation – the physical matter of which the item was composed may in fact continue to exist. A destruction event may be contiguous with a Production that brings into existence a derived object composed partly of matter from the destroyed object.
Examples:
- the Tay Bridge Disaster (E6) destroyed The Tay Bridge (E22)
Domain: E7 Activity
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P11 had participant (participated in): E39 Actor
Superproperty of: E8 Acquisition. P22 transferred title to (acquired title through): E39 Actor
E8 Acquisition. P23 transferred title from (surrendered title through): E39 Actor
E10 Transfer of Custody. P29 custody received by (received custody through): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the active participation of an E39 Actor in an E7 Activity.
It implies causal or legal responsibility. The P14.1 in the role of property of the property allows the nature of an Actor’s participation to be specified.
Examples:
- the painting of the Sistine Chapel (E7) carried out by Michaelangelo Buonaroti (E21) in the role of master craftsman (E55)
Properties: P14.1 in the role of: E55 Type
Domain: E7 Activity
Superproperty of: E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
E7 Activity. P17 was motivated by (motivated): E1 CRM Entity
E7 Activity. P134 continued (was continued by): E7 Activity
E83 Type Creation. P136 was based on (supported type creation): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This is a high level property, which captures the relationship between an E7 Activity and anything that may have had some bearing upon it.
The property has more specific sub properties.
Examples:
- the designing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (E7) was influenced by the Tyne bridge (E22)
Domain: E7 Activity
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
E7 Activity. P15 was influenced by (influenced): E1 CRM Entity
Superproperty of:E7 Activity.P33 used specific technique (was used by):E29 Design or Procedure
E15 Identifier Assignment. P142 used constituent (was used in):E41 Appellation
E79 Part Addition. P111 added (was added by):E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the use of material or immaterial things in a way essential to the performance or the outcome of an E7 Activity.
This property typically applies to tools, instruments, moulds, raw materials and items embedded in a product. It implies that the presence of the object in question was a necessary condition for the action. For example, the activity of writing this text required the use of a computer. An immaterial thing can be used if at least one of its carriers is present. For example, the software tools on a computer.
Another example is the use of a particular name by a particular group of people over some span to identify a thing, such as a settlement. In this case, the physical carriers of this name are at least the people understanding its use.
Examples:
- the writing of this scope note (E7) used specific object Nicholas Crofts’ computer (E22) mode of use Typing Tool; Storage Medium (E55)
- the people of Iraq calling the place identified by TGN ‘7017998’ (E7) used specific object “Quyunjig” (E44) mode of use Current; Vernacular (E55)
Properties: P16.1 mode of use: E55 Type
Domain: E7 Activity
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P15 was influenced by (influenced): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes an item or items that are regarded as a reason for carrying out the E7 Activity.
For example, the discovery of a large hoard of treasure may call for a celebration, an order from head quarters can start a military manoeuvre.
Examples:
- the resignation of the chief executive (E7) was motivated by the collapse of SwissAir (E68).
- the coronation of Elizabeth II (E7) was motivated by the death of George VI (E69)
Domain: E7 Activity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property relates an E7 Activity with objects created specifically for use in the activity.
This is distinct from the intended use of an item in some general type of activity such as the book of common prayer which was intended for use in Church of England services (see P101 had as general use (was use of)).
Examples:
- Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding dress (E71) was made for Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (E7) mode of use To Be Worn (E55)
Properties: P19.1 mode of use: E55 Type
Domain: E7 Activity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the relationship between a preparatory activity and the event it is intended to be preparation for.
This includes activities, orders and other organisational actions, taken in preparation for other activities or events.
P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of) implies that an activity succeeded in achieving its aim. If it does not succeed, such as the setting of a trap that did not catch anything, one may document the unrealized intention using P21 had general purpose (was purpose of):E55 Type and/or P33 used specific technique (was used by): E29 Design or Procedure.
Examples:
- Van Eyck’s pigment grinding in 1432 (E7) had specific purpose the painting of the Ghent altar piece (E12)
Domain: E7 Activity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes an intentional relationship between an E7 Activity and some general goal or purpose.
This may involve activities intended as preparation for some type of activity or event. P21had general purpose (was purpose of) differs from P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of) in that no occurrence of an event is implied as the purpose.
Examples:
- Van Eyck’s pigment grinding (E7) had general purpose painting (E55)
- The setting of trap 2742 on May 17th 1874 (E7) had general purpose Catching Moose (E55) (Activity type
Domain: E8 Acquisition
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P14 carried out by (performed): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor that acquires the legal ownership of an object as a result of an E8 Acquisition.
The property will typically describe an Actor purchasing or otherwise acquiring an object from another Actor. However, title may also be acquired, without any corresponding loss of title by another Actor, through legal fieldwork such as hunting, shooting or fishing.
In reality the title is either transferred to or from someone, or both.
Examples:
- acquisition of the Amoudrouz collection by the Geneva Ethnography Museum (E8) transferred title to Geneva Ethnography Museum (E74)
Domain: E8 Acquisition
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P14 carried out by (performed): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor or Actors who relinquish legal ownership as the result of an E8 Acquisition.
The property will typically be used to describe a person donating or selling an object to a museum. In reality title is either transferred to or from someone, or both.
Examples:
- acquisition of the Amoudrouz collection by the Geneva Ethnography Museum (E8) transferred title from Heirs of Amoudrouz (E74)
Domain: E8 Acquisition
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E18 Physical Thing or things involved in an E8 Acquisition.
In reality, an acquisition must refer to at least one transferred item.
Examples:
- acquisition of the Amoudrouz collection by the Geneva Ethnography Museum (E8) transferred title of Amoudrouz Collection (E78)
Domain: E9 Move
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E19 Physical Object that is moved during a move event.
The property implies the object’s passive participation. For example, Monet’s painting “Impression sunrise” was moved for the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874.
In reality, a move must concern at least one object.
Examples:
- Monet´s “Impression sunrise” (E22) moved by preparations for the First Impressionist Exhibition (E9)
Domain: E9 Move
Subproperty of: E4 Period. P7 took place at (witnessed): E53 Place
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the destination of a E9 Move.
A move will be linked to a destination, such as the move of an artefact from storage to display. A move may be linked to many terminal instances of E53 Places. In this case the move describes a distribution of a set of objects. The area of the move includes the origin, route and destination.
Examples:
- the movement of the Tut-Ankh-Amun Exhibition (E9) moved to The British Museum (E53)
Domain: E9 Move
Subproperty of: E4 Period. P7 took place at (witnessed): E53 Place
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the starting E53 Place of an E9 Move.
A move will be linked to an origin, such as the move of an artefact from storage to display. A move may be linked to many origins. In this case the move describes the picking up of a set of objects. The area of the move includes the origin, route and destination.
Examples:
- the movement of the Tut-Ankh-Amun Exhibition (E9) moved from The Egyptian Museum in Cairo (E53)
Domain: E10 Transfer of Custody
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P14 carried out by (performed): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor or Actors who surrender custody of an instance of E18 Physical Thing in an E10 Transfer of Custody activity.
The property will typically describe an Actor surrendering custody of an object when it is handed over to someone else’s care. On occasion, physical custody may be surrendered involuntarily – through accident, loss or theft.
In reality, custody is either transferred to someone or from someone, or both.
Examples:
- the Secure Deliveries Inc. crew (E40) surrendered custody through The delivery of the paintings by Secure Deliveries Inc. to the National Gallery (E10).
Domain: E10 Transfer of Custody
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P14 carried out by (performed): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor or Actors who receive custody of an instance of E18 Physical Thing in an E10 Transfer of Custody activity.
The property will typically describe Actors receiving custody of an object when it is handed over from another Actor’s care. On occasion, physical custody may be received involuntarily or illegally – through accident, unsolicited donation, or theft.
In reality, custody is either transferred to someone or from someone, or both.
Examples:
- representatives of The National Gallery (E40) received custody through. The delivery of the paintings by Secure Deliveries Inc. to the National Gallery (E10)
Domain: E10 Transfer of Custody
Range: E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an item or items of E18 Physical Thing concerned in an E10 Transfer of Custody activity.
The property will typically describe the object that is handed over by an E39 Actor to another Actor’s custody. On occasion, physical custody may be transferred involuntarily or illegally – through accident, unsolicited donation, or theft.
Examples:
the delivery of the paintings by Secure Deliveries Inc. to the National Gallery (E10) transferred custody of paintings from The Iveagh Bequest (E19)
Domain: E11 Modification
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
Superproperty of: E12 Production. P108 has produced (was produced by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E79 Part Addition. P110 augmented (was augmented by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E80 Part Removal. P112 diminished (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E24 Physical Man-Made Thing modified in an E11 Modification.
If a modification is applied to a non-man-made object, it is regarded as an E22 Man-Made Object from that time onwards.
Examples:
- rebuilding of the Reichstag (E11) has modified the Reichstag in Berlin (E24)
Domain: E7 Activity
Superproperty of:
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the technique that was employed in an act of modification.
These techniques should be drawn from an external E55 Type hierarchy of consistent terminology of general techniques such as embroidery, oil-painting, etc. Specific techniques may be further described as instances of E29 Design or Procedure.
Examples:
- ornamentation of silver cup 113 (E11) used general technique gold-plating (E55) (Design or Procedure Type)
Domain: E7 Activity
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies a specific instance of E29 Design or Procedure in order to carry out an instance of E7 Activity or parts of it.
The property differs from P32 used general technique (was technique of) in that P33 refers to an instance of E29 Design or Procedure, which is a concrete information object in its own right rather than simply being a term or a method known by tradition.
Typical examples would include intervention plans for conservation or the construction plans of a building
Examples:
- Ornamentation of silver cup 232 (E11) used specific technique ‘Instructions for golden chase work by A N Other’ (E29)
- Rebuilding of Reichstag (E11) used specific technique Architectural plans by Foster and Partners (E29)
Domain: E14 Condition Assessment
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E18 Physical Thing that was assessed during an E14 Condition Assessment activity.
Conditions may be assessed either by direct observation or using recorded evidence. In the latter case the E18 Physical Thing does not need to be present or extant.
Examples:
- 1997 condition assessment of the silver collection (E14) concerned silver cup 232 (E22)
Domain: E14 Condition Assessment
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E3 Condition State that was observed in an E14 Condition Assessment activity.
Examples:
- 1997 condition assessment of silver cup 232 (E14) has identified oxidation traces were present in 1997 (E3) has type oxidation traces (E55)
Domain: E15 Identifier Assignment
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the identifier that was assigned to an item in an Identifier Assignment activity.
An Identifier might be created prior to an assignment.
Examples:
- 01 June 1997 Identifier Assignment of the silver cup donated by Martin Doerr (E15) assigned “232” (E42)
Domain: E15 Identifier Assignment
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the identifier that was deassigned from an instance of E1 CRM Entity.
Deassignment of an identifier may be necessary when an item is taken out of an inventory, a new numbering system is introduced or items are merged or split up.
The same identifier may be deassigned on more than one occasion.
Examples:
- 31 July 2001 Identifier Assignment of the silver cup OXCMS:2001.1.32 (E15) deassigned “232” (E42)
Domain: E16 Measurement
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property associates an instance of E16 Measurement with the instance of E1 CRM Entity to which it applied. An instance of E1 CRM Entity may be measured more than once. Material and immaterial things and processes may be measured, e.g. the number of words in a text, or the duration of an event.
Examples:
- 31 August 1997 measurement of height of silver cup 232 (E16) measured silver cup 232 (E22)
Domain: E16 Measurement
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the dimension that was observed in an E16 Measurement Event.
E54 Dimension can be any quantifiable aspect of E70 Thing. Weight, image colour depth and monetary value are dimensions in this sense. One measurement activity may determine more than one dimension of one object.
Dimensions may be determined either by direct observation or using recorded evidence. In the latter case the measured Thing does not need to be present or extant.
Even though knowledge of the value of a dimension requires measurement, the dimension may be an object of discourse prior to, or even without, any measurement being made.
Examples:
- 31 August 1997 measurement of height of silver cup 232 (E16) observed dimension silver cup 232 height (E54) has unit mm (E58), has value 224 (E60)
Domain: E17 Type Assignment
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the item to which a type was assigned in an E17 Type Assignment activity.
Any instance of a CRM entity may be assigned a type through type assignment. Type assignment events allow a more detailed path from E1 CRM Entity through P41 classified (was classified), E17 Type Assignment, P42 assigned (was assigned by) to E55 Type for assigning types to objects compared to the shortcut offered by P2 has type (is type of).
Examples:
- 31 August 1997 classification of silver cup 232 (E17) classified silver cup 232 (E22)
Domain: E17 Type Assignment
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the type that was assigned to an entity by an E17 Type Assignment activity.
Type assignment events allow a more detailed path from E1 CRM Entity through P41 classified (was classified by), E17 Type Assignment, P42 assigned (was assigned by) to E55 Type for assigning types to objects compared to the shortcut offered by P2 has type (is type of).
For example, a fragment of an antique vessel could be assigned the type “attic red figured belly handled amphora” by expert A. The same fragment could be assigned the type “shoulder handled amphora” by expert B.
A Type may be intellectually constructed independent from assigning an instance of it.
Examples:
- 31 August 1997 classification of silver cup 232 (E17) assigned goblet (E55)
Domain: E70 Thing
Quantification: one to many, dependent (0,n:1.1)
Scope note: This property records a E54 Dimension of some E70 Thing.
It is a shortcut of the more fully developed path from E70 Thing through P39 measured (was measured by), E16 Measurement P40 observed dimension (was observed in) to E54 Dimension. It offers no information about how and when an E54 Dimension was established, nor by whom.
An instance of E54 Dimension is specific to an instance of E70 Thing.
Examples:
- silver cup 232 (E22) has dimension height of silver cup 232 (E54) has unit (P91) mm (E58), has value (P90) 224 (E60)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: one to many, dependent (0,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property records an E3 Condition State for some E18 Physical Thing.
It is a shortcut of the more fully developed path from E18 Physical Thing through P34 concerned (was assessed by), E14 Condition Assessment P35 has identified (was identified by) to E3 Condition State. It offers no information about how and when the E3 Condition State was established, nor by whom.
An instance of Condition State is specific to an instance of Physical Thing.
Examples:
- silver cup 232 (E22) has condition oxidation traces were present in 1997 (E3) has type oxidation traces (E55)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instances of E57 Materials of which an instance of E18 Physical Thing is composed.
All physical things consist of physical materials. P45 consists of (is incorporated in) allows the different Materials to be recorded. P45 consists of (is incorporated in) refers here to observed Material as opposed to the consumed raw material.
A Material, such as a theoretical alloy, may not have any physical instances.
Examples:
- silver cup 232 (E22) consists of silver (E57)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Superproperty of:E19 Physical Object. P56 bears feature (is found on): E26 Physical Feature
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows instances of E18 Physical Thing to be analysed into component elements.
Component elements, since they are themselves instances of E18 Physical Thing, may be further analysed into sub-components, thereby creating a hierarchy of part decomposition. An instance of E18 Physical Thing may be shared between multiple wholes, for example two buildings may share a common wall.
This property is intended to describe specific components that are individually documented, rather than general aspects. Overall descriptions of the structure of an instance of E18 Physical Thing are captured by the P3 has note property.
The instances of E57 Materials of which an item of E18 Physical Thing is composed should be documented using P45 consists of (is incorporated in).
Examples:
- the Royal carriage (E22) forms part of the Royal train (E22)
- the “Hog’s Back” (E24) forms part of the “Fosseway” (E24)
Domain: E1 CRM Entity
Subproperty of: E1 CRM Entity.P1 is identified by (identifies): E41 Appellation
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the preferred E42 Identifier that was used to identify an instance of E1 CRM Entity at the time this property was recorded.
More than one preferred identifier may have been assigned to an item over time.
Use of this property requires an external mechanism for assigning temporal validity to the respective CRM instance.
P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of), is a shortcut for the path from E1 CRM Entity through P140 assigned attribute to (was attributed by), E15 Identifier Assignment, P37 assigned (was assigned by) to E42 Identifier. The fact that an identifier is a preferred one for an organisation can be better expressed in a context independent form by assigning a suitable E55 Type to the respective instance of E15 Identifier Assignment using the P2 has type property.
Examples:
- the pair of Lederhosen donated by Dr Martin Doerr (E22) has preferred identifier “OXCMS:2001.1.32” (E42)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Superproperty of: E18 Physical Thing. P50 has current keeper (is current keeper of): E39 Actor
E78 Collection.P109 has current or former curator (is current or former curator of):E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor or Actors who have or have had custody of an instance of E18 Physical Thing at some time.
The distinction with P50 has current keeper (is current keeper of) is that P49 has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of) leaves open the question as to whether the specified keepers are current.
P49 has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of) is a shortcut for the more detailed path from E18 Physical Thing through P30 transferred custody of (custody transferred through), E10 Transfer of Custody, P28 custody surrendered by (surrendered custody through) or P29 custody received by (received custody through) to E39 Actor.
Examples:
- paintings from The Iveagh Bequest (E18) has former or current keeper Secure Deliveries Inc. (E40)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Subproperty of: E18 Physical Thing. P49 has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor or Actors who had custody of an instance of E18 Physical Thing at the time this property was recorded.
P50 has current keeper (is current keeper of) is a shortcut for the more detailed path from E18 Physical Thing through P30 transferred custody of (custody transferred through), E10 Transfer of Custody, P29 custody received by (received custody through) to E39 Actor.
Examples:
- paintings from The Iveagh Bequest (E18) has current keeper The National Gallery (E40)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Superproperty of: E18 Physical Thing. P52 has current owner (is current owner of): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor that is or has been the legal owner (i.e. title holder) of an instance of E18 Physical Thing at some time.
The distinction with P52 has current owner (is current owner of) is that P51 has former or current owner (is former or current owner of) does not indicate whether the specified owners are current. P51 has former or current owner (is former or current owner of) is a shortcut for the more detailed path from E18 Physical Thing through P24 transferred title of (changed ownership through), E8 Acquisition, P23 transferred title from (surrendered title through), or P22 transferred title to (acquired title through) to E39 Actor.
Examples:
- paintings from the Iveagh Bequest (E18) has former or current owner Lord Iveagh (E21)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Subproperty of: E18 Physical Thing. P51 has former or current owner (is former or current keeper of): E39 Actor
E72 Legal Object.P105 right held by (has right on):E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E21 Person, E74 Group or E40 Legal Body that was the owner of an instance of E18 Physical Thing at the time this property was recorded.
P52 has current owner (is current owner of) is a shortcut for the more detailed path from E18 Physical Thing through P24 transferred title of (changed ownership through), E8 Acquisition, P22 transferred title to (acquired title through) to E39 Actor, if and only if this acquisition event is the most recent.
Examples:
- paintings from the Iveagh Bequest (E18) has current owner «English Heritage» (E40)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Superproperty of: E19 Physical Object. P55 has current location (currently holds): E53 Place
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows an instance of E53 Place to be associated as the former or current location of an instance of E18 Physical Thing.
In the case of E19 Physical Objects, the property does not allow any indication of the Time-Span during which the Physical Object was located at this Place, nor if this is the current location.
In the case of immobile objects, the Place would normally correspond to the Place of creation.
P53 has former or current location (is former or current location of) is a shortcut. A more detailed representation can make use of the fully developed (i.e. indirect) path from E19 Physical Object through P25 moved (moved by), E9 Move, P26 moved to (was destination of) or P27 moved from (was origin of) to E53 Place.
Examples:
- silver cup 232 (E22) has former or current location Display Case 4, Room 23, Museum of Oxford (E53)
Domain: E19 Physical Object
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the foreseen permanent location of an instance of E19 Physical Object at the time this property was recorded.
P54 has current permanent location (is current permanent location of) is similar to P55 has current location (currently holds). However, it indicates the E53 Place currently reserved for an object, such as the permanent storage location or a permanent exhibit location. The object may be temporarily removed from the permanent location, for example when used in temporary exhibitions or loaned to another institution. The object may never actually be located at its permanent location.
Examples:
- silver cup 232 (E22) has current permanent location Shelf 3.1, Store 2, Museum of Oxford (E53)
Domain: E19 Physical Object
Subproperty of: E18 Physical Thing. P53 has former or current location (is former or current location of): E53 Place
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the location of an E19 Physical Object at the time the property was recorded.
This property is a specialisation of P53 has former or current location (is former or current location of). It indicates that the E53 Place associated with the E19 Physical Object is the current location of the object. The property does not allow any indication of how long the Object has been at the current location.
P55 has current location (currently holds) is a shortcut. A more detailed representation can make use of the fully developed (i.e. indirect) path from E19 Physical Object through P25 moved (moved by), E9 Move P26 moved to (was destination of) to E53 Place if and only if this Move is the most recent.
Examples:
- silver cup 232 (E22) has current location Display cabinet 23, Room 4, British Museum (E53)
Domain: E19 Physical Object
Subproperty of: E18 Physical Thing. P46 is composed of (forms part of): E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: one to many, dependent (0,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property describes a E26 Physical Feature found on a E19 Physical Object It does not specify the location of the feature on the object.
P56 bears feature (is found on) is a shortcut. A more detailed representation can make use of the fully developed (i.e. indirect) path from E19 Physical Object through P59 has section (is located on or within), E53 Place, P53 has former or current location (is former or current location of) to E26 Physical Feature.
A Physical Feature can only exist on one object. One object may bear more than one Physical Feature. An E27 Site should be considered as an E26 Physical Feature on the surface of the Earth.
Examples:
- silver cup 232 (E22) bears feature 32 mm scratch on silver cup 232 (E26)
Domain: E19 Physical Object
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property documents the E60 Number of parts of which an instance of E19 Physical Object is composed.
This may be used as a method of checking inventory counts with regard to aggregate or collective objects. What constitutes a part or component depends on the context and requirements of the documentation. Normally, the parts documented in this way would not be considered as worthy of individual attention.
For a more complete description, objects may be decomposed into their components and constituents using P46 is composed of (forms parts of) and P45 consists of (is incorporated in). This allows each element to be described individually.
Examples:
- chess set 233 (E22) has number of parts 33 (E60)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: one to many, dependent, (0,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property links an area (section) named by a E46 Section Definition to the instance of E18 Physical Thing upon which it is found.
The CRM handles sections as locations (instances of E53 Place) within or on E18 Physical Thing that are identified by E46 Section Definitions. Sections need not be discrete and separable components or parts of an object.
This is part of a more developed path from E18 Physical Thing through P58, E46 Section Definition, P87 is identified by (identifies) that allows a more precise definition of a location found on an object than the shortcut P59 has section (is located on or within).
A particular instance of a Section Definition only applies to one instance of Physical Thing.
Examples:
- HMS Victory (E22) has section definition “poop deck of HMS Victory” (E46)
Domain: E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: one to many (0,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property links an area to the instance of E18 Physical Thing upon which it is found.
It is typically used when a named E46 Section Definition is not appropriate.
E18 Physical Thing may be subdivided into arbitrary regions.
P59 has section (is located on or within) is a shortcut. If the E53 Place is identified by a Section Definition, a more detailed representation can make use of the fully developed (i.e. indirect) path from E18 Physical Thing through P58 has section definition (defines section), E46 Section Definition, P87 is identified by (identifies) to E53 Place. A Place can only be located on or within one Physical Object.
Examples:
- HMS Victory (E22) has section HMS Victory section B347.6 (E53)
Domain: E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Range: E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies something that is depicted by an instance of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
This property is a shortcut of the more fully developed path from E24 Physical Man-Made Thing through P65 shows visual item (is shown by), E36 Visual Item, P138 represents (has representation) to E1CRM Entity. P62.1 mode of depiction allows the nature of the depiction to be refined.
Examples:
- The painting “La Liberté guidant le peuple” by Eugène Delacroix (E84) depicts the French “July Revolution” of 1830 (E7)
- the 20 pence coin held by the Department of Coins and Medals of the British Museum under registration number 2006,1101.126 (E24) depicts Queen Elizabeth II (E21) mode of depiction Profile (E55)
Properties: P62.1 mode of depiction: E55 Type
Domain: E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property documents an E36 Visual Item shown by an instance of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
This property is similar to P62 depicts (is depicted by) in that it associates an item of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing with a visual representation. However, P65 shows visual item (is shown by) differs from the P62 depicts (is depicted by) property in that it makes no claims about what the E36 Visual Item is deemed to represent. E36 Visual Item identifies a recognisable image or visual symbol, regardless of what this image may or may not represent.
For example, all recent British coins bear a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, a fact that is correctly documented using P62 depicts (is depicted by). Different portraits have been used at different periods, however. P65 shows visual item (is shown by) can be used to refer to a particular portrait.
P65 shows visual item (is shown by) may also be used for Visual Items such as signs, marks and symbols, for example the 'Maltese Cross' or the 'copyright symbol’ that have no particular representational content.
This property is part of the fully developed path from E24 Physical Man-Made Thing through P65 shows visual item (is shown by), E36 Visual Item, P138 represents (has representation) to E1 CRM Entity which is shortcut by, P62 depicts (is depicted by).
Examples:
- My T-Shirt (E22) shows visual item Mona Lisa (E38)
Domain: E89 Propositional Object
Range: E1 CRM Entity
Superproperty of: E31 Document. P70 documents (is documented in): E1 CRM Entity
E32 Authority Document. P71 lists (is listed in): E1 CRM Entity
E89 Propositional Object. P129 is about (is subject of): E1 CRM Entity
E36 Visual Item. P138 represents (has representation): E1 CRM Entity
E29 Design or Procedure.P68 foresees use of (use foreseen by): E57 Material
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property documents that an E89 Propositional Object makes a statement about an instance of E1 CRM Entity. P67 refers to (is referred to by) has the P67.1 has type link to an instance of E55 Type. This is intended to allow a more detailed description of the type of reference. This differs from P129 is about (is subject of), which describes the primary subject or subjects of the E89 Propositional Object.
Examples:
the eBay auction listing of 4 July 2002 (E73) refers to silver cup 232 (E22) has type item for sale (E55)
Properties: P67.1 has type: E55 Type
Subproperty of: E89 Propositional Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an E57 Material foreseeen to be used by an E29 Design or Procedure.
E29 Designs and procedures commonly foresee the use of particular E57 Materials. The fabrication of adobe bricks, for example, requires straw, clay and water. This property enables this to be documented.
This property is not intended for the documentation of E57 Materials that were used on a particular occasion when an instance of E29 Design or Procedure was executed.
Examples:
- procedure for soda glass manufacture (E29) foresees use of soda (E57)
Domain: E29 Design or Procedure
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This symmetric property describes the association of an E29 Design or Procedure with other Designs or Procedures.
Any instance of E29 Design or Procedure may be associated with other designs or procedures.
The P69.1 has type property of P69 is associated with allows the nature of the association to be specified; examples of types of association between instances of E29 Design or Procedure include: whole-part, sequence, prerequisite, etc
Examples:
- procedure for glass blowing (E29) is associated with procedure for glass heating (E29)
Properties: P69.1 has type: E55 Type
Domain: E31 Document
Subproperty of: E89 Propositional Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the CRM Entities documented by instances of E31 Document.
Documents may describe any conceivable entity, hence the link to the highest-level entity in the CRM hierarchy. This property is intended for cases where a reference is regarded as being of a documentary character, in the scholarly or scientific sense.
Examples:
- the British Museum catalogue (E31) documents the British Museum’s Collection (E78)
Domain: E32 Authority Document
Subproperty of: E89 Propositional Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property documents a source E32 Authority Document for an instance of an E1 CRM Entity.
Examples:
- the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (E32) lists alcazars (E55)
Domain: E33 Linguistic Object
Quantification: many to many, necessary (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the E56 Language of an E33 Linguistic Object.
Linguistic Objects are composed in one or more human Languages. This property allows these languages to be documented.
Examples:
- the American Declaration of Independence (E33) has language 18th Century English (E56)
Domain: E33 Linguistic Object
Subproperty of: E70 Thing. P130 shows features of (features are also found on): E70 Thing
Quantification: one to many (0,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property describes the source and target of instances of E33Linguistic Object involved in a translation.
When a Linguistic Object is translated into a new language it becomes a new Linguistic Object, despite being conceptually similar to the source object.
Examples:
- “Les Baigneurs” (E33) has translation “The Bathers” (E33)
Domain: E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the current or former E53 Place of residence of an E39 Actor.
The residence may be either the Place where the Actor resides, or a legally registered address of any kind.
Examples:
- Queen Elizabeth II (E39) has current or former residence Buckingham Palace (E53)
Domain: E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies former or current instances of E30 Rights held by an E39 Actor.
Examples:
- Michael Jackson (E21) possesses Intellectual property rights on the Beatles’ back catalogue (E30)
Domain: E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an E51 Contact Point of any type that provides access to an E39 Actor by any communication method, such as e-mail or fax.
Examples:
- RLG (E40) has contact point “bl.ric@rlg.org” (E51)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Subproperty of: E1 CRM Entity. P1 is identified by (identifies): E41 Appellation
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an E52 Time-Span using an E49Time Appellation.
Examples:
- the time span 1926 to 1988 (E52) is identified by “Showa” (Japanese time appellation) (E49)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Subproperty of: E1 CRM Entity. P3 has note: E62 String
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property qualifies the beginning of an E52 Time-Span in some way.
The nature of the qualification may be certainty, precision, source etc.
Examples:
- the time-span of the Holocene (E52) beginning is qualified by approximately (E62)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Subproperty of: E1 CRM Entity. P3 has note: E62 String
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property qualifies the end of an E52 Time-Span in some way.
The nature of the qualification may be certainty, precision, source etc.
Examples:
- the time-span of the Holocene (E52) end is qualified by approximately (E62)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the minimum period of time covered by an E52 Time-Span.
Since Time-Spans may not have precisely known temporal extents, the CRM supports statements about the minimum and maximum temporal extents of Time-Spans. This property allows a Time-Span’s minimum temporal extent (i.e. its inner boundary) to be assigned an E61 Time Primitive value. Time Primitives are treated by the CRM as application or system specific date intervals, and are not further analysed.
Examples:
- the time-span of the development of the CIDOC CRM (E52) ongoing throughout 1996-2002 (E61)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the maximum period of time within which an E52 Time-Span falls.
Since Time-Spans may not have precisely known temporal extents, the CRM supports statements about the minimum and maximum temporal extents of Time-Spans. This property allows a Time-Span’s maximum temporal extent (i.e. its outer boundary) to be assigned an E61 Time Primitive value. Time Primitives are treated by the CRM as application or system specific date intervals, and are not further analysed.
Examples:
- the time-span of the development of the CIDOC CRM (E52) at some time within 1992-infinity (E61)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Quantification: one to one (1,1:1,1)
Scope note: This property describes the minimum length of time covered by an E52 Time-Span.
It allows an E52 Time-Span to be associated with an E54 Dimension representing it’s minimum duration (i.e. it’s inner boundary) independent from the actual beginning and end.
Examples:
- the time span of the Battle of Issos 333 B.C.E. (E52) had at least duration Battle of Issos minimum duration (E54) has unit (P91) day (E58) has value (P90) 1 (E60)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Quantification: one to one (1,1:1,1)
Scope note: This property describes the maximum length of time covered by an E52 Time-Span.
It allows an E52 Time-Span to be associated with an E54 Dimension representing it’s maximum duration (i.e. it’s outer boundary) independent from the actual beginning and end.
Examples:
- the time span of the Battle of Issos 333 B.C.E. (E52) had at most duration Battle of Issos maximum duration (E54) has unit (P91) day (E58) has value (P90) 2 (E60)
Domain: E52 Time-Span
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the inclusion relationship between two instances of E52 Time-Span.
This property supports the notion that a Time-Span’s temporal extent falls within the temporal extent of another Time-Span. It addresses temporal containment only, and no contextual link between the two instances of Time-Span is implied.
Examples:
- the time-span of the Apollo 11 moon mission (E52) falls within the time-span of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (E52)
Domain: E53 Place
Subproperty of: E1 CRM Entity. P1 is identified by (identifies): E41 Appellation
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an E53 Place using an E44 Place Appellation.
Examples of Place Appellations used to identify Places include instances of E48 Place Name, addresses, E47 Spatial Coordinates etc.
Examples:
- the location of the Duke of Wellington’s House (E53) is identified by “No 1 London” (E45)
Domain: E53 Place
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an E53 Place that forms part of another Place.
It supports the notion that a Place can be subdivided into one or more constituent parts. It implies both spatial and contextual containment relationships between the two Places.
Examples:
- the area covered by the London Borough of Islington in 1976 (E53) forms part of the area covered by Greater London in 1976 (E53)
Domain: E53 Place
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instances of E53 Places that fall within the area covered by another Place.
It addresses spatial containment only, and no ‘whole-part’ relationship between the two places is implied.
Examples:
- the area covered by the World Heritage Site of Stonehenge (E53) falls within the area of Salisbury Plain (E53)
Domain: E54 Dimension
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows an E54 Dimension to be approximated by an E60 Number primitive.
Examples:
- height of silver cup 232 (E54) has value 226 (E60)
Domain: E54 Dimension
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property shows the type of unit an E54 Dimension was expressed in.
Examples:
- height of silver cup 232 (E54) has unit mm (E58)
Domain: E63 Beginning of Existence
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
Superproperty of: E65 Creation. P94 has created (was created by): E28 Conceptual Object
E66 Formation. P95 has formed (was formed by): E74 Group
E67 Birth. P98 brought into life (was born): E21 Person
E12 Production. P108 has produced (was produced by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E81 Transformation. P123 resulted in (resulted from): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary, dependent (1,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property allows an E63 Beginning of Existence event to be linked to the E77 Persistent Item brought into existence by it.
It allows a “start” to be attached to any Persistent Item being documented i.e. E70 Thing, E72 Legal Object, E39 Actor, E41 Appellation, E51 Contact Point and E55 Type.
Examples:
- the birth of Mozart (E67) brought into existence Mozart (E21)
Domain: E64 End of Existence
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
Superproperty of: E6 Destruction. P13 destroyed (was destroyed by): E18 Physical Thing
E68 Dissolution. P99 dissolved (was dissolved by): E74 Group
E69 Death. P100 was death of (died in): E21 Person
E81 Transformation. P124 transformed (was transformed by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary (1,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property allows an E64 End of Existence event to be linked to the E77 Persistent Item taken out of existence by it.
In the case of immaterial things, the E64 End of Existence is considered to take place with the destruction of the last physical carrier.
This allows an “end” to be attached to any Persistent Item being documented i.e. E70 Thing, E72 Legal Object, E39 Actor, E41 Appellation, E51 Contact Point and E55 Type. For many Persistent Items we know the maximum life-span and can infer, that they must have ended to exist. We assume in that case an End of Existence, which may be as unnoticeable as forgetting the secret knowledge by the last representative of some indigenous nation.
Examples:
- the death of Mozart (E69) took out of existence Mozart (E21)
Domain: E65 Creation
Subproperty of: E63 Beginning of Existence. P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Superproperty of: E83 Type Creation. P135 created type (was created by): E55 Type
Quantification: one to many, necessary, dependent (1,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property allows a conceptual E65 Creation to be linked to the E28 Conceptual Object created by it.
It represents the act of conceiving the intellectual content of the E28 Conceptual Object. It does not represent the act of creating the first physical carrier of the E28 Conceptual Object. As an example, this is the composition of a poem, not its commitment to paper.
Examples:
- the composition of “The Four Friends” by A. A. Milne (E65) has created “The Four Friends” by A. A. Milne (E28)
Domain: E66 Formation
Subproperty of: E63 Beginning of Existence. P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary, dependent (1,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property links the founding or E66 Formation for an E74 Group with the Group itself.
Examples:
- the formation of the CIDOC CRM SIG at the August 2000 CIDOC Board meeting (E66) has formed the CIDOC CRM Special Interest Group (E74)
Domain: E67 Birth
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P11 had participant (participated in): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,1)
Scope note: This property links an E67 Birth event to an E21 Person as a participant in the role of birth-giving mother.
Note that biological fathers are not necessarily participants in the Birth (see P97 from father (was father for)). The Person being born is linked to the Birth with the property P98 brought into life (was born). This is not intended for use with general natural history material, only people. There is no explicit method for modelling conception and gestation except by using extensions. This is a sub-property of P11 had participant (participated in).
Examples:
- the birth of Queen Elizabeth II (E67) by mother Queen Mother (E21)
Domain: E67 Birth
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property links an E67 Birth event to an E21 Person in the role of biological father.
Note that biological fathers are not seen as necessary participants in the Birth, whereas birth-giving mothers are (see P96 by mother (gave birth)). The Person being born is linked to the Birth with the property P98 brought into life (was born).
This is not intended for use with general natural history material, only people. There is no explicit method for modelling conception and gestation except by using extensions.
A Birth event is normally (but not always) associated with one biological father.
Examples:
- King George VI (E21) was father for the birth of Queen Elizabeth II (E67)
Domain: E67 Birth
Subproperty of: E63 Beginning of Existence. P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, dependent (0,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property links an E67Birth event to an E21 Person in the role of offspring.
Twins, triplets etc. are brought into life by the same Birth event. This is not intended for use with general Natural History material, only people. There is no explicit method for modelling conception and gestation except by using extensions.
Examples:
- the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II (E67) brought into life Queen Elizabeth II (E21)
Domain: E68 Dissolution
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P11 had participant (participated in): E39 Actor
E64 End of Existence. P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property links the disbanding or E68 Dissolution of an E74 Group to the Group itself.
Examples:
- the end of The Hole in the Wall Gang (E68) dissolved The Hole in the Wall Gang (E74)
Domain: E69 Death
Subproperty of: E64 End of Existence. P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property links an E69 Death event to the E21 Person that died.
A Death event may involve multiple people, for example in the case of a battle or disaster.
This is not intended for use with general Natural History material, only people.
Examples:
- Mozart’s death (E69) was death of Mozart (E21)
Domain: E70 Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property links an instance of E70 Thing to an E55 Type of usage.
It allows the relationship between particular things, both physical and immaterial, and general methods and techniques of use to be documented. Thus it can be asserted that a baseball bat had a general use for sport and a specific use for threatening people during the Great Train Robbery.
Examples:
- Tony Gill’s Ford Mustang (E22) had as general use transportation (E55)
Domain: E71 Man-Made Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the E35 Title applied to an instance of E71 Man-Made Thing. The E55 Type of Title is assigned in a sub property.
The P102.1 has type property of the P102 has title (is title of) property enables the relationship between the Title and the thing to be further clarified, for example, if the Title was a given Title, a supplied Title etc.
It allows any man-made material or immaterial thing to be given a Title. It is possible to imagine a Title being created without a specific object in mind.
Examples:
- the first book of the Old Testament (E33) has title “Genesis” (E35)
has type translated (E55)
Properties: P102.1 has type: E55 Type
Domain: E71 Man-Made Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property links an instance of E71 Man-Made Thing to an E55 Type of usage.
It creates a property between specific man-made things, both physical and immaterial, to Types of intended methods and techniques of use. Note: A link between specific man-made things and a specific use activity should be expressed using P19 was intended use of (was made for).
Examples:
- this plate (E22) was intended for being destroyed at wedding reception (E55)
Domain: E72 Legal Object
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property links a particular E72 Legal Object to the instances of E30 Right to which it is subject.
The Right is held by an E39 Actor as described by P75 possesses (is possessed by).
Examples:
- Beatles back catalogue (E72) is subject to reproduction right on Beatles back catalogue (E30)
Domain: E72 Legal Object
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor who holds the instances of E30 Right to an E72 Legal Object.
It is a superproperty of P52 has current owner (is current owner of) because ownership is a right that is held on the owned object.
P105 right held by (has right on) is a shortcut of the fully developed path from E72 Legal Object through P104 is subject to (applies to), E30 Right, P75 possesses (is possessed by) to E39 Actor.
Examples:
- Beatles back catalogue (E73) right held by Michael Jackson (E21)
Domain: E90 Symbolic Object
Range: E90 Symbolic Object
Superproperty of:
Subproperty of:
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property associates an instance of E90 Symbolic Object with a part of it that is by itself an instance of E90 Symbolic Object, such as fragments of texts or clippings from an image.
Examples:
- This Scope note P106 (E33) is composed of fragments of texts (E33)
- ‘recognizable’ P106 (E90) is composed of ‘ecognizabl’ (E90)
Domain: E74 Group
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property relates an E39 Actor to the E74 Group of which that E39 Actor is a member.
Groups, Legal Bodies and Persons, may all be members of Groups. A Group necessarily consists of more than one member.
This property is a shortcut of the more fully developed path from E74 Group through P144 joined with (gained member by), E85 Joining, P143 joined (was joined by) to E39 Actor
The property P107.1 kind of member can be used to specify the type of membership or the role the member has in the group.
Examples:
- Moholy Nagy (E21) is current or former member of Bauhaus (E74)
- National Museum of Science and Industry (E40) has current or former member The National Railway Museum (E40)
- The married couple Queen Elisabeth and Prince Phillip (E74) has current or former member Prince Phillip (E21) with P107.1 kind of member husband (E55 Type)
Properties: P107.1 kind of member: E55 Type
Domain: E12 Production
Subproperty of: E11 Modification. P31 has modified (was modified by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E63 Beginning of Existence. P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary, dependent (1,n:1,1)
Scope note: This property identifies the E24 Physical Man-Made Thing that came into existence as a result of an E12 Production.
The identity of an instance of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing is not defined by its matter, but by its existence as a subject of documentation. An E12 Production can result in the creation of multiple instances of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
Examples:
- The building of Rome (E12) has produced Τhe Colosseum (E22)
P109 has current or former curator (is current or former curator of)
Domain: E78 Collection
Subproperty of: E18 Physical Thing.P49 has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of): E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor or Actors who assume or have assumed overall curatorial responsibility for an E78 Collection.
This property is effectively a short-cut. It does not allow a history of curation to be recorded. This would require use of an Event assigning responsibility for a Collection to a curator.
Examples:
- the Robert Opie Collection (E78) has current or former curator Robert Opie (E39)
- the Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium (E78) has current or former curator Mikael Heggelund Foslie
Domain: E79 Part Addition
Subproperty of: E11 Modification. P31 has modified (was modified by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E24 Physical Man-Made Thing that is added to (augmented) in an E79 Part Addition.
Although a Part Addition event normally concerns only one item of Physical Man-Made Thing, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which more than one item might be added to (augmented). For example, the artist Jackson Pollock trailing paint onto multiple canvasses.
Examples:
- the final nail-insertion Event (E79) augmented Coffin of George VI (E24)
Domain: E79 Part Addition
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E18 Physical Thing that is added during an E79 Part Addition activity
Examples:
- the insertion of the final nail (E79) added the last nail in George VI’s coffin (E18)
Domain: E80 Part Removal
Subproperty of: E11 Modification. P31 has modified (was modified by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E24 Physical Man-Made Thing that was diminished by E80 Part Removal.
Although a Part removal activity normally concerns only one item of Physical Man-Made Thing, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which more than one item might be diminished by a single Part Removal activity.
Examples:
- the coffin of Tut-Ankh-Amun (E22) was diminished by The opening of the coffin of Tut-Ankh-Amun (E80)
Domain: E80 Part Removal
Range: E18 Physical Thing
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E18 Physical Thing that is removed during an E80 Part Removal activity.
Examples:
- the opening of the coffin of Tut-Ankh-Amun (E80) removed The mummy of Tut-Ankh-Amun (E20,E22)
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E2 Temporal Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This symmetric property allows the instances of E2 Temporal Entity with the same E52 Time-Span to be equated.
This property is only necessary if the time span is unknown (otherwise the equivalence can be calculated).
This property is the same as the "equal" relationship of Allen’s temporal logic (Allen, 1983, pp. 832-843).
Examples:
- the destruction of the Villa Justinian Tempus (E6) is equal in time to the death of Maximus Venderus (E69)
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E2 Temporal Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows the ending point for a E2 Temporal Entity to be situated by reference to the ending point of another temporal entity of longer duration.
This property is only necessary if the time span is unknown (otherwise the relationship can be calculated). This property is the same as the "finishes / finished-by" relationships of Allen’s temporal logic (Allen, 1983, pp. 832-843).
Examples:
- Late Bronze Age (E4) finishes Bronze Age (E4)
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E2 Temporal Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows the starting point for a E2 Temporal Entity to be situated by reference to the starting point of another temporal entity of longer duration.
This property is only necessary if the time span is unknown (otherwise the relationship can be calculated). This property is the same as the "starts / started-by" relationships of Allen’s temporal logic (Allen, 1983, pp. 832-843).
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E2 Temporal Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows the entire E52 Time-Span of an E2 Temporal Entity to be situated within the Time-Span of another temporal entity that starts before and ends after the included temporal entity.
This property is only necessary if the time span is unknown (otherwise the relationship can be calculated). This property is the same as the "during / includes" relationships of Allen’s temporal logic (Allen, 1983, pp. 832-843).
Examples:
- Middle Saxon period (E4) occurs during Saxon period (E4)
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E2 Temporal Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an overlap between the instances of E52 Time-Span of two instances of E2 Temporal Entity.
It implies a temporal order between the two entities: if A overlaps in time B, then A must start before B, and B must end after A. This property is only necessary if the relevant time spans are unknown (otherwise the relationship can be calculated).
This property is the same as the "overlaps / overlapped-by" relationships of Allen’s temporal logic (Allen, 1983, pp. 832-843).
Examples:
- the Iron Age (E4) overlaps in time with the Roman period (E4)
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E2 Temporal Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property indicates that one E2 Temporal Entity immediately follows another.
It implies a particular order between the two entities: if A meets in time with B, then A must precede B. This property is only necessary if the relevant time spans are unknown (otherwise the relationship can be calculated).
This property is the same as the "meets / met-by" relationships of Allen’s temporal logic (Allen, 1983, pp. 832-843).
Examples:
- Early Saxon Period (E4) meets in time with Middle Saxon Period (E4)
Domain: E2 Temporal Entity
Range: E2 Temporal Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the relative chronological sequence of two temporal entities.
It implies that a temporal gap exists between the end of A and the start of B. This property is only necessary if the relevant time spans are unknown (otherwise the relationship can be calculated).
This property is the same as the "before / after" relationships of Allen’s temporal logic (Allen, 1983, pp. 832-843).
Examples:
- Early Bronze Age (E4) occurs before Late Bronze age (E4)
Domain: E53 Place
Range: E53 Place
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This symmetric property allows the instances of E53 Place with overlapping geometric extents to be associated with each other.
It does not specify anything about the shared area. This property is purely spatial, in contrast to Allen operators, which are purely temporal.
Examples:
- the territory of the United States (E53) overlaps with the Arctic (E53)
Domain: E53 Place
Range: E53 Place
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This symmetric property allows the instances of E53 Place which share common borders to be related as such.
This property is purely spatial, in contrast to Allen operators, which are purely temporal.
Examples:
- Scotland (E53) borders with England (E53)
Domain: E81 Transformation
Range: E77 Persistent Item
Subproperty of: E63 Beginning of Existence. P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E77 Persistent Item or items that are the result of an E81 Transformation.
New items replace the transformed item or items, which cease to exist as units of documentation. The physical continuity between the old and the new is expressed by the link to the common Transformation.
Domain: E81 Transformation
Range: E77 Persistent Item
Subproperty of: E64 End of Existence. P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by): E77 Persistent Item
Quantification: one to many, necessary (1,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property identifies the E77 Persistent Item or items that cease to exist due to a E81 Transformation.
It is replaced by the result of the Transformation, which becomes a new unit of documentation. The continuity between both items, the new and the old, is expressed by the link to the common Transformation.
Examples:
- the transformation of the Venetian Loggia in Heraklion into a city hall (E81) transformed the Venetian Loggia in Heraklion (E22)
- the death and mummification of Tut-Ankh-Amun (E81) transformed the ruling Pharao Tut-Ankh-Amun (E21)
Domain: E7 Activity
Range: E55 Type
Subproperty of:
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property defines the kind of objects used in an E7 Activity, when the specific instance is either unknown or not of interest, such as use of "a hammer".
Examples:
- at the Battle of Agincourt (E7), the English archers used object of type long bow (E55)
Domain: E11 Modification
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies E57 Material employed in an E11 Modification.
The E57 Material used during the E11 Modification does not necessarily become incorporated into the E24 Physical Man-Made Thing that forms the subject of the E11 Modification.
Examples:
- the repairing of the Queen Mary (E11) employed Steel (E57)
- distilled water (E57) was employed in the restoration of the Sistine Chapel (E11)
Domain: E55 Type
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies a super-Type to which an E55 Type is related.
It allows Types to be organised into hierarchies. This is the sense of "broader term generic (BTG)" as defined in ISO 2788
Examples:
- dime (E55) has broader term coin (E55)
Domain: E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an E73 Information Object carried by an instance of E24 Physical Man-Made Thing.
In general this would be an E84 Information Carrier P65 shows visual item (is shown by) is a specialisation of P128 carries (is carried by) which should be used for carrying visual items.
Examples:
- Matthew’s paperback copy of Reach for the Sky (E84) carries the text of Reach for the Sky (E73)
Domain: E89 Propositional Object
Range: E1 CRM Entity
Subproperty: E89 Propositional Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property documents that an E89 Propositional Object has as subject an instance of E1 CRM Entity.
This differs from P67 refers to (is referred to by), which refers to an E1 CRM Entity, in that it describes the primary subject or subjects of an E89 Propositional Object.
Examples:
- The text entitled ‘Reach for the sky’ (E33) is about Douglas Bader (E21)
Domain: E70 Thing
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property generalises the notions of "copy of" and "similar to" into a dynamic, asymmetric relationship, where the domain expresses the derivative, if such a direction can be established.
Otherwise, the relationship is symmetric. It is a short-cut of P15 was influenced by (influenced) in a creation or production, if such a reason for the similarity can be verified. Moreover it expresses similarity in cases that can be stated between two objects only, without historical knowledge about its reasons.
Examples:
- the Parthenon Frieze on the Acropolis in Athens (E22) shows features of the Original Parthenon Frieze in the British museum (E22). Kind of similarity: Copy (E55)
Properties: P130.1 kind of similarity: E55 Type
Domain: E39 Actor
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies a name used specifically to identify an E39 Actor.
This property is a specialisation of P1 is identified by (identifies) is identified by.
Examples:
- Tyler Withersopp IV (E39) is identified by “US social security number 619-17-4204” (E82)
Domain: E4 Period
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This symmetric property allows instances of E4 Period that overlap both temporally and spatially to be related, i,e. they share some spatio-temporal extent.
This property does not imply any ordering or sequence between the two periods, either spatial or temporal.
Examples:
- the “Urnfield” period (E4) overlaps with the “Hallstatt” period (E4)
Domain: E4 Period
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This symmetric property allows instances of E4 Period that do not overlap both temporally and spatially, to be related i,e. they do not share any spatio-temporal extent.
This property does not imply any ordering or sequence between the two periods either spatial or temporal.
Examples:
- the “Hallstatt” period (E4) is separated from the “La Tène” era (E4)
Domain: E7 Activity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows two activities to be related where the domain is considered as an intentional continuation of the range.
Used multiple times, this allows a chain of related activities to be created which follow each other in sequence.
Examples:
- the construction of the Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) (E7), abandoned in the 15th century, was continued by construction in the 19th century adapting the initial plans so as to preserve the intended appearance (E7)
Domain: E83 Type Creation
Quantification: one to many, necessary (1,n:0,1)
Scope note: This property identifies the E55 Type, which is created in an E83Type Creation activity.
Examples:
- The description of a new ribbon worm species by Bürger (E83) created type ‘Lineus coxinus (Bürger, 1892)’ (E55)
Domain: E83 Type Creation
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies one or more items that were used as evidence to declare a new E55 Type.
The examination of these items is often the only objective way to understand the precise characteristics of a new Type. Such items should be deposited in a museum or similar institution for that reason. The taxonomic role renders the specific relationship of each item to the Type, such as "holotype" or "original element".
Examples:
- the taxon creation of the plant species ‘Serratula glauca Linné, 1753.’ (E83) was based on Object BM000576251 of the Clayton Herbarium (E20) in the taxonomic role original element (E55)
Properties: P136.1 in the taxonomic role: E55 Type
Domain: E1 CRM Entity
Range: E55 Type
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows an item to be declared as a particular example of an E55 Type or taxon
The P137.1 in the taxonomic role property of P137 exemplifies (is exemplified by) allows differentiation of taxonomic roles. The taxonomic role renders the specific relationship of this example to the Type, such as "prototypical", "archetypical", "lectotype", etc. The taxonomic role "lectotype" is not associated with the Type Creation (E83) itself, but selected in a later phase.
Examples:
- Object BM000098044 of the Clayton Herbarium (E20) exemplifies Spigelia marilandica (L.) L. (E55) in the taxonomic role lectotype
Properties: P137.1 in the taxonomic role: E55 Type
Domain: E36 Visual Item
Range: E1 CRM Entity
Subproperty of: E89 Propositional Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property establishes the relationship between an E36 Visual Item and the entity that it visually represents.
Any entity may be represented visually. This property is part of the fully developed path from E24 Physical Man-Made Thing through P65 shows visual item (is shown by), E36 Visual Item, P138 represents (has representation) to E1 CRM Entity, which is shortcut by P62depicts (is depicted by). P138.1 mode of representation allows the nature of the representation to be refined.
Examples:
- the design on the reverse of a Swiss coin (E36) represents Helvetia (E28) mode of representation Profile (E55)
Properties: P138.1 mode of representation: E55 Type
Domain: E41 Appellation
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property establishes a relationship of equivalence between two instances of E41 Appellation independent from any item identified by them. It is a dynamic asymmetric relationship, where the range expresses the derivative, if such a direction can be established. Otherwise, the relationship is symmetric. The relationship is not transitive.
The equivalence applies to all cases of use of an instance of E41 Appellation. Multiple names assigned to an object, which are not equivalent for all things identified with a specific instance of E41 Appellation, should be modelled as repeated values of P1 is identified by (identifies).
P139.1 has type allows the type of derivation, such as “transliteration from Latin 1 to ASCII” be refined..
Examples:
- "Martin Doerr" (E41) has alternative form "Martin Dörr" (E41) has type Alternate spelling (E55)
- "Гончарова, Наталья Сергеевна" (E41) has alternative form "Gončarova, Natal´â Sergeevna" (E41) has type ISO 9:1995 transliteration (E55)
- “Αθήνα” has alternative form “Athina” has type transcription.
Properties: P139.1 has type: E55 Type
Domain: E13 Attribute Assignment
Superproperty of:E14 Condition Assessment. P34 concerned (was assessed by): E18 Physical Thing
E16 Measurement. P39 measured (was measured by): E70 Thing
E17 Type Assignment. P41 classified (was classified by): E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property indicates the item to which an attribute or relation is assigned.
Examples:
- February 1997 Current Ownership Assessment of Martin Doerr’s silver cup (E13) assigned attribute to Martin Doerr’s silver cup (E19)
- 01 June 1997 Identifier Assignment of the silver cup donated by Martin Doerr (E15) assigned attribute to silver cup 232 (E19)
Domain: E13 Attribute Assignment
Superproperty of:E14 Condition Assessment. P35 has identified (identified by): E3 Condition State
E15 Identifier Assignment. P37 assigned (was assigned by): E42 Identifier
E15 Identifier Assignment. P38 deassigned (was deassigned by): E42 Identifier
E16 Measurement. P40 observed dimension (was observed in): E54 Dimension
E17 Type Assignment. P42 assigned (was assigned by): E55 Type
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property indicates the attribute that was assigned or the item that was related to the item denoted by a property P140 assigned attribute to in an Attribute assignment action.
Examples:
- February 1997 Current Ownership Assessment of Martin Doerr’s silver cup (E13) assigned Martin Doerr (E21)
- 01 June 1997 Identifier Assignment of the silver cup donated by Martin Doerr (E15) assigned object identifier 232
Domain: E15 Identifier Assignment
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
Quantification: (0:n,0:n)
Scope note: This property associates the event of assigning an instance of E42 Identifier to an entity, with the instances of E41 Appellation that were used as elements of the identifier.
Examples:
- On June 1, 2001 assigning the personal name heading “Guillaume, de Machaut, ca. 1300-1377” (E15) used constituent “Guillaume, de Machaut” (E82)
- On June 1, 2001 assigning the personal name heading “Guillaume, de Machaut, ca. 1300-1377” (E15) used constituent “ca. 1300-1377” (E49)
Domain: E85 Joining
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E39 Actor that becomes member of a E74 Group in an E85 Joining.
Joining events allow for describing people becoming members of a group with a more detailed path from E74 Group through P144 joined with (gained member by), E85 Joining, P143 joined (was joined by) to E39 Actor, compared to the shortcut offered by P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of).
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament to the Convention Parliament of 1689 (E85) joined Sir Isaac Newton (E21)
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985 (E85) joined Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (E21)
- The implementation of the membership treaty January 1. 1973 between EU and Denmark (E85) joined Denmark (E40)
Domain: E85 Joining
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E74 Group of which an instance of E39 Actor becomes a member through an instance of E85 Joining.
Although a Joining activity normally concerns only one instance of E74 Group, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which becoming member of one Group implies becoming member of another Group as well.
Joining events allow for describing people becoming members of a group with a more detailed path from E74 Group through P144 joined with (gained member by), E85 Joining, P143 joined (was joined by) to E39 Actor, compared to the shortcut offered by P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of).
The property P144.1 kind of member can be used to specify the type of membership or the role the member has in the group.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament to the Convention Parliament of 1689 (E85) joined with the Convention Parliament (E40)
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as Leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985 (E85) joined with the office of Leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (E40) with P144.1 kind of member President (E55)
- The implementation of the membership treaty January 1. 1973 between EU and Denmark (E85) joined with EU (E40)
Properties: P144.1 kind of member: E55 Type
Domain: E86 Leaving
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E39 Actor that leaves an instance of E74 Group through an instance of E86 Leaving.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702 separated Sir Isaac Newton
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797 separated George Washington
- The implementation of the treaty regulating the termination of Greenland membership in EU between EU, Denmark and Greenland February 1. 1985 (E86) separated Greenland (E40)
Domain: E86 Leaving
Range: E74 Group
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E74 Group an instance of E39 Actor leaves through an instance of E86 Leaving.
Although a Leaving activity normally concerns only one instance of E74 Group, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which leaving one E74 Group implies leaving another E74 Group as well.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702 separated from the Convention Parliament
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797 separated from the office of President of the United States
- The implementation of the treaty regulating the termination of Greenland membership in EU between EU, Denmark and Greenland February 1. 1985 separated from EU (E40)
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property associates an instance of E78 Collection or collections with subject of a curation activity following some implicit or explicit curation plan.
Examples:
- The activities (E87) by the Benaki Museum curated the acquisition of dolls and games of urban and folk manufacture dating from the 17th to the 20th century, from England, France and Germany for the “Toys, Games and Childhood Collection (E78) of the Museum
- The activities (E87) of the Historical Museum of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, curated the development of the permanent Numismatic Collection (E78)
- The activities (E87) by Mikael Heggelund Foslie curated the Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium
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Editors:
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Nick Crofts
City of Geneva,
Geneva, Switzerland
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Martin Doerr,
ICS-FORTH,
Heraklion-Crete,
Greece
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Tony Gill
RLG,
Mountain View,
CA, USA
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Stephen Stead,
Paveprime Ltd,
London
UK
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Matthew Stiff
English Heritage
Swindon,
UK
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Creation Date: 11-07-1998
Last Modified: 24-10-2003
The present version of the CIDOC CRM incorporates a series of amendments to version 3.2.1, submitted to ISO and accepted as Committee Draft ISO/CD 21127. These amendments were the result of a systematic exploration of the requirements for the intended scope of the CIDOC CRM as decided in summer 2001. This includes in particular documentation in Natural History, archaeology and the ability to communicate with traditional and Digital Libraries. These amendments have been developed and approved by the CIDOC CRM Special Interest Group, ISO/TC46/SC4/WG9 in a series of meetings together with various invited experts in the period from July 2001 to October 2003.
With this version, the cycle of amendments to extend the functionality of the CIDOC CRM ends. The development team felt that the task to cover the intended scope as outlined in July 2001 and the general functionality required by members of the team up to now has been successfully fulfilled. Further amendments should only concern editorial changes to improve the clarity of the text. Therefore, the modelling constructs of the CIDOC CRM are expected to undergo no changes from this version until the final International Standard.
In the Second Joined Meeting of ISO/TC46/SC4/WG9 and CIDOC CRM SIG the following has been decided: 3, new entities and 14 new properties have been declared, domain of 3 properties and range of 2 properties was changed and 1 property renamed
1) New Entities and their properties
E78 Collection is curated by (curates): Actor
E79 Part Addition added to (was augmented by): Physical Man-Made Thing
E79 Part Addition added (was added by): Physical Thing
E80 Part Removal removed from (was diminished by): Physical Man-Made Thing
E80 Part Removal removed (was removed by): Physical Thing
2) New properties
E2 Temporal Entity. removed (was removed by): Temporal Entity
E2 Temporal Entity. equal in time: Temporal Entity
E2 Temporal Entity. finishes (finished-by): Temporal Entity
E2 Temporal Entity. starts (started-by): Temporal Entity
E2 Temporal Entity. during (includes): Temporal Entity
E2 Temporal Entity. overlaps in time (overlapped-by in time): Temporal Entity
E2 Temporal Entity. meets in time (met-by in time): Temporal Entity
E2 Temporal Entity. before (after): Temporal Entity
E53 Place overlaps. with: E53 Place
E53 Place borders. with: E53 Place
3) The Property:
E19 Physical Object. has former or current location (is former or current location of): Place
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. has former or current location (is former or current location of): Place
4) The Property:
E19 Physical Object. has current permanent location (is current permanent location of): Place
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. has current permanent location (is current permanent location of): Place
5) The Property:
E19 Physical Object. has current location (currently holds): Place
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. has current location (currently holds): Place
6) The Property:
E7 Activity. was motivation for (motivated): Conceptual Object
has been redirected to:
E7 Activity. was motivation for (motivated): Man-Made Thing
7) The Property:
E7 Activity. motivated the creation of (was created for): Conceptual Object
has been redirected and changed to:
E7 Activity. motivated the creation of (was created because of): Man-Made Thing
8) The property “P33 used specific technique” was declared as subproperty of “P15 took into account”
9) The property “P111 added to” was declared as subproperty of “P31 has modified”
10) The property “P113 removed from” was declared as subproperty of “P31 has modified”
11) Scope note for Actors Hierarchy, Actor and Title have been revised.
12) Scope notes for properties have been added.
In the 3rd joined meeting of the CIDOC Special Interest Group and ISO/TC46//SC4/WG9 the following have been decided: 1 new entity and 5 new properties have been declared, domain of 4 properties was changed and 1 property renamed, 1 entity has been deleted, 7 entities was renamed.
1) New Entity and its properties
E81 Transformation resulted in (was result on): Persistent Item
E81 Transformation transformed (was transformed by): Persistent Item
2) New properties
E7 Activity. used general object (was used for): Type
E11 Modification. employed (was employed by): Material
E55 Type. has broader term (has narrower term): Type
3) The Property:
E19 Physical Object. has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of): Actor
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of): Actor
4) The Property:
E19 Physical Object. has keeper (is current keeper of): Actor
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. has keeper (is current keeper of): Actor
5) The Property:
E19 Physical Object. has former or current owner (is former or current owner of): Actor
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. has former or current owner (is former or current owner of): Actor
6) The Property:
E19 Physical Object. has owner (is current owner of): Actor
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. has owner (is current owner of): Actor
7) The Property:
E7 Activity. used object (was used for): Physical Object
has been renamed to:
E7 Activity. used specific object (was used for): Physical Object
8) The entity
E76 Gender and the property P61 has gender
have been deleted
9) 7 entities has been renamed:
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E8 Acquisition
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E8 Acquisition
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E11 Modification
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E11 Modification
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E12 Production
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E12 Production
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E16 Measurement
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E16 Measurement
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E65 Conceptual Creation
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E65 Creation
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E66 Formation
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E66 Formation
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E77 Existence
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E77 Persistent Item
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In the 3th joined meeting of the CIDOC Special Interest Group and ISO/TC46//SC4/WG9 the following have been decided: 2 new entities and 12 new properties have been declared, 1 entity has been renamed, domain of 4 properties was changed, range of 8 properties was changed, 6 properties renamed, 7 properties has been deleted.
Note: a typing mistake was corrected in item number 17 of the list on 16/01/2008.
The property:
E9 Move. P27 moved from (vacated): E53 Place
has been renamed to :
E9 Move. P26 moved from (was origin of): E53 Place
This was corrected to:
The property:
E9 Move. P27 moved from (vacated): E53 Place
has been renamed to :
E9 Move. P27 moved from (was origin of): E53 Place
E83 Type Creation.
It was declared as subclass of E65 Creation
2) New properties:
E23 Information Carrier. P128 is carried of (is materialized by): E73 Information Object
E73 Information Object. P129 is about (is subject of): E1 CRM Entity
E28 Conceptual Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
E70 Thing. P130 shows features of (features are also found on): E70 Thing
(kind of similarity: Type)
It was declared as superproperty of
E33 Linguistic Object. P73 has translation (is translation of): E33 Linguistic Object
E4 Period. P132 overlaps with: E4 Period
E4 Period. P133 is separated from: E4 Period
E7 Activity. P134 continued (was continued by): E7 Activity
It was declared as subproperty of
E7 Activity. P15 (was influenced by (influenced): E7 Activity
E83 Type Creation. P135 created type (was created by): E55 Type.
It was declared as subproperty of
E65 Creation. P94 has created (was created by): E28 Conceptual Object
E83 Type Creation. P136 was based on (supported type creation): E1 CRM Entity
(in the taxonomic role: E55 Type)
It was declared as subproperty of
E7 Activity. P15 was influenced by (influenced): E1 CRM Entity.
E55 Type. P137 is exemplified by (exemplifies): E1 CRM Entity
(in the taxonomic role: E55 Type)
E36 Visual Item. P138 visualizes (has visualization): E1 CRM Entity,
E28 Conceptual Object. P67 refer to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
4) The domain of the following properties was changed:
The property:
E18 Physical Thing. P43 has dimension (is dimension of): E54 Dimension
has been redirected to:
The property:
E28 Conceptual Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
has been redirected to:
E73 Information Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
The property:
E18 Physical Thing. P54 has current permanent location (is current permanent location of): E53 Place
has been redirected to:
E19 Physical Object. P54 has current permanent location (is current permanent location of): E53 Place
The property:
E18 Physical Thing. P55 has current location (currently holds): E53 Place
has been redirected to:
5) The ranges of the following properties were changed:
The property:
E16 Measurement. P39 measured (was measured by): E18 Physical Thing
has been redirected to:
E16 Measurement. P39 measured (was measured by): E70 Thing
The property:
E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for): E19 Physical Object
has been redirected to:
The property:
has been redirected to:
E8 Acquisition. P24 transferred title of (changed ownership through): E18 Physical Thing
The property:
E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E70 Thing
has been redirected to:
7) The property:
E7 Activity. P15 took into account (was taken into account by): E77 Persistent Item
has been renamed and redirected to:
E7 Activity. P15 was influenced by (influenced): E1 CRM Entity
8) The property:
E7 Activity. P17 was motivation for (motivated): E71 Man-Made Thing
has been renamed and redirected to:
9) The property:
E24 Physical Man-Made Thing. P62 depicts object (is depicted by): E18 Physical Thing
has been renamed and redirected to:
10) The property:
E74 Group. P107 had member (was member of): E39 Actor
has been renamed to :
E74 Group. P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of): E39 Actor
11) The property:
E52 Time-Span. P81 at least covering: E61 Time Primitive
has been renamed to :
E52 Time-Span. P81 ongoing throughout: E61 Time Primitive
12) The property:
E52 Time-Span. P82 at most within: E61 Time Primitive
has been renamed to :
E52 Time-Span. P82 at some time within: E61 Time Primitive
13) The following properties was deleted:
E3 Condition State. P6 falls within (contains): E3 Condition State
E7 Activity. P18 motivated the creation of (was created because of): E71 Man-Made Thing
E21 Person. P60 is member of: E40 Legal Body
E24 Physical Man-Made Thing. P63 depicts event (is depicted by):E5 Event
E24 Physical Man-Made Thing. P64 depicts concept (is depicted by):E55 Type
E28 Conceptual Object. P66 refer to concept (is referred to by): E55 Type
E52 Time-Span. P85 consists of (forms part of): E52 Time-Span
14) The property:
E5 Event. P11 had participants (participated in): E39 Actor
has been renamed to :
E5 Event. P11 had participant (participated in): E39 Actor
15) The property:
E7 Activity. P21 had as general purpose (was purpose of): E55 Type
has been renamed to :
E7 Activity. P21 had general purpose (was purpose of): E55 Type
16) The property:
E9 Move. P26 moved to (occupied): E53 Place
has been renamed to :
E9 Move. P26 moved to (was destination of): E53 Place
17) The property:
E9 Move. P27 moved from (vacated): E53 Place
has been renamed to :
E9 Move. P27 moved from (was origin of): E53 Place
18) The property:
E15 Identifier Assignment. P37 assigns (is assigned by): E42 Object identifier
has been renamed to :
E15 Identifier Assignment. P37 assigned (was assigned by): E42 Object identifier
19) The property:
E15 Identifier Assignment. P38 deassigns (is deassigned by): E42 Object identifier
has been renamed to :
E15 Identifier Assignment. P38 deassigned (was deassigned by): E42 Object identifier
20) The property:
E19 Physical Object. P48 preferred identifier is (is preferred identifier of): E42 Object identifier
has been renamed to :
E19 Physical Object. P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of): E42 Object identifier
21) The property:
E32 Authority Document. P71 contains (is part of): E55 Type
has been renamed to :
E32 Authority Document. P71 lists (is listed in): E55 Type
21) The property:
E39 Actor. P76 has contact points (provides access to): E51 Contact Point
has been renamed to :
E39 Actor. P76 has contact point (provides access to): E51 Contact Point
22) The property:
E52 Time-Span. P83 had at least duration: E54 Dimension
has been renamed to :
E52 Time-Span. P83 had at least duration (was minimum duration of): E54 Dimension
23) The property:
E52 Time-Span. P84 had at most duration: E54 Dimension
has been renamed to :
E52 Time-Span. P84 had at most duration (was maximum duration of): E54 Dimension
24) The property:
E54 Dimension. P90 value: E60 Number
has been renamed to :
E54 Dimension. P90 has value: E60 Number
25) The property:
P15 was influenced by (influenced)
was declared as superproperty of
P16 used specific object (was used for)
P17 was motivated by (motivated)
P19 was intended use of (was made for)
P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of)
P134 continued (was continued by)
26) The property:
P11 had participant (participated in)
was declared as subproperty of
P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at)
27) The entity
28) The entity
The following changes for internal consistency have been proposed, but they have not been decided in the Copenhagen meeting. They are incorporated in this document, in expectation of a positive decision:
1) The property:
E40 Legal Body. consists of (belongs to): E40 Legal Body
was deleted (new issue 104).
2) The property
P105.2 has note: E62 String
was deleted (new issue 106).
3) The property:
P33 used specific technique
was declared as subproperty of
P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at)
4) New property
E39 Actor. P131 is identified by (identifies): E82 Actor Appellation.
In the 5th joined meeting of the CIDOC Special Interest Group and ISO/TC46//SC4/WG9 the following have been decided: 3 entities were deleted and 1 new entity was declared, 24 properties has been renamed, domain of 1 property was changed, and range of 1 property was changed.
Note: a typing mistake was corrected in item number 14 of the list on 16/01/2008.
The property
E79 Part Removal. P112 removed from (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
has been renamed to :
E79 Part Removal. P112 diminished (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
This was corrected to:
The property
E80 Part Removal. P112 removed from (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
has been renamed to :
E80 Part Removal. P112 diminished (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
1) The entity:
E23 Information Carrier
was deleted.
2) New entity
was declared.
3) The property
E8 Acquisition. P22 transferred title to (acquired title to): E39 Actor
has been renamed to :
E8 Acquisition. P22 transferred title to (acquired title through): E39 Actor
4) The property
E10 Transfer of Custody. P28 custody surrendered by (surrendered custody): E39 Actor
has been renamed to :
E10 Transfer of Custody. P28 custody surrendered by (surrendered custody through): E39 Actor
5) The property
E10 Transfer of Custody. P29 custody received by (received custody): E39 Actor
has been renamed to :
E10 Transfer of Custody. P29 custody received by (received custody through): E39 Actor
6) The property
E10 Transfer of Custody. P30 transferred custody of (custody changed by): E19 Physical Object
has been redirected and renamed to :
E10 Transfer of Custody. P30 transferred custody of (custody transferred through): E18 Physical Thing
7) The property
E16 Measurement. P40 observed dimension (was observed): E54 Dimension
has been renamed to :
E16 Measurement. P40 observed dimension (was observed in): E54 Dimension
8) The property
E19 Physical Object. P58 has section definition (defines section): E46 Section Definition
has been redirected to:
E18 Physical Thing. P58 has section definition (defines section): E46 Section Definition
9) The property
E52 Time-Span. P79 begins at qualify: E62 String
has been renamed to :
E52 Time-Span. P79 beginning is qualified by: E62 String
10) The property
E52 Time-Span. P80 ends at qualify: E62 String
has been renamed to :
E52 Time-Span. P80 end is qualified by: E62 String
11) The property
E54 Dimension. P91 unit: E58 Measurement Unit
has been renamed to :
E54 Dimension. P91 has unit (is unit of): E58 Measurement Unit
12) The property
E78 Collection. P109 is curated by (curates): E39 Actor
has been renamed to :
E78 Collection. P109 has current or former curator (is current or former curator of): E39 Actor
13) The property
E79 Part Addition. P110 added to (was augmented by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
has been renamed to :
E79 Part Addition. P110 augmented (was augmented by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
14) The property
E80 Part Removal. P112 removed from (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
has been renamed to :
E80 Part Removal. P112 diminished (was diminished by): E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
15) The property
E2 Temporal Entity. P114 equal in time: E2 Temporal Entity
has been renamed to :
E2 Temporal Entity. P114 is equal in time to: E2 Temporal Entity
16) The property
E2 Temporal Entity. P115 finishes (finished-by): E2 Temporal Entity
has been renamed to :
E2 Temporal Entity. P115 finishes (is finished by): E2 Temporal Entity
17) The property
E2 Temporal Entity. P116 starts (started-by): E2 Temporal Entity
has been renamed to :
E2 Temporal Entity. P116 starts (is started by): E2 Temporal Entity
18) The property
E2 Temporal Entity. P117 during (includes): E2 Temporal Entity
has been renamed to :
E2 Temporal Entity. P117 occurs during (includes): E2 Temporal Entity
19) The property
E2 Temporal Entity. P118 overlaps in time (overlapped-by in time): E2 Temporal Entity
has been renamed to :
E2 Temporal Entity. P118 overlaps in time with (is overlapped in time by): E2 Temporal Entity
20) The property
E2 Temporal Entity. P119 meets in time (met-by in time): E2 Temporal Entity
has been renamed to :
E2 Temporal Entity. P119 meets in time with (is met in time by): E2 Temporal Entity
21) The property
E2 Temporal Entity. P120 before (after): E2 Temporal Entity
has been renamed to :
E2 Temporal Entity. P120 occurs before (occurs after): E2 Temporal Entity
22) The property
E81 Transformation. P123 resulted in (was resulted on): E77 Persistent Item
has been renamed to :
E81 Transformation. P123 resulted in (resulted from): E77 Persistent Item
23) The property
E7 Activity. P125 used general object (was used for): E55 Type
has been renamed to :
E7 Activity. P125 used object of type (was type of object used in): E55 Type
24) The property
E11 Modification. P126 employed (was employed by): E57 Material
has been renamed to :
25) The property
E23 Information Carrier. P128 is carried of (is materialized by): E73 Information Object
has been redirected and renamed to :
E24 Physical Man-Made thing. P128 carries (is carried by): E73 Information Object
26) The property
E36 Visual Item. P138 visualizes (has visualization): E1 CRM Entity
has been renamed to :
E36 Visual Item. P138 represents (has representation): E1 CRM Entity
27) The property
E41 Appellation. P139 also represented: E41 Appellation
has been renamed to :
E41 Appellation. P139 has alternative form: E41 Appellation
28) The property
P3 has note
has been declared as superproperty of
P79 beginning is qualified by
P80 end is qualified by
29) The property
P11 had participant (participated in)
was declared as superproperty of
P14 carried out by (performed)
P96 by mother (gave birth)
P99 dissolved (was dissolvedby)
30) The property
P12 occured in the presence of (was present at)
was declared as superproperty of
P11 had participant (participated in)
P16 used specific object (was used for)
P25 moved (moved by)
P31 has modified (was modified by)
P33 used specific technique (was used by)
P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by)
P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by)
31) The property:
P15 was influenced by (influenced)
was declared as superproperty of
P16 used specific object (was used for)
P17 was motivated by (motivated)
P33 used specific technique (was used by)
P134 continued (was continued by)
P136 was based on (supported type creation)
32) The property:
E40 Legal Body. consists of (belongs to): E40 Legal Body
was deleted
33) The property
P105.2 has note: E62 String
was deleted
34) New property
E39 Actor. P131 is identified by (identifies): E82 Actor Appellation.
Introduction and Scope Notes for classes E21 – E84 have been revised, and 2 new paragraphs were inserted
(CIDOC CRM Class Declarations and CIDOC CRM Property Declarations).
Scope Notes for all entities and properties have been revised, 2 new properties was declared, 1 property was redirected and two properties was renamed:
1) New property
E13 Attribute Assignment. P140 assigned attribute to (was attributed by): E1 CRM Entity
E14 Condition Assessment. P34 concerned (was assessed by): E18 Physical Thing
E15 Identifier Assignment. P36 registered (was registered by): E19 Physical Object
E16 Measurement. P39 measured (was measured by): E70 Thing
E17 Type Assignment. P41 classified (was classified by): E1 CRM Entity
2) New property
E13 Attribute Assignment. P141 assigned (was assigned by): E1 CRM Entity
E14 Condition Assessment. P35 has identified (identified by): E3 Condition State
E15 Identifier Assignment. P37 assigned (was assigned by): E42 Object Identifier
E15 Identifier Assignment. P38 deassigned (was deassigned by): E42 Object Identifier
E16. Measurement. P40 observed dimension (was observed in): E54 Dimension
E17 Type Assignment. P42 assigned (was assigned by): E55 Type
3) The Property:
E6 Destruction. P13 destroyed (was destroyed by): E19 Physical Object
has been redirected to:
(This amendments list has been added in version 4.2.2 on 11/03/2008 because it was omitted in the due version 4.2)
In the 11th joined meeting of the CIDOC CRM SIG and ISO/TC46/SC4/WG9 which tool place in Zagreb Croatia on May 25th and 27th, 2005 the following decisions have been taken:
1) Stuff has been renamed in Thing, thus
E18 Physical Stuff
has been renamed to:
E18 Physical Thing
E24 Physical Man-Made Stuff
has been renamed to:
E24 Physical Man-Made Thing
E70 Stuff
has been renamed to:
E70 Thing
E71 Man-Made Stuff
has been renamed to:
E71 Man-Made Thing
2) From compounds with Event the word Event has been removed, thus
E8 Acquisition Event
has been renamed to:
E8 Acquisition
E11 Modification Event
has been renamed to:
E11 Modification
E12 Production Event
has been renamed to:
E12 Production
E16 Measurement Event
has been renamed to:
E16 Measurement
E65 Creation Event
has been renamed to:
E65 Creation
E66 Formation Event
has been renamed to:
E66 Formation
In the 14th joined meeting of the CIDOC CRM SIG and ISO/TC46/SC4/WG9 which tool place in Crete, Greece on October 23-27, 2006 the following decisions have been taken:
Became superproperty to of E7 Activity.P33 used specific technique (was used by):E29 Design or Procedure
Became subproperty of E7 Activity. P125 used object of type (was type of object used in): E55 Type
Became subproperty E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
The name of P35B is changed to P35 has identified (was identified by)
In 15th CIDOC CRM Harmonization meeting, which took place in Edinburgh in 9 – 12 July 2007 the following changes tool place.
Changes to entities:
In the second paragraph of the scope note, in the item numbered 1, the phrase “, and in particular by a preferred identifier” has been added.
.
In the second paragraph of the scope note the “It” has been substituted by “An instance of this class”
The first and the last sentence of the 4th paragraph of the scope note has been changed.
From :
Artistic style may be modelled as E4 Period.There are two different conceptualisations of ‘style’, defined either by physical features or by historical context. For example, “Impressionism” can be viewed as a period lasting from approximately 1870 to 1905 during which paintings with particular characteristics were produced by a group of artists that included (among others) Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley and Degas. Alternatively, it can be regarded as a style applicable to all paintings sharing the characteristics of the works produced by the Impressionist painters, regardless of historical context. The first interpretation is consistent with E4 Period, and the second defines morphological object types that fall under E55 Type.
To:
There are two different conceptualisations of ‘artistic style’, defined either by physical features or by historical context. For example, “Impressionism” can be viewed as a period lasting from approximately 1870 to 1905 during which paintings with particular characteristics were produced by a group of artists that included (among others) Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley and Degas. Alternatively, it can be regarded as a style applicable to all paintings sharing the characteristics of the works produced by the Impressionist painters, regardless of historical context. The first interpretation is an E4 Period, and the second defines morphological object types that fall under E55 Type.
The scope note and the examples are changed and the property P36 is deleted and P142 is added.
BEFORE
Scope note: This class comprises actions assigning or deassigning object identifiers.
Examples of such identifiers include Find Numbers and Inventory Numbers. Documenting the act of identifier assignment and deassignment is especially useful when objects change custody or the identification system of an organization is changed. In order to keep track of the identity of an object in such cases, it is important to document by whom, when and for what purpose an identifier is assigned to an object.
Examples:
- replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
Properties:
P36 registered (was registered by): E19 Physical Object
P37 assigned (was assigned by): E42 Object Identifier
P38 deassigned (was deassigned by): E42 Object Identifier
AFTER
Scope note: This class comprises activities that result in the allocation of an identifier to an instance of E1 CRM Entity. An E15 Identifier Assignment may include the creation of the identifier from multiple constituents, which themselves may be instances of E41 Appellation. The syntax and kinds of constituents to be used may be declared in a rule constituting an instance of E29 Design or Procedure.
Examples of such identifiers include Find Numbers, Inventory Numbers, uniform titles in the sense of librarianship and Digital Object Identifiers (DOI). Documenting the act of identifier assignment and deassignment is especially useful when objects change custody or the identification system of an organization is changed. In order to keep track of the identity of things in such cases, it is important to document by whom, when and for what purpose an identifier is assigned to an item.
The fact that an identifier is a preferred one for an organisation can be expressed by using the property E1 CRM Entity. P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of): E42 Identifier. It can better be expressed in a context independent form by assigning a suitable E55 Type, such as “preferred identifier assignment”, to the respective instance of E15 Identifier Assignment via the P2 has type property.
Examples:
- Replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
- Assigning the author-uniform title heading “Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust. 1. Theil.” for a work (E28)
- On June 1, 2001 assigning the personal name heading “Guillaume, de Machaut, ca. 1300-1377” (E42,E82) to Guillaume de Machaut (E21)
Properties:
P37 assigned (was assigned by): E42 Identifier
P38 deassigned (was deassigned by): E42 Identifier
P142 used constituent (was used in): E41 Appellation
The 1st paragraph of the scope note changed
from:
“This class comprises documented plans for the execution of actions in order to achieve a result of a specific quality, form or contents. In particular it comprises plans for deliberate human activities that result in the modification or production of instances of E24 Physical Thing.”
To:
“This class comprises documented plans for the execution of actions in order to achieve a result of a specific quality, form or contents. In particular it comprises plans for deliberate human activities that may result in the modification or production of instances of E24 Physical Thing.”
A third paragraph added to the scope note text which is the following:
“The text of an instance of E33 Linguistic Object can be documented in a note by P3 has note: E62 String”
The Appellation became subclass of E28 Conceptual Object and super class of E51 Contact Point
The name of E42 is changed from E42 Object Identifier to E42 Identifier. Also the scope note and the examples are changed
BEFORE:
This class comprises codes assigned to objects in order to identify them uniquely within the context of one or more organisations.
Such codes are often known as inventory numbers, registration codes, etc. and are typically composed of alphanumeric sequences. The class E42 Object Identifier is not normally used for machine-generated identifiers used for automated processing unless these are also used by human agents.
Examples:
- MM.GE.195
- 13.45.1976
- DPS_1000
- OXCMS: 1997.4.1
AFTER:
“This class comprises codes assigned to instances of E1 CRM Entity in order to identify them uniquely and permanently within the context of one or more organisations. Such codes are often known as inventory numbers, registration codes, etc. and are typically composed of alphanumeric sequences. The class E42 Identifier is not normally used for machine-generated identifiers used for automated processing unless these are also used by human agents
Examples:
- “MM.GE.195”
- “13.45.1976”
- “OXCMS: 1997.4.1”
- ISSN “0041-5278”
- ISRC “FIFIN8900116”
- Shelf mark “Res 8 P 10”
- “Guillaume de Machaut (1300?-1377)” [a controlled personal name heading that follows the French rules]
The subclass of E51 is changed from E77 Persistent Item became E41 Appellation
The first sentence of the second paragraph of the scope note is changed
BEFORE
Scope note: This class comprises quantifiable properties that are measured by some calibrated means and can be approximated by numerical values.
An instance of E54 Dimension is thought to be the true quantity, independent from its numerical approximation, e.g. in inches or in cm.
AFTER
Scope note: This class comprises quantifiable properties that are measured by some calibrated means and can be approximated by numerical values.
An instance of E54 Dimension is regarded as the true quantity, independent from its numerical approximation, e.g. in inches or in cm.
The scope note is changed
From
This class comprises any gatherings or organizations of two or more people that act collectively or in a similar way due to any form of unifying relationship
A gathering of people becomes an E74 Group when it exhibits organizational characteristics usually typified by a set of ideas or beliefs held in common, or actions performed together. These might be communication, creating some common artifact, a common purpose such as study, worship, business, sports, etc. Nationality can be modeled as membership in an E74 Group (cf. HumanML markup).
Examples:
- the impressionists
- the Navajo
- the Greeks
- the peace protestors in New York City on February 15 2003
- Exxon-Mobil
To:
This class comprises any gatherings or organizations of two or more people that act collectively or in a similar way due to any form of unifying relationship. In the wider sense this class also comprises official positions which used to be regarded in certain contexts as one actor, independent of the current holder of the office, such as the president of a country.
A gathering of people becomes an E74 Group when it exhibits organizational characteristics usually typified by a set of ideas or beliefs held in common, or actions performed together. These might be communication, creating some common artifact, a common purpose such as study, worship, business, sports, etc. Nationality can be modeled as membership in an E74 Group (cf. HumanML markup). Married couples and other concepts of family are regarded as particular examples of E74 Group.
Examples:
- the impressionists
- the Navajo
- the Greeks
- the peace protestors in New York City on February 15 2003
- Exxon-Mobil
- King Solomon and his wives
- The President of the Swiss Confederation
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E49 Actor becoming a member of an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include becoming a member of a social organisation, becoming employee of a company, the adoption of a child by a family and the inauguration of somebody into an official position.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament of 1689
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985
Properties:
P143 joined (was joined by): E39 Actor
P144 joined with (gained member by) E74 Group
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E49 Actor to be separated from an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include the termination of membership in a social organisation, ending the employment at a company, and the end of tenure of somebody in an official position.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797
Properties:
P145 separated (left by) E39 Actor
P146 separated from (lost member by) E74 Group
The scope note is changed
BEFORE:
This property is a container for all informal descriptions about an object that cannot be expressed in terms of CRM constructs.
In particular it captures the characterisation of the item itself, its internal structures, appearance etc.
Like property P2 has type (is type of), this property is a consequence of the restricted focus of the CRM. The aim is not to capture, in a structured form, everything that can be said about an item; indeed, the CRM formalism is not regarded as sufficient to express everything that can be said. Good practice requires use of distinct note fields for different aspects of a characterisation. The P2 has type (is type of) property of P3 has note allows differentiation of specific notes, e.g. “construction”, “decoration” etc.
An item may have many notes, but a note is attached to a specific item.
AFTER :
This property is a container for all informal descriptions about an object that have not been expressed in terms of CRM constructs.
In particular it captures the characterisation of the item itself, its internal structures, appearance etc.
Like property P2 has type (is type of), this property is a consequence of the restricted focus of the CRM. The aim is not to capture, in a structured form, everything that can be said about an item; indeed, the CRM formalism is not regarded as sufficient to express everything that can be said. Good practice requires use of distinct note fields for different aspects of a characterisation. The P3.1 has type property of P3 has note allows differentiation of specific notes, e.g. “construction”, “decoration” etc.
An item may have many notes, but a note is attached to a specific item.
Is deleted
The scope note of P37 is changed
BEFORE
Scope note: This property records the identifier that was assigned to an object in an Identifier Assignment activity.
An Object Identifier might be created prior to an assignment.
AFTER
Scope note: This property records the identifier that was assigned to an item in an Identifier Assignment activity.
An Identifier might be created prior to an assignment.
The scope note of P38 is changed
BEFORE
Scope note: This property records the identifier that was deassigned from an object.
Deassignment of an identifier may be necessary when an object is taken out of an inventory, a new numbering system is introduced or objects are merged or split up.
The same identifier may be deassigned on more than one occasion.
Scope note: This property records the identifier that was deassigned from an instance of E1 CRM Entity.
Deassignment of an identifier may be necessary when an item is taken out of an inventory, a new numbering system is introduced or items are merged or split up.
The same identifier may be deassigned on more than one occasion.
Is deleted
The domain, range and the scope note of P48 is changed
BEFORE
Subproperty of: E19 Physical Object. P47 is identified by (identifies): E42 Object Identifier
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the preferred E42 Object Identifier that was used to identify the E19 Physical Object at the time this property was recorded.
More than one preferred identifier may have been assigned to an object during its history.
Use of this property requires an external mechanism for assigning temporal validity to the respective CRM instance.
P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of), like P47 is identified by (identifies) is a shortcut for the path from E19 Physical Object through P36 registered (was registered by), E15 Identifier Assignment, P37 assigned (was assigned by) to E42 Object Identifier.
AFTER
Domain: E1 CRM Entity
Subproperty of: E1 CRM Entity. P1 is identified by (identifies): E41 Appellation
Quantification: many to one (0,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the preferred E42 Identifier that was used to identify an instance of E1 CRM Entity at the time this property was recorded.
More than one preferred identifier may have been assigned to an item over time.
Use of this property requires an external mechanism for assigning temporal validity to the respective CRM instance.
P48 has preferred identifier (is preferred identifier of), is a shortcut for the path from E1 CRM Entity through P140 assigned attribute to (was attributed by), E15 Identifier Assignment, P37 assigned (was assigned by) to E42 Identifier. The fact that an identifier is a preferred one for an organisation can be better expressed in a context independent form by assigning a suitable E55 Type to the respective instance of E15 Identifier Assignment using the P2 has type property.
A property is added to this property
Properties: P69.1 has type: E55 Type
The scope note is changed and a property is added
BEFORE
Scope note: This property establishes a relationship of synonymy between two instances of E41 Appellation.
The synonymy applies to all cases of use of an instance of E41 Appellation. Multiple names assigned to an object, which, are not always synonymous should be instantiated as repeated values of the “is identified by “ property. This property is symmetric but not transitive
AFTER
Scope note: This property establishes a relationship of synonymy between two instances of E41 Appellation, independent from any item identified by them. The property is a dynamic, asymmetric relationship, where the domain expresses a derivative, if such a direction can be established. Otherwise, the relationship is symmetric.
The synonymy applies to all cases of use of an instance of E41 Appellation. Multiple names assigned to an object, which, are not always synonymous should be instantiated as repeated values of the “is identified by “ property. This property is not transitive.
P139.1 has type allows the type of derivation, such as “transliteration from Latin 1 to ASCII” be refined.
Properties: P139.1 has type: E55 Type
Six new properties have been added
Domain: E15 Identifier Assignment
Subproperty of: E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
Quantification: (0:n,0:n)
Scope note: This property associates the event of assigning an instance of E42 Identifier to an entity, with the instances of E41 Appellation that were used as elements of the identifier.
Examples:
- On June 1, 2001 assigning the personal name heading “Guillaume, de Machaut, ca. 1300-1377” (E15) used constituent “Guillaume, de Machaut” (E82 Actor Appellation)
- On June 1, 2001 assigning the personal name heading “Guillaume, de Machaut, ca. 1300-1377” (E15) used constituent “ca. 1300-1377” (E49 Time Appellation)
Domain: E85 Joining
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E39 Actor that becomes member of a E74 Group in an E85 Joining.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament to the Convention Parliament of 1689 joined Sir Isaac Newton
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985 joined Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Domain: E85 Joining
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E74 Group of which an instance of E39 Actor becomes a member through an instance of E85 Joining.
Although a Joining activity normally concerns only one instance of E74 Group, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which becoming member of one Group implies becoming member of another Group as well.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament to the Convention Parliament of 1689 joined with the Convention Parliament
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as Leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985 joined with the office of Leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Domain: E86 Leaving
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E39 Actor that leaves an instance of E74 Group through an instance of E86 Leaving.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702 separated Sir Isaac Newton
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797 separated George Washington
Domain: E86 Leaving
Range: E74 Group
Quantification: many to many, necessary (1,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E74 Group an instance of E39 Actor leaves through an instance of E86 Leaving.
Although a Leaving activity normally concerns only one instance of E74 Group, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which leaving one E74 Group implies leaving another E74 Group as well.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702 separated from the Convention Parliament
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797 separated from the office of President of the United States
Domain: E28 Conceptual Object
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies a name used specifically to identify an E28 Conceptual Object.
This property is a specialisation of P1 is identified by (identifies) is identified by.
Examples:
- The publication „Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM), Fuehrer durch die Sammlungen” (broschiert), Prestl 1995 (E73) is identified by ISBN 3-7913-1418-1 (E75)
In 16th CIDOC CRM Harmonization meeting which took place in Nuremberg on 4 – 7 December 2007, the following changes took place
From the introduction, the characterization of the CRM ontology as a domain ontology is deleted.
The text was changed as:
BEFORE
Applied Form
The CRM is a domain ontology in the sense used in computer science. ………..
AFTER
Applied Form
T
he CRM is an ontology in the sense used in computer science. ……..
The first letter of the first word in the first example was capitalized.
BEFORE
- replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
AFTER
- Replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
The first sentence of the scope note is changed
BEFORE
This class comprises codes assigned to instances…
AFTER
This class comprices strings or codes assigned to instances….
The scope note is changed to include marriage as a social organization and also to correct misspelled class numbers and names.
BEFORE
E85 Joining
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E49 Actor becoming a member of an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include becoming a member of a social organisation, becoming employee of a company, the adoption of a child by a family and the inauguration of somebody into an official position.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament of 1689
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985
Properties:
P143 joined (was joined by): E39 Actor
P144 joined with (gained member by) E74 Group
E80 Leaving
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E49 Actor to be separated from an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include the termination of membership in a social organisation, ending the employment at a company, and the end of tenure of somebody in an official position.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797
Properties:
P145 separated (left by) E39 Actor
P146 separated from (lost member by) E74 Group
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E85 Joining
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E39 Actor becoming a member of an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include becoming a member of a social organisation, becoming employee of a company, marriage, the adoption of a child by a family and the inauguration of somebody into an official position.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament of 1689
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985
Properties:
P143 joined (was joined by): E39 Actor
P144 joined with (gained member by) E74 Group
E86 Leaving
Subclass of: E7 Activity
Scope note: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E39 Actor to be disassociated from an instance of E74 Group. This class does not imply initiative by either party.
Typical scenarios include the termination of membership in a social organisation, ending the employment at a company, divorce, and the end of tenure of somebody in an official position.
Examples:
- The end of Sir Isaac Newton’s duty as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament in 1702
- George Washington’s leaving office in 1797
Properties:
P145 disassociated (left by) E39 Actor
P146 disassociated from (lost member by) E74 Group
The following changes have been made to the 17th SIG meeting May 12-15 at Heraklion Crete
In the terminology there were two instance paragraphs. In this version they have been merged.
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An instance of a class is an item that has the traits that match the criteria of the intension of the class.
For example:
The painting known as the “The Mona Lisa” is an instance of the class Physical Man Made Object.
An instance of a property is a factual relation between an instance of the domain and an instance of the range of the property that matches the criteria of the intension of the property.
For example:
“The Louvre is current owner of The Mona Lisa” is an instance of the property “is current owner of”.
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For example:
The painting known as the “The Mona Lisa” is an instance of the class Physical Man Made Object.
An instance of a property is a factual relation between an instance of the domain and an instance of the range of the property that matches the criteria of the intension of the property.
For example:
“The Louvre is current owner of The Mona Lisa” is an instance of the property “is current owner of”.
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Subclass of: E28 Conceptual Object
Superclass of: E73 Information Object
E30 Right
Scope note: This class comprises immaterial items, including but not limited to stories, plots, procedural prescriptions, algorithms, laws of physics or images that are, or represent in some sense, sets of propositions about real or mental things and that are documented as single units or serve as topic of discourse.
This class also comprises items that are “about” something in the sense of a subject. In the wider sense, this class includes expressions of psychological value such as non-figural art and musical themes. However, conceptual items such as types and classes are not instances of E89 Propositional Object. This should not be confused with the definition of a type, which is indeed an instance of E89 Propositional Object.
Examples:
- Maxwell’s Equations
- The ideational contents of Aristotle’s book entitled ‘Metaphysics’ as rendered in the Greek texts translated in … Oxford edition…
- The underlying prototype of any “no-smoking” sign (E36)
- The common ideas of the plots of the movie "The Seven Samurai" by Akira Kurosawa and the movie “The Magnificent Seven” by John Sturges
- The image content of the photo of the Allied Leaders at Yalta 1945 (E38)
Properties:
P148 has component (is component of): E89 Propositional Object
P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
(P67.1 has type: E55 Type)
P129 is about (is subject of): E1 CRM Entity
Subclass of: E28 Conceptual Object
E72 Legal Object
Superclass of: E73 Information Object
E41 Appellation
Scope note:
This class comprises identifiable symbols and any aggregation of symbols, such as characters, identifiers, traffic signs, emblems, texts, data sets, images, musical scores, multimedia objects, computer program code or mathematical formulae that have an objectively recognizable structure and that are documented as single units.
It includes sets of signs of any nature, which may serve to designate something, or to communicate some propositional content.
An instance of E90 Symbolic Object does not depend on a specific physical carrier, which can include human memory, and it can exist on one or more carriers simultaneously. An instance of E90 Symbolic Object may or may not have a specific meaning, for example an arbitrary character string.
Examples:
- ‘ecognizabl’
- The “no-smoking” sign (E36)
- ‘BM000038850.JPG’ (E75)
- image BM000038850.JPG from the Clayton Herbarium in London (E38)
- The distribution of form, tone and colour found on Leonardo da Vinci’s painting named “Mona Lisa” (E38)
- The Italian text of Dante’s “Divina Commedia” as found in the authoritative critical edition La Commedia secondo l’antica vulgata a cura di Giorgio Petrocchi, Milano: Mondadori, 1966-67 (= Le Opere di Dante Alighieri, Edizione Nazionale a cura della Società Dantesca Italiana, VII, 1-4) (E33)
Properties:
P106 is composed of (forms part of): E90 Symbolic Object
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P148 is identified by (identifies)
Domain: E28 Conceptual Object
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies a name used specifically to identify an E28 Conceptual Object.
This property is a specialisation of P1 is identified by (identifies) is identified by.
Examples:
- The publication „Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM), Fuehrer durch die Sammlungen” (broschiert), Prestl 1995 (E73) is identified by ISBN 3-7913-1418-1 (E75)
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P148 has component (is component of)
Domain: E89 Propositional Object
Range: E89 Propositional Object
Superproperty of:
Subproperty of:
Quantification: (0:n,0:n)
Scope note: This property associates an instance of E89 Propositional Object with a structural part of it that is by itself an instance of E89 Propositional Object.
Examples: The Italian text of Dante’s textual work entitled “Divina Commedia” (E33) P148 has component The Italian text of Dante’s textual work entitled “Inferno” (E33)
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E73 Information Object.P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
E73 Information Object.P129 is about (is subject of): E1 CRM Entity
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E89 Propositional Object.P67 refers to (is referred to by): E1 CRM Entity
E89 Propositional Object.P129 is about (is subject of): E1 CRM Entity
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E73 Information Object. P106 is composed of (forms part of): E73 Information Object
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E90 Symbolic Object. P106 is composed of (forms part of): E90 Symbolic Object
Changes in the scope note of E7 Activity P16 have been made for the name use and new examples have been added to both of them.
E7 Activity
Subclass of: E5 Event
Superclass of: E8 Acquisition
E9 Move
E10 Transfer of Custody
E11 Modification
E13 Attribute Assignment
E65 Creation
E66 Formation
E85 Joining
E86 Leaving
Scope note: This class comprises actions intentionally carried out by instances of E39 Actor that result in changes of state in the cultural, social, or physical systems documented.
This notion includes complex, composite and long-lasting actions such as the building of a settlement or a war, as well as simple, short-lived actions such as the opening of a door.
Examples:
- the Battle of Stalingrad
- the Yalta Conference
- my birthday celebration 28-6-1995
- the writing of “Faust” by Goethe (E65)
- the formation of the Bauhaus 1919 (E66)
- calling the place identified by TGN ‘7017998’ ‘Quyunjig’ by the people of Iraq
Properties:
P14 carried out by (performed): E39 Actor
(P14.1 in the role of: E55 Type)
P15 was influenced by (influenced): E1 CRM Entity
P16 used specific object (was used for): E70 Thing
(P16.1 mode of use: E55 Type)
P17 was motivated by (motivated): E1 CRM Entity
P19 was intended use of (was made for): E71 Man-Made Thing
(P19.1 mode of use: E55 Type)
P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of): E7 Activity
P21 had general purpose (was purpose of): E55 Type
P32 used general technique (was technique of): E55 Type
P33 used specific technique (was used by): E29 Design or Procedure
P125 used object of type (was type of object used in): E55 Type
P134 continued (was continued by): E7 Activity
Domain: E7 Activity
Subproperty of: E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): E77 Persistent Item
E7 Activity. P15 was influenced by (influenced): E1 CRM Entity
Superproperty of:E7 Activity.P33 used specific technique (was used by):E29 Design or Procedure
E15 Identifier Assignment. P142 used constituent (was used in):E41 Appellation
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes the use of material or immaterial things in a way essential to the performance or the outcome of an E7 Activity.
This property typically applies to tools, instruments, moulds, raw materials and items embedded in a product. It implies that the presence of the object in question was a necessary condition for the action. For example, the activity of writing this text required the use of a computer. An immaterial thing can be used if at least one of its carriers is present. For example, the software tools on a computer.
Another example is the use of a particular name by a particular group of people over some span to identify a thing, such as a settlement. In this case, the physical carriers of this name are at least the people understanding its use.
Examples:
- the writing of this scope note (E7) used specific object Nicholas Crofts’ computer (E22) mode of use Typing Tool; Storage Medium (E55)
- the people of Iraq calling the place identified by TGN ‘7017998’ (E7) used specific object “Quyunjig” (E44) mode of use Current; Vernacular (E55)
Properties: P16.1 mode of use: E55 Type
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E54 Dimension (old)
(former E38)
Subclass of: E1 CRM Entity
Scope note: This class comprises quantifiable properties that are measured by some calibrated means and can be approximated by numerical values.
An instance of E54 Dimension is regarded as the true quantity, independent from its numerical approximation, e.g. in inches or in cm. The properties of the class E54 Dimension allow for expressing the numerical approximation. It is recommended to record all numerical approximations of instances of E54 Dimension as intervals of indeterminacy. Numerical approximations in archaic instances of E58 Measurement Unit used in historical records should be preserved. Equivalents corresponding to current knowledge should be recorded as additional instances of E54 Dimension as appropriate.
Examples:
- currency: £26.00
- length: 3.9-4.1 cm
- diameter 26 mm
- weight 150 lbs
- density: 0.85 gm/cc
- luminescence: 56 ISO lumens
- tin content: 0.46 %
- taille au garot: 5 hands
- calibrated C14 date: 2460-2720 years, etc
Properties:
P90 has value: E60 Number
P91 has unit (is unit of): E58 Measurement Unit
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E54 Dimension
(former E38)
Subclass of: E1 CRM Entity
Scope note: This class comprises quantifiable properties that can be measured by some calibrated means and can be approximated by values, i.e. points or regions in a mathematical or conceptual space, such as natural or real numbers, RGB values etc.
An instance of E54 Dimension represents the true quantity, independent from its numerical approximation, e.g. in inches or in cm. The properties of the class E54 Dimension allow for expressing the numerical approximation of the values of an instance of E54 Dimension. If the true values belong to a non-discrete space, such as spatial distances, it is recommended to record them as approximations by intervals or regions of indeterminacy enclosing the assumed true values. For instance, a length of 5 cm may be recorded as 4.5-5.5 cm, according to the precision of the respective observation. Note, that interoperability of values described in different units depends critically on the representation as value regions.
Numerical approximations in archaic instances of E58 Measurement Unit used in historical records should be preserved. Equivalents corresponding to current knowledge should be recorded as additional instances of E54 Dimension as appropriate.
Examples:
- the height of silver cup 232
- The RGB value matrix of my digital image IMG_0025 from 4-5-2007
- the wingspan of my stuffed chaffinch ‘Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758’
- the calibrated C14 date of bone splinter AC-1983-04532
- The number of coins in the silver hoard XXXX
Properties:
P90 has value: E60 Number
P91 has unit (is unit of): E58 Measurement Unit
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Subclass of: E71 Man-Made Thing
Superclass of: E30 Right
E55 Type
E73 Information Object
Scope note: This class comprises non-material products of our minds and information produced by humans with or without using technical devices that have become objects of a discourse about their identity, circumstances of creation and historical implications.
Characteristically, instances of this class are created, invented or thought by someone, and then may be documented or communicated between persons. Instances of E28 Conceptual Object have the ability to exist on more than one particular carrier at the same time, such as papers,
electronic signals, marks, audio media, paintings, photos, human memories, etc.
They cannot be destroyed as long as they exist on at least one carrier or in memory.
Their existence ends when the last carrier is lost. A greater distinction can be made between products having a clear identity, such as a specific text, or photographs, and the ideas and concepts shared and traded by groups of people.
Examples:
- Beethoven’s “Ode an die Freude” (Ode to Joy), (E73)
- the definition of “ontology” in the Oxford English Dictionary
- the knowledge about the victory at Marathon carried by the famous runner
Properties :
P148 is identified by (identifies) : E75 Conceptual Object Appellation
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Subclass of: E71 Man-Made Thing
Superclass of: E89 Propositional Object
E90 Symbolic Object
E55 Type
Scope note: This class comprises non-material products of our minds and other human
produced data that have become objects of a discourse about their identity, circumstances of creation or historical implication. The production of such information may have been supported by the use of technical devices such as cameras or computers.
Characteristically, instances of this class are created, invented or thought by someone, and then may be documented or communicated between persons. Instances of E28 Conceptual Object have the ability to exist on more than one particular carrier at the same time, such as paper, electronic signals, marks, audio media, paintings, photos, human memories, etc.
They cannot be destroyed. They exist as long as they can be found on at least one carrier or in at least one human memory. Their existence ends when the last carrier and the last memory are lost.
Examples:
- Beethoven’s “Ode an die Freude” (Ode to Joy), (E73)
- the definition of “ontology” in the Oxford English Dictionary
- the knowledge about the victory at Marathon carried by the famous runner
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Domain: E55 Type
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property allows an item to be declared as an example of an E55 Type or taxon.
The taxonomic role renders the specific relationship of this example to the Type, such as "prototypical", "archetypical" "lectotype", etc. The taxonomic role "lectotype" is not associated with the Type Creation (E83) itself, but selected in a later phase.
Examples:
- ‘Spigelia marilandica (L.) L.’ (E55) is exemplified by Object BM000098044 of the Clayton Herbarium (E20) in the taxonomic role lectotype
Properties: P137.1 in the taxonomic role: E55 Type
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Domain: E1 CRM Entity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
subproperty of: E1 CRM Entity. P2 has type: E55 Type
Scope note: This property allows an item to be declared as a particular example of an E55 Type or taxon.
The P137.1 in the taxonomic role property of P137 exemplifies (is exemplified by) allows differentiation of taxonomic roles. The taxonomic role renders the specific relationship of this example to the Type, such as "prototypical", "archetypical", "lectotype", etc. The taxonomic role "lectotype" is not associated with the Type Creation (E83) itself, but selected in a later phase.
Examples:
- Object BM000098044 of the Clayton Herbarium (E20) exemplifies Spigelia marilandica (L.) L. (E55) in the taxonomic role lectotype
Properties: P137.1 in the taxonomic role: E55 Type
Changes in the range and the scope note of P39
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Domain: E16 Measurement
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property records the E70 Thing that was the subject of an instance of E16 Measurement
Event.Thing may be measured more than once. Both material and immaterial sThing may be measured, e.g. the number of words in a text.
Examples:
- 31 August 1997 measurement of height of silver cup 232 (E16) measured silver cup 232 (E22)
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Domain: E16 Measurement
Quantification: many to one, necessary (1,1:0,n)
Scope note: This property associates an instance of E16 Measurement with the instance of E1 CRM Entity to which it applied. An instance of E1 CRM Entity may be measured more than once. Material and immaterial things and processes may be measured, e.g. the number of words in a text, or the duration of an event.
Examples:
- 31 August 1997 measurement of height of silver cup 232 (E16) measured silver cup 232 (E22)
Domain: E7 Activity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the relationship between a preparatory activity and the event it is intended to be preparation for.
This includes activities, orders and other organisational actions, taken in preparation for other activities or events.
P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of) implies that an activity succeeded in achieving its aim. If it does not succeed, such as the setting of a trap that did not catch anything, one may document the unrealized intention using P21 had general purpose (was purpose of):E55 Type and/or P33 used specific technique (was used by): E29 Design or Procedure.
Examples:
- Van Eyck’s pigment grinding in 1432 (E7) had specific purpose the painting of the Ghent alter piece (E12)
Domain: E7 Activity
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes an intentional relationship between an E7 Activity and some general goal or purpose.
This may involve activities intended as preparation for some type of activity or event. P21had general purpose (was purpose of) differs from P20 had specific purpose (was purpose of) in that no occurrence of an event is implied as the purpose.
Examples:
- Van Eyck’s pigment grinding (E7) had general purpose painting (E55)
- The setting of trap 2742 on May 17th 1874 (E7) had general purpose Catching Moose (E55) (Activity type)
Domain: E72 Legal Object
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies the E39 Actor who holds the instances of E30 Right to an E72 Legal Object.
It is a superproperty of P52 has current owner (is current owner of) because ownership is a right that is held on the owned object.
P105 right held by (has right on) is a shortcut of the fully developed path from E72 Legal Object through P104 is subject to (applies to), E30 Right, P75 possesses (is possessed by) to E39 Actor.
Examples:
- J.M.Barrie’s Peter Pan (E73) right held by Great Ormond Street Hospital (E40)
- 2nd paragraph of chapter “APPLIED FORM”
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Although the definition of the CRM provided here is complete, it is an intentionally compact and concise presentation of the CRM’s 86 classes and 132 unique properties. It does not attempt to articulate the inheritance of properties by subclasses throughout the class hierarchy (this would require the declaration of several thousand properties, as opposed to 132)
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Although the definition of the CRM provided here is complete, it is an intentionally compact and concise presentation of the CRM’s 86 classes and 137 unique properties. It does not attempt to articulate the inheritance of properties by subclasses throughout the class hierarchy (this would require the declaration of several thousand properties, as opposed to 137)
- In chapter “Terminology” the paragraph that gives the definition of the instance (page v)
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The painting known as the “The Mona Lisa” is an instance of the class Physical Man Made Object.
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For example:
The painting known as the “The Mona Lisa” is an instance of the class Man Made Object.
The name of P68 usually employs (is usually employed by) was changed from P68 usually employs (is usually employed by) to P68 foresees use of (use foreseen by):
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P68 usually employs (is usually employed by):
Domain: E29 Design or Procedure
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property describes an E57 Material usually employed in an E29 Design or Procedure.
Designs and procedures commonly employ particular Materials. The fabrication of adobe bricks, for example, requires straw, clay and water. This property enables this to be documented.
This property is not intended for the documentation of Materials that were required on a particular occasion when a Design or Procedure was executed.
Examples:
procedure for soda glass manufacture (E29) usually employs soda (E57)
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P68 foresees use of (use foreseen by):
Quantification: many to many (0,n:0,n)
Scope note: This property identifies an E57 Material foreseeen to be used by an E29 Design or Procedure.
E29 Designs and procedures commonly foresee the use of particular E57 Materials. The fabrication of adobe bricks, for example, requires straw, clay and water. This property enables this to be documented.
This property is not intended for the documentation of E57 Materials that were used on a particular occasion when an instance of E29 Design or Procedure was executed.
Examples:
- procedure for soda glass manufacture (E29) foresees use of soda (E57)
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Compatibility with the CRM
Users intending to take advantage of the semantic interoperability offered by the CRM may want to make parts of their data structures compatible with the CRM. The respective parts should pertain either to the associations by which users would like their data to be accessible in an integrated environment, or to contents intended for transport to other environments, so that the meaning encoded by its structure is preserved in another target system.
In that sense, the CRM is not aimed at proposing a complete matching of user documentation structures with the CRM, nor that a user should always implement all CRM concepts and associations; rather it is intended to leave room for all kinds of extensions to capture the richness of cultural information, but also for simplifications for reasons of economy.
Further, the CRM is a means to interpret structured information in a way, so that large amounts of data contents can be transformed or mediated automatically. As a consequence, the CRM aims not at resolving free text information into a formal logical form. In other terms, it does not intend to provide more structuring than the users have done before, and free text information does not fall under the scope of compatibility considerations. The CRM foresees however the associations to transport such information in relation to structured information.
The CRM is a formal ontology, expressible in terms of logic or a suitable knowledge representation language. Its concepts can be instantiated as sets of statements that form models of the assumed reality referred to in a structured document. Any encoding of CRM instances in a formal language that preserves the relations to the CRM classes, properties and inheritance rules among them is regarded a “CRM-compatible form”.
A part of a documentation structure is compatible with the CRM, if a deterministic logical algorithm can be found, that transforms any data correctly encoded in this structure into a CRM-compatible form without loss of meaning. No assumptions are made about the nature of this algorithm. It may in particular draw on other formal ontologies expressing background knowledge such as thesauri. The algorithm itself can only be found and verified intellectually by understanding the meaning intended by the designer of the data structure and the CRM concepts. By the term “correctly encoded” we mean that the data are encoded so that the meaning intended by the designer of the data structure is correctly applied to the intended meaning of the data.
Information system implementers may choose to provide export facilities of selected data into a CRM-compatible form. They may further choose to provide a service to access selected data by querying with CRM concepts. It is not regarded a loss of compatibility, if certain subclasses and subproperties of the CRM are not supported in such a service. In that case it is regarded essential that the services publishes the set of CRM concepts it supports.
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Utility of CRM compatibility
The goal of the CRM is to enable the integration of the largest number of information resources. Therefore it aims to provide the greatest flexibility of systems to become compatible, rather than imposing one particular solution.
Users intending to take advantage of the semantic interoperability offered by the CRM may want to make parts of their data structures compatible with the CRM. Compatibility may pertain either to the associations by which users would like their data to be accessible in an integrated environment, or to the contents intended for transport to other environments, allowing encoded meaning to be preserved in a target system.
The CRM does not require complete matching of all user documentation structures with the CRM, nor that systems should always implement all CRM concepts and associations; instead it leaves room both for extensions, needed to capture the full richness of cultural information, and for simplifications, required for reasons of economy.
Furthermore, the CRM provides a means of interpreting structured information so that large amounts of data can be transformed or mediated automatically. It does not require unstructured or semi-structured free text information to be analysed into a formal logical representation. In other words, it does not aim to provide more structure than users have previously provided. The interpretation of information in the form of free text falls outside the scope of compatibility considerations. The CRM does, however, allow free text information to be integrated with structured information.
The Information Integration Environment
The notion of CRM compatibility is based on interoperability. Interoperability is best defined on the basis of specific communication practices between information systems. Following current practice, we distinguish the following types of information integration environments pertaining to information systems:
- Local information systems. These are either collection management systems or content management systems that constitute institutional memories and are maintained by an institution. They are used for primary data entry, i.e. a relevant part of the information, be it data or metadata, is primary information in digital form that fulfils institutional needs.
- Integrated access systems. These provide an homogeneous access layer to multiple local systems. The information they manage resides primarily on local systems. We distinguish between:
- Materialized access systems, which physically import data provided by local systems, using a data warehouse approach. Such systems may employ so-called metadata harvesting techniques or rely on data submission. Data may be transformed to respect the schema of the access system before being merged.
- Mediation systems, [Gio Wiederholt] which send out queries, formulated according to a virtual global schema, to multiple local systems and then collect and integrate the answers. The queries may be transformed to a local schema either by the mediation system or by the receiving local system itself.
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Local systems may also import data from other systems, in order to complement collections, or to merge information from other systems. An information system may export information for migration and preservation.
Compatibility with the CRM pertains to one or more of the following data communication capabilities or use cases:
- data falling within the scope of the CRM can be exported from an information system into an encoded form without loss of meaning with respect to CRM concepts;
- data falling within the scope of the CRM can be transformed into another encoded form without loss of meaning with respect to CRM concepts;
- data falling within the scope of the CRM can be imported from an encoded form into an information system without loss of meaning with respect to CRM concepts;
- data falling within the scope of the CRM that is contained in an information system can be queried and retrieved exhaustively in terms of CRM concepts, subject to the expressive power of a particular query language.
Any declaration of CRM compatibility must specify one or more of the above use cases. System and data structure providers shall not declare their products as “CRM compatible” without specifying the appropriate use cases as detailed below.
In the context of this chapter, the expression “without loss of meaning with respect to the CRM concepts” means the following: The CRM concepts are used to classify items of discourse and their relationships. By virtue of this classification, data can be understood as propositions of a kind declared by the CRM about real world facts, such as “Object x. forms part of: Object y”. In case the encoding, i.e. the language used to describe a fact, is changed, only an expert conversant with both languages can assess if the two propositions do indeed describe the same fact. If this is the case, then there is no loss of meaning with respect to CRM concepts. Communities of practice requiring fewer concepts than the CRM declares may restrict CRM compatibility with respect to an explicitly declared subset of the CRM.
Users of this standard may communicate CRM compatible data, as detailed below, with data structures and systems that are either more detailed and specialized than the CRM or whose scope extends beyond that of the CRM. In such cases, the standard guarantees only the preservation of meaning with respect to CRM concepts. However, additional information that can be regarded as extending CRM concepts may be communicated and preserved in CRM compatible systems through the appropriate use of controlled terminology. The specification of the latter techniques does not fall under the scope of this standard. Communities of practice requiring extensions to the CRM are encouraged to declare their extensions as CRM-compatible standards.
CRM-Compatible Form
The CRM is a formal ontology which can be expressed in terms of logic or a suitable knowledge representation language. Its concepts can be instantiated as sets of statements that provide a model of reality. We call any encoding of such CRM instances in a formal language that preserves the relations between the CRM classes, properties and inheritance rules a “CRM-compatible form”. Hence data expressed in any CRM-compatible form can be automatically transformed into any other CRM-compatible form without loss of meaning. Classes and properties of the CRM are identified by their initial codes, such as “E55” or “P12”. The names of classes and properties of a CRM-compatible form may be translated into any local language, but the identifying codes must be preserved. A CRM-compatible form should not implement the quantifiers of CRM properties as cardinality constraints for the encoded instances. Quantifiers may be implemented in an informative way, or not at all. Statements that violate quantifiers should be treated as alternative knowledge.
Any encoding of CRM instances in a formal language that preserves the relations within a consistent subset of CRM classes, properties and inheritance rules is regarded a “reduced CRM-compatible form”, if:
- all the conditions applicable to a CRM compatible form are respected;
the subset does not violate the rules of subsumption and inheritance;
- any instance of the reduced CRM-compatible form is also a valid instance of a (full) CRM compatible form
- the subset contains at least the following concepts:
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CRM Compatibility of Data Structure
A data structure is export-compatible with the CRM if it is possible to transform any data from this data structure into a CRM-compatible form without loss of meaning. Implicit concepts may be present in elements of the data structure that are not supported by the CRM. As long as these concepts can be encoded as instances of E55 Type (i.e. as terminology) and attached unambiguously to their respective data items with suitable properties, the data structure is still regarded as export compatible.
Note that not all CRM concepts may be represented by elements of an export-compatible data structure. All data from export-compatible data structures can be transported in a CRM-compatible form. In particular any CRM compatible form or reduced CRM-compatible form is export-compatible with the CRM.
A data structure is import-compatible with the CRM if it is possible to automatically transform any data from a CRM-compatible form into this data structure without loss of meaning, simply on the basis of knowledge about the data structure elements being used. This implies that a data record transformed into this data structure from a CRM-compatible form can be transformed back into the CRM-compatible form without loss of meaning. Note that the back-transformation into a CRM-compatible form may result in a data record that is semantically equivalent but not identical with the original.
Any CRM-compatible form is automatically import-compatible with the CRM. Note that an import-compatible data structure may be semantically richer than the CRM. It may contain elements that, through the use of a transformation algorithm, can be made to correspond to CRM concepts or specializations thereof or that contain elements with meanings that fall outside the scope of the CRM. However, it must not contain elements that overlap in meaning with CRM concepts and which cannot be subsumed via transformation by a CRM concept other than E1 CRM Entity and E77 Persistent Item.
Import-compatible data structures may be used to transport data for applications that require concepts that lie beyond the scope of the CRM, as well as data from any export-compatible data structure. Note that, in general, applications may make use of data from a CRM import-compatible data structure that has been exported into a CRM compatible form by semantic reduction to CRM concepts, i.e. by generalizing all subsumed concepts to the most specific CRM concept applicable, and by discarding elements that fall outside the scope of the CRM.
A data structure is partially import-compatible with the CRM if the above holds for a reduced CRM-compatible form.
CRM Compatibility of Information Systems
An information system is export-compatible with the CRM if it is possible to export all user data from this information system into an import-compatible data structure. This capability is the recommended kind of CRM-compatibility for local information systems.
An information system is partially export compatible if it is possible to export all user data from this information system into a partially import-compatible data structure. This is not the recommended kind of CRM-compatibility, but it may not be feasible for legacy systems to acquire a higher level of CRM compatibility without unreasonable effort. This reduced level of CRM compatibility is nonetheless highly useful.
Note that there is no minimum requirement for the classes and properties that must be present in the exported user data. Therefore it is possible that the data may pertain to instances of just a single property, such as E21 Person. P131 is identified by: E82 Actor Appellation.
An information system is import-compatible with the CRM if it is possible to import data encoded in a CRM-compatible form and to access the data in a manner equivalent to and homogeneous with all generic data of this system that fall under the same concepts. This capability is considered as the normal kind of CRM compatibility for integrated access systems that physically copy source data in a data warehouse style (materialized access systems).
An information system is partially import-compatible with the CRM if it is possible to import data encoded in a reduced CRM-compatible form and to access the data in a manner equivalent to and homogeneous with all generic data of this system that fall under the same concepts. Depending on the functional requirements, it makes sense for integrated access systems to offer access services of reduced complexity by being only partially import-compatible with the CRM.
Note that it makes sense for integrated access systems to import data from extended data structures by semantic reduction to CRM defined concepts.
Note that local information system providers may choose to make their systems import-compatible with the CRM to be import-compatible with the CRM in order to exchange data, for example in the case of museum object loans or for system migration purposes. Communities of practice may choose to agree on import compatibility for extended data structures.
Some local information systems are likely to focus on specialized subject areas, such as inscriptions. For these specialized systems, the ability to import a specific data structure is recommended. This should be export-compatible with the CRM, and encompass the concepts that are required by the subject matter (“dedicated import compatibility”).
An information system is access-compatible with the CRM if it is possible to access the user data in the information system by querying with CRM classes and properties so that the meaning of the answers to the queries corresponds to the query terms used. It is not regarded as a reduction of compatibility if access is limited to data deemed to be exchanged.
An information system is partially access-compatible with the CRM if it is possible to access the user data in the information system by querying with a consistent subset of CRM classes and properties, corresponding to a reduced CRM-compatible form, so that the meaning of the answers to the queries corresponds to the query terms used.
An access-compatible system may be export-compatible with respect to the query answers. Note that it may make sense for an access-compatible content management system to return only content items in response to queries rather than being export compatible.
Figure XXX: Possible data flow between different kinds of CRM-compatible systems and data structures
Fig. XXX shows a symbolic representation of some of the data flow patterns defined above between different kinds of CRM-compatible systems and data structures. In this figure it is assumed that the Local System B exports data into a CRM export-compatible data structure, which implies that it can be exported into a CRM-compatible form or any other CRM import-compatible data structure. Therefore Local System B is export-compatible with the CRM. For Local System A, the figure symbolizes the case where the exported data contain elements that correspond to specializations of the CRM or fall out of its scope.
Compatibility claim declaration
A provider of a data structure or information system claiming compatibility with the CRM has to provide a declaration that describes the kind of compatibility and, depending on the kind, the following additional information:
- For export-compatible data structures:
The subset of CRM concepts directly instantiated by any possible data in this data structure after transformation into a CRM-compatible form.
- For export-compatible systems:
- A declaration of configurable user data elements, if any, that are not semantically restricted to a CRM Concept (other than E1 CRM Entity or E77 Persistent Item).
- User data elements or units that are not exported.
- The subset of CRM concepts directly instantiated by any possible data exported from the system after transformation into a CRM-compatible form.
- For partially or dedicated import-compatible systems:
The subset of CRM concepts under which data can be imported into the system.
- For access-compatible systems:
- The query language by which the system can be queried.
- The subset of CRM concepts directly instantiated by any possible query answers exported from the system after transformation into a CRM-compatible form.
- For partially access-compatible systems, the subset of CRM concepts by which the system can be queried.
The provider should be able to demonstrate the claim with suitable test data. A third party should be able to verify the claim with suitable test data.
The text about types was changed:
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Virtually all structured descriptions of museum objects begin with a unique object identifier and information about the “type” of the object, often in a set of fields with names like “Object Type,” “Object Name,” “Category,” “Classification,” etc. All these fields are used for terms that declare that the object is a member of a particular class or category of items, and are described by the CRM as instances of E55 Type. Since the instances of this class are themselves classes, E55 Type is in fact a metaclass.
The class E1 CRM Entity is the domain of the property P2 has type (is type of), which has the range E55 Type. Consequently, every class in the CRM, with the exception of E59 Primitive Value, inherits the property P2 has type (is type of). This provides a general mechanism for refining the classification of CRM instances to any level of detail, by linking to external vocabulary sources, thesauri, classification schema or ontologies that function as extensions to the CRM class and property hierarchies. The external vocabularies do not themselves fall within the scope of the CRM.
The class E55 Type also serves as the range of properties that relate to categorical knowledge commonly found in cultural documentation. For example, the property P125 used object of type (was type of object used in) enables the CRM to express statements such as “this casting was produced using a mould”, meaning that there has been an unknown or unmentioned instance of “mould” that was actually used. This enables the specific instance of the casting to be associated with the entire type of manufacturing devices known as moulds. Further, the objects of type “mould” would be related via P2 has type (is type of) to this term. This indirect relationship may actually help in detecting the unknown object in an integrated environment. On the other side, some casting may refer directly to a known mould via P16 used specific object (was used for). So a statistical question to how many objects in a certain collection are made with moulds could be answered correctly (following both paths through P16 used specific object (was used for) - P2 has type (is type of) and P125 used object of type (was type of object used in). This consistent treatment of categorical knowledge significantly enhances the CRM’s ability to integrate cultural knowledge.
Some properties in the CRM are associated with an additional property. These are numbered in the CRM documentation with a ".1" extension. These do not appear in the property hierarchy list but are included as part of the property declarations and referred to in the class declarations. For example, P62.1 mode of depiction: E55 Type is associated with E24 Physical Man-made Thing. P62 depicts (is depicted by): E1 CRM Entity. The range of these properties of properties always falls within the type hierarchy E55 Type. Their purpose is to allow dynamic extensions to their parent property through the use of property subtypes declared as instances of E55 Type. This function is analogous to that of the P2 has type (is type of) property, which all CRM classes inherit from E1 CRM Entity. System implementations and schemas that do not support properties of properties may use dynamic subtyping of the parent properties instead.
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Virtually all structured descriptions of museum objects begin with a unique object identifier and information about the "type" of the object, often in a set of fields with names like "Classification", "Category", "Object Type", "Object Name", etc. All these fields are used for terms that declare that the object belongs to a particular category of items. In the CRM the class E55 Type comprises such terms from thesauri and controlled vocabularies used to characterize and classify instances of CRM classes. Instances of E55 Type represent concepts (universals) in contrast to instances of E41 Appellation which are used to name instances of CRM classes.
E55 Type is the CRM’s interface to domain specific ontologies and thesauri. These can be represented in the CRM as subclasses of E55 Type, forming hierarchies of terms, i.e. instances of E55 Type linked via P127 has broader term (has narrower term). Such hierarchies may be extended with additional properties.
For this purpose the CRM provides two basic properties that describe classification with terminology, corresponding to what is the current practice in the majority of information systems. The class E1 CRM Entity is the domain of the property P2 has type (is type of), which has the range E55 Type. Consequently, every class in the CRM, with the exception of E59 Primitive Value, inherits the property P2 has type (is type of). This provides a general mechanism for simulating a specialization of the classification of CRM instances to any level of detail, by linking to external vocabulary sources, thesauri, classification schema or ontologies.
Analogous to the function of the P2 has type (is type of) property, some properties in the CRM are associated with an additional property. These are numbered in the CRM documentation with a ‘.1’ extension. The range of these properties of properties always falls under E55 Type. Their purpose is to simulate a specialization of their parent property through the use of property subtypes declared as instances of E55 Type. They do not appear in the property hierarchy list but are included as part of the property declarations and referred to in the class declarations. For example, P62.1 mode of depiction: E55 Type is associated with E24 Physical Man-made Thing. P62 depicts (is depicted by): E1 CRM Entity.
The class E55 Type also serves as the range of properties that relate to categorical knowledge commonly found in cultural documentation. For example, the property P125 used object of type (was type of object used in) enables the CRM to express statements such as “this casting was produced using a mould”, meaning that there has been an unknown or unmentioned object, a mould, that was actually used. This enables the specific instance of the casting to be associated with the entire type of manufacturing devices known as moulds. Further, the objects of type “mould” would be related via P2 has type (is type of) to this term. This indirect relationship may actually help in detecting the unknown object in an integrated environment. On the other side, some casting may refer directly to a known mould via P16 used specific object (was used for). So a statistical question to how many objects in a certain collection are made with moulds could be answered correctly (following both paths through P16 used specific object (was used for) - P2 has type (is type of) and P125 used object of type (was type of object used in). This consistent treatment of categorical knowledge enhances the CRM’s ability to integrate cultural knowledge.
In addition to being an interface to external thesauri and classification systems E55 Type is an ordinary class in the CRM and a subclass of E28 Conceptual Object. E55 Type and its subclasses inherit all properties from this superclass. Thus together with the CRM class E83 Type Creation the rigorous scholarly or scientific process that ensures a type is exhaustively described and appropriately named can be modelled inside the CRM. In some cases, particularly in archaeology and the life sciences, E83 Type Creation requires the identification of an exemplary specimen and the publication of the type definition in an appropriate scholarly forum. This is very central to research in the life sciences, where a type would be referred to as a “taxon,” the type description as a “protologue,” and the exemplary specimens as “original element” or “holotype”.
Finally, types, that is, instances of E55 Type and its subclasses, are used to characterize the instances of a CRM class and hence refine the meaning of the class. A type ‘artist’ can be used to characterize persons through P2 has type (is type of). On the other hand, in an art history application of the CRM it can be adequate to extend the CRM class E21 Person with a subclass E21.xx Artist. What is the difference of the type ‘artist’ and the class Artist? From an everyday conceptual point of view there is no difference. Both denote the concept ‘artist’ and identify the same set of persons. Thus in this setting a type could be seen as a class and the class of types may be seen as a metaclass. Since current systems do not provide an adequate control of user defined metaclasses, the CRM prefers to model instances of E55 Type as if they were particulars, with the relationships described in the previous paragraphs.
Users may decide to implement a concept either as a subclass extending the CRM class system or as an instance of E55 Type. A new subclass should only be created in case the concept is sufficiently stable and associated with additional explicitly modeled properties specific to it. Otherwise, an instance of E55 Type provides more flexibility of use. Users that may want to describe a discourse not only using a concept extending the CRM but also describing the history of this concept itself, may chose to model the same concept both as subclass and as an instance of E55 Type with the same name. Similarly it should be regarded as good practice to foresee for each term hierarchy refining a CRM class a term equivalent of this class as top term. For instance, a term hierarchy for instances of E21 Person may begin with “Person”.
The scope note of E55 Type was changed:
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This class comprises arbitrary concepts (universals) and provides a mechanism for organising them into a hierarchy.
This hierarchy is intended to duplicate the names of all the classes present in the model. This allows additional refinement, through subtyping, of those classes which do not require further analysis of their formal properties, but which nonetheless represent typological distinctions important to a given user group.
It should be noted that the Model does not make the distinction between classes and types known from some knowledge representation systems and object-oriented programming languages. The class E55 Type can be regarded as a metaclass (a class whose instances are universals), used to denote a user-defined specialization of some class or property of the Model, without introducing any additional formal properties for this specialization.
It reflects the characteristic use of the term “object type” for naming data fields in museum documentation and particularly the notion of typology in archaeology. It has however nothing to do with the term “type” in Natural History (cf. E83 Type Creation), but it includes the notion of a “taxon”.
Ideally, instances of the class E55 Type should be organised into thesauri, with scope notes, illustrations, etc. to clarify their meaning. In general, it is expected that different domains and cultural groups will develop different thesauri in parallel. Consistent reasoning on the expansion of subterms used in a thesaurus is possible insofar as it conforms to both the classes and the hierarchies of the model.
E56 Language, E57 Material and E58 Measurement Unit have been defined explicitly as elements of the E55 Type hierarchy because they are used categorically in the model without reference to instances of them, i.e. the Model does not foresee the description of instances of instances of them, e.g., the property instance “P45 consists of : gold” does not refer to a particular instance of gold.
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This class comprises concepts denoted by terms from thesauri and controlled vocabularies used to characterize and classify instances of CRM classes. Instances of E55 Type represent concepts in contrast to instances of E41 Appellation which are used to name instances of CRM classes.
E55 Type is the CRM’s interface to domain specific ontologies and thesauri. These can be represented in the CRM as subclasses of E55 Type, forming hierarchies of terms, i.e. instances of E55 Type linked via P127 has broader term (has narrower term). Such hierarchies may be extended with additional properties.
The scope note of E66 Formation was changed:
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This class comprises events that result in the formation of a formal or informal E74 Group of people, such as a club, society, association, corporation or nation.
E66 Formation does not include the arbitrary aggregation of people who do not act as a collective.
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This class comprises events that result in the formation of a formal or informal E74 Group of people, such as a club, society, association, corporation or nation.
E66 Formation does not include the arbitrary aggregation of people who do not act as a collective.
The formation of an instance of E74 Group does not mean that the group is populated with members at the time of formation. In order to express the joining of members at the time of formation, the respective activity should be simultaneously an instance of both E66 Formation and E85 Joining.
The scope note of P143 was changed:
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This property identifies the instance of E39 Actor that becomes member of a E74 Group in an E85 Joining
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This property identifies the instance of E39 Actor that becomes member of a E74 Group in an E85 Joining.
Joining events allow for describing people becoming members of a group with a more detailed path from E74 Group through P144 joined with (gained member by), E85 Joining, P143 joined (was joined by) to E39 Actor, compared to the shortcut offered by P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of).
The scope note of P144 was changed
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This property identifies the instance of E74 Group of which an instance of E39 Actor becomes a member through an instance of E85 Joining.
Although a Joining activity normally concerns only one instance of E74 Group, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which becoming member of one Group implies becoming member of another Group as well.
This property identifies the instance of E74 Group of which an instance of E39 Actor becomes a member through an instance of E85 Joining.
Although a Joining activity normally concerns only one instance of E74 Group, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which becoming member of one Group implies becoming member of another Group as well.
Joining events allow for describing people becoming members of a group with a more detailed path from E74 Group through P144 joined with (gained member by), E85 Joining, P143 joined (was joined by) to E39 Actor, compared to the shortcut offered by P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of).
The example of P5 was changed
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- Ruination of the Tower of Babylon (E3) consists of wind-erosion phase (E3)
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The Condition State of the ruined Parthenon (E3 Condition State) consists of (P5) a bombarded state (E3 Condition State) from the explosion of a Venetian shell in 1687
An example is added:
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Examples:
- the John Clayton Herbarium
- the Wallace Collection
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Examples:
- the John Clayton Herbarium
- the Wallace Collection
- Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium at Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Trondheim, Norway
An example is added:
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Examples:
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Examples:
- The curation of Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium 1876 – 1909 (when Foslie died), now at Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Norway
An example is added:
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Examples:
- The activities (E87) by the Benaki Museum curated the acquisition of dolls and games of urban and folk manufacture dating from the 17th to the 20th century, from England, France and Germany for the “Toys, Games and Childhood Collection (E78) of the Museum.
- The activities (E87) of the Historical Museum of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, curated the development of the permanent Numismatic Collection (E78).
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Examples:
- The activities (E87) by the Benaki Museum curated the acquisition of dolls and games of urban and folk manufacture dating from the 17th to the 20th century, from England, France and Germany for the “Toys, Games and Childhood Collection (E78) of the Museum.
- The activities (E87) of the Historical Museum of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, curated the development of the permanent Numismatic Collection (E78).
- The activities (E87) by Mikael Heggelund Foslie curated the Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium
An example is added:
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Examples:
- the Robert Opie Collection (E78) has current or former curator Robert Opie (E39)
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Examples:
- the Robert Opie Collection (E78) has current or former curator Robert Opie (E39)
- the Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium (E78) has current or former curator Mikael Heggelund Foslie
The last paragraph was changed. The phrase
"The provider should be able to demonstrate the claim with suitable test data. A third party should be able to verify the claim with suitable test data."
is replaced by:
""The provider should be able to demonstrate the claim with suitable test data. The provider should be able to demonstrate its claim according to certain procedures included in any applicable certificate practice related statement.
The provider should either make evidence of these procedures publicly available on the Internet on a site nominated by the ISO community of use, so that any third party is able to verify the claim with suitable test data, or acquire a certificate by a certification authority (CA).
A trusted third party recognised and authorised by a competent regulatory authority to act as a CA in this practice area, should be able to verify the credentials of the provider applying for such certificate and thus, of its claim with suitable test data, before issuing the certificate so that the users can trust the information in the CA certificates.
The CA will grant the provider of the certified system the right to use the “CRM compatible” logo."
The first sentence in the scope note has been changed. The phrase “This class comprises aggregations of physical items that are assembled and maintained ...”
is replaced by
"This class comprises aggregations of instances of E18 Physical Thing that are assembled and maintained ..”
The property ‘P107.1 kind of member: E55 Type’ has been added and the scope note and the examples have been changed to:
Scope note: This property relates an E39 Actor to the E74 Group of which he or she is a member.
Groups, Legal Bodies and Persons, may all be members of Groups. A Group necessarily consists of more than one member.
This property is a shortcut of the more fully developed path from E74 Group through P144 joined with (gained member by), E85 Joining, P143 joined (was joined by) to E39 Actor
The property P107.1 kind of member can be used to specify the type of membership or the role the member has in the group.
Examples:
- Moholy Nagy (E21) is current or former member of Bauhaus (E74)
- National Museum of Science and Industry (E40) has current or former member The National Railway Museum (E40)
- The married couple Queen Elisabeth and Prince Phillip (E74) has current or former member Prince Phillip (E21) with P107.1 kind of member husband (E55 Type)
Properties: P107.1 kind of member: E55 Type
The property P144.1 kind of member: E55 Type has been added and the scope note and the examples have been changed to:
Scope note: This property identifies the instance of E74 Group of which an instance of E39 Actor becomes a member through an instance of E85 Joining.
Although a Joining activity normally concerns only one instance of E74 Group, it is possible to imagine circumstances under which becoming member of one Group implies becoming member of another Group as well.
Joining events allow for describing people becoming members of a group with a more detailed path from E74 Group through P144 joined with (gained member by), E85 Joining, P143 joined (was joined by) to E39 Actor, compared to the shortcut offered by P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of).
The property P144.1 kind of member can be used to specify the type of membership or the role the member has in the group.
Examples:
- The election of Sir Isaac Newton as Member of Parliament to the Convention Parliament of 1689 joined with the Convention Parliament
- The inauguration of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev as Leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1985 joined with the office of Leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) with P144.1 kind of member President
- The implementation of the membership treaty January 1. 1973 between EU and Denmark joined with EU (E40)
Properties: P144.1 kind of member: E55 Type
Page vii: Figure XXX became fig. 1
Page xiv: Naming Conventions, second paragraph became “…… P126 employed (was employed in) ” instead of P126 employed (was employed by”)
Page xviii: Examples: the first figure fig.1 reasoning about spatial information was updated and became fig2
Page xix: in the first paragraph the domain of P59 was corrected, from E19 Physical Object to E18 Physical Thing. The fig.2 in the same page became fig.3
Page xxiv: P33 was added to the table of CIDOC CRM Property Hierarchy
Page 14: The name of P68 was corrected. It was “P68 usually employs (is usually employed)” and it was changed to “P68 foresees use of (use foreseen by)”
Page 14: A correction was made to the superclasses of E30 Right. E30 is not a direct subclass of E28 Conceptual Object.
Page 29: A correction was made to the superclasses of E73 Information Object. E73 Information Object is not a direct subclass of E28 Conceptual Object
Page 40: A correction was made to the subclasses of ‘P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at)’. It was added the subclass of ‘E7 Activity.P33 used specific technique(was used by):E29 Design or Procedure’
Page 41: A correction was made to the subclasses of ‘P15 was influenced by (influenced)’. It was added the subclass of ‘E7 Activity.P33 used specific technique(was used by):E29 Design or Procedure’
Page 64: It was missing the domain of ‘P52 has current owner (is current owner of)’ of the subclass of ‘P105 right held by (has right on)’. The ‘E18 Physical Thing’ was added.
Page xxv: CIDOC CRM Property Hierarchy is updated
Page 18: E41 Appellation: E28 Conceptual Object was removed from the subclass list
Page 28: E72 Legal Object: E73 Information Object was removed from the superclass list
Page 29: E73 Information Object: E72 Legal Object was removed from the subclass list
Page 33: The fist sentence of the scope note of E85 Joining read: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E49 Actor: it was corrected to: This class comprises the activities that result in an instance of E39 Actor
Page 40: P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at): P33 was removed from the superproperty list
Page 41: P15 was influenced by (influenced): P33 was removed from the superproperty list
Page 44: P24 transferred title of (changed ownership through): the scope note is updated
Page 46: P33 used specific technique (was used by): P12, P15 were removed from the subroperty list
Page 47: P37 assigned (was assigned by): The spelling error in the domain part is corrected
Page 50: P46 is composed of (forms part of): the “Hog’s Back” (E24) forms part of the “Fosseway” (E24): The missing ‘)’ was added to (E24)
Page 54: P62 depicts (is depicted by): italics were added to the name of the property at the examples
Page 67: P118 overlaps in time with (is overlapped in time by): the Iron Age (E52) overlaps in time with the Roman period (E52): it was corrected to: the Iron Age (E4) overlaps in time with the Roman period (E4)
Page 68: P119 meets in time with (is met in time by): Early Saxon Period (E52) meets in time with Middle Saxon Period (E52): it was corrected to: Early Saxon Period (E4) meets in time with Middle Saxon Period (E4)
Page 68: P120 occurs before (occurs after): Early Bronze Age (E52) occurs before Late Bronze age (E52): it was corrected to: Early Bronze Age (E4) occurs before Late Bronze age (E4)
Amendments to amendments
Page 101: E15: The first letter of the first word in the first example was capitalized.
BEFORE
replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
AFTER
replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens:
It was corrected to
BEFORE
replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
AFTER
Replacement of the inventory number TA959a by GE34604 for a 17th century lament cloth at the Museum Benaki, Athens
Page 112: P105 has been superpclass of P52: It was changed to:P105 has been superproperty of P52
Page 124: P143 Joining: it was corrected to: P143 joined (was joined by)
The example “the destruction of Lisbon by earthquake in 1755” wasn’t really an example for E6 Destruction since Lisbon continued to exist and be identified as Lisbon after the earthquake, so the example changed from
- the destruction of Lisbon by earthquake in 1755 (E6)
To
- the destruction of Herculaneum by volcanic eruption in 79 AD (E6)
Also, for the same reason the example “the shooting of the last wolf […] of E6 Destruction has been removed.
The second and the third example were reworded, because the term “edition” is ambiguous, it makes one think of E73 Information Object rather than E7 Activity. The text of the example was modified from:
- the recasting of the Little Mermaid at the harbour of Copenhagen
- the seventh edition of Rembrandt’s etching “Woman sitting half dressed beside a stove”, 1658, Bartsch Number 197
To:
- the first casting of the Little Mermaid from the harbour of Copenhagen
- Rembrandt’s creating of the seventh state of his etching “Woman sitting half dressed beside a stove”, 1658, identified by Bartsch Number 197 (E12,E65,E81)
The fourth example of E29 Design or Procedure was modified in order to be more accurate from:
- folio 860 of the Codex Atlanticus from Leonardo da Vinci, 1486-1490, kept in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan
to:
- The drawing on the folio 860 of the Codex Atlanticus from Leonardo da Vinci, 1486-1490, kept in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan
The text in the parenthesis in the scope note was changed from :
(the latter are common nouns and are modelled in the CRM as instances of E55 Type)
To:
(the latter are common nouns that stand for instances of E55 Type)
The following examples were modified for better understanding from:
- the pint of milk in my refrigerator
- the plan of the Stassburger Muenster
- the thing on the top of Otto Hahn’s desk
- the design of the no-smoking sign (E29)
to:
- the bottle of milk in my refrigerator (E22)
- the plan of the Strassburger Muenster (E29)
- the thing on the top of Otto Hahn’s desk (E19)
- the form of the no-smoking sign (E36)
The scope note of E75 Conceptual Object Appellation was modified for not confusing with the class E42 Identifier. So the text of the scope note is changed from:
This class comprises all specific identifiers of intellectual products or standardized patterns
To:
This class comprises all appellations specific to intellectual products or standardized patterns
Also in the second example the letter in the parenthesis at the end was changed to (F) for not confusing with the label of a CRM entity. So the example was changed from:
To:
The scope note and the example of E81 Transformation were changed from:
This class comprises the events that result in the simultaneous destruction of one E77 Persistent Item and the creation of another E77 Persistent Item that preserves recognizable substance from the first but has a fundamentally different nature and identity.
Although the two instances of E77 Persistent Item are treated as discrete entities having separate, unique identities, they are causally connected through the E81 Transformation; the destruction of the first E77 Persistent Item directly causes the creation of the second using or preserving some relevant substance. Instances of E81 Transformation are therefore distinct from re-classifications (documented using E17 Type Assignment) or modifications (documented using E11 Modification) of objects that do not fundamentally change their nature or identity. Characteristic cases are reconstructions and repurposing of historical buildings or ruins, fires leaving buildings in ruins, taxidermy of specimen in natural history and the reorganization of a corporate body into a new one.
Examples:
- the death and mummification of Tut Ankh Amun (transformation of Tut Ankh Amun from a living person to a mummy)
To:
This class comprises the events that result in the simultaneous destruction of one or more than one E77 Persistent Item and the creation of one or more than one E77 Persistent Item that preserves recognizable substance from the first one(s) but has fundamentally different nature and identity.
Although the old and the new instances of E77 Persistent Item are treated as discrete entities having separate, unique identities, they are causally connected through the E81 Transformation; the destruction of the old E77 Persistent Item(s) directly causes the creation of the new one(s) using or preserving some relevant substance. Instances of E81 Transformation are therefore distinct from re-classifications (documented using E17 Type Assignment) or modifications (documented using E11 Modification) of objects that do not fundamentally change their nature or identity. Characteristic cases are reconstructions and repurposing of historical buildings or ruins, fires leaving buildings in ruins, taxidermy of specimen in natural history and the reorganization of a corporate body into a new one.
Examples:
- the death and mummification of Tut Ankh Amun (transformation of Tut Ankh Amun from a living person to a mummy) (E69,E81,E7)
The example was reworded for better understanding. The example changed from:
- the Yalta Conference (E7) has time-span Yalta Conference time-span (E52), ongoing throughout 11 February 1945 (E61)
To:
- the Yalta Conference (E7) has time-span Yalta Conference time-span (E52)
The example has been reworded to follow the usual pattern for property examples. So the example changed form:
The Condition State of the ruined Parthenon (E3 Condition State) consists of (P5) a bombarded state (E3 Condition State) from the explosion of a Venetian shell in 1687
To:
The Condition State of the ruined Parthenon (E3) consists of the bombarded state after the explosion of a Venetian shell in 1687 (E3)
In P14, the example was corrected, the word ‘was’ was deleted from the example.
The name of the property P44 changed from ‘P44 has condition (condition of)’ to ‘P44 has condition (is condition of).
The first example was changed for better understanding. It was changed from:
- “Impression Sunrise” by Monet (E84) depicts sun rising over Le Havre (E5) mode of depiction Impressionistic (E55)
To:
- The painting “La Liberté guidant le peuple” by Eugene Delacroix (E84) depicts the French “July Revolution” 1830 (E7)
The example has been changed from:
- “Impression Sunrise” by Monet (E84) shows visual item Impression_Sunrise.jpg (E38)
To
- My T-Shirt (E22) shows visual item Mona Lisa (E38)
In the scope note of this property the phrase “he or she” was reworded for not equating E39 Actor with E21 Person. So the first paragraph of the scope note changed
From
This property relates an E39 Actor to the E74 Group of which he or she is a member.
To
This property relates an E39 Actor to the E74 Group of which that E39 Actor is a member.
The example was reworded for better understanding and it is changed from:
The Italian text of Dante’s textual work entitled “Divina Commedia” (E33) P148 has component The Italian text of Dante’s textual work entitled “Inferno” (E33)
To:
Dante’s “Divine Comedy” (E89) has component Dante’s “Hell” (E89)
Page 2: it was corrected the declaration of property ‘P3.1 has type: E55 Type’ of the property ‘P3 has note’ of E1 CRM Entity
Page 11: the “P” removed from the second example of E20:“Tut-Ankh-AmunP”
Page14: the “,” at the end of the first example of E28 has been deleted.
Page 18: it was corrected the declaration of property ‘P139.1 has type: E55 Type’ of the property P139 has alternative form of E41 Appellation.
Page 23: The reference to the
Page 26: the terms “postquem” and “antequem” in the scope note of E63 Beginning of Existence were corrected.
Page 27: The singulars and plurals in the first sentence in the scope note of E67 Birth are corrected
Page 30: It was corrected the declaration of property ‘P107.1 kind of member: E55 Type’ of the property P107 has current or former member (is current or former member of) of E74 Group
Page 33: one of the two closing brackets in property P136 in the definition of E83 Type Creation was dropped
Page 34: In E87, in the example, in the phrase “Michael. Foslie”, the period was removed.
Page 40: P11 had participant (participated in), the OR between two examples has been deleted
Page 41: the name of the property P14 was corrected in the example
Page 42: P16 used specific object (was used for), in the second example the phrase ‘mode of use’ is turned on italics
Page 45: P30 transferred custody of (custody transferred through), the phrase “transferred custody of” in the example, changed to italics.
Page 47: a closing bracket was added after “P35 has identified (was identified by”.
Pages 6,32,44,45,66,69: E9,E81,P26,P27,P112,P113,P123,P124, the different spellings of Tut Ankh Amun / Tutankhamun /.. are changed to Tut-Ankh-Amun
Page 48, 58,59: In P43,P83,P84, the codes (P90 and P91) of the properties are added to the examples.
Page 49: The name of the P35B in the scope note of P44 was corrected.
Page 54: In P62, in the scope note and examples, all occurrences of property names were turned to italics.
Page 54: the two examples for P62 depicts (is depicted by) were corrected: “Eugene Delacroix” was replaced with “Eugène Delacroix”, “the “July Revolution” 1830” was replaced with “the “July Revolution” of 1830”, “a 20 pence coin” was replaced with “the 20 pence coin held by the Department of Coins and Medals of the British Museum under registration number 2006,1101.126”.
Page 55: In P67, the domain of P129 is about (is subject of) was corrected to E89 Propositional Object
Page 58: inside the parenthesis in the scope notes of the P81 and P82, “it’s” was changed to “its”
Page 58: outside and inside the parenthesis in the scope notes of the P83 and P84, “it’s” was changed to “its”
Page 64: In P105, in the definition, the range of the subproperty P52 was added.
Page 64: In P106, the label of the property P106 is composed of (forms part of), in the examples were corrected.
Page 65: In P109, in the second example, in the phrase “Mikael.Foslie”, the period between “Mikael” and “Foslie”” was removed.
Page 70: In P128 carries (is carried by) and P129 is about (is subject of), in the examples for both properties, the label of the property (i.e., “carries”, “is about”) was converted to italics.
Page 74: In P142, in the examples the reference to the property names and codes was formalized to be the same as in the rest document.
Page 74,75: In p143, P144, P145, P146, in the examples, the class codes are added to follow the usual pattern of property example.
Page 76: In P147, in the third example, in the phrase “Mikael. Foslie”, the period was removed.
Page 70,71,72: In P130,P134,P136,P137,P138, the missing “of” next to the superproperty or subproperty definition is added.
Page. 31, 34, 65, 76: “Mikael Foslie” was replaced with “Mikael Heggelund Foslie”.
General Notice 1: All the appellations in the examples of the entities and properties are displayed in double quotes. Changes took place at the following pages / entity code / property code.
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The forth paragraph of the scope note of E11 Modification has been changed
From: “If the instance of the E29 Design or Procedure utilised for the modification prescribes the use of specific materials, they should be documented using properties of the design or procedure, rather than via P126 employed (was employed in): E57 Material.”
To: “If the instance of the E29 Design or Procedure utilized for the modification prescribes the use of specific materials, they should be documented using property P68 foresees use of (use foreseen by): E57 Material of E29 Design or Procedure, rather than via P126 employed (was employed in): E57 Material.”
This is related to ISSUE 188
The scope note of E51 has been changed
from: “This class comprises identifiers employed, or understood, by communication services to direct communications to an instance of E39 Actor. These include E-mail addresses, telephone numbers, post office boxes, Fax numbers, etc. Most postal addresses can be considered both as instances of E44 Place Appellation and E51 Contact Point. In such cases the subclass E45 Address should be used”
to: “This class comprises identifiers employed, or understood, by communication services to direct communications to an instance of E39 Actor. These include E-mail addresses, telephone numbers, post office boxes, Fax numbers, URLs etc. Most postal addresses can be considered both as instances of E44 Place Appellation and E51 Contact Point. In such cases the subclass E45 Address should be used.
URLs are addresses used by machines to access another machine through an http request. Since the accessed machine acts on behalf of the E39 Actor providing the machine, URLs are considered as instances of E51 Contact Point to that E39 Actor.”
This is related to the ISSUE 180
The first paragraph of the scope note has been changed
from: This class comprises immaterial items, including but not limited to stories, plots, procedural prescriptions, algorithms, laws of physics or images that are, or represent in some sense, sets of propositions about real or mental things and that are documented as single units or serve as topic of discourse.
to: This class comprises immaterial items, including but not limited to stories, plots, procedural prescriptions, algorithms, laws of physics or images that are, or represent in some sense, sets of propositions about real or imaginary things and that are documented as single units or serve as topics of discourse.
This is related to the ISSUE 181
The example has been changed
from: “www.cidoc.icom.org” (E51) has type URL (E55)
to: “enquiries@cidoc-crm.org” (E51) has type e-mail address (E55)
This is related to the ISSUE 180
The scope note of this property has been changed
from: This property identifies a specific E29 Design or Procedure used in an E11 Modification.
Modification may be carried out in order to ensure the preservation of an object and not just as part of the creative process.
The property differs from P32 used general technique (was technique of) in that the E29 Design or Procedure referred to is specific and documented rather than simply being a term in the E55 Type hierarchy. Typical examples would include intervention plans for conservation.
to: This property identifies a specific instance of E29 Design or Procedure in order to carry out an instance of E7 Activity or parts of it.
The property differs from P32 used general technique (was technique of) in that P33 refers to an instance of E29 Design or Procedure, which is a concrete information object in its own right rather than simply being a term or a method known by tradition.
Typical examples would include intervention plans for conservation or the construction plans of a building
This is related to ISSUE 188
P68 is subproperty of P67 refers to(is referred to by). This is related to the ISSUE 189. The appropriate changes made to the pages:
- xxvi(table)
- 55(P67)
- 55(P68)
The third paragraph of the scope note has been changed
from: The nature of the association may be whole-part, sequence, prerequisite etc. The property is assumed to be entirely reciprocal.
to: The P69.1 has type property of P69 is associated with allows the nature of the association to be specified; examples of types of association between instances of E29 Design or Procedure include: whole-part, sequence, prerequisite, etc
This is related to the ISSUE 184
The range of this property has been changed from E55 Type to E1 CRM Entity. This is related to ISSUE 182.
The appropriate changes have been made to pages:
- xxvi(table)
- 15 (E32)
- 55(P67)
- 56(P71)
The first sentence of the second paragraph of the scope note has been changed.
from: It allows the generic link between things, both physical and immaterial, to methods and techniques of use.
to: It allows the relationship between particular things, both physical and immaterial, and general methods and techniques of use to be documented.
This is related to the ISSUE 190
P111 is subproperty of P12 occurred in the presence of(was present at). This is related to the ISSUE 189. The appropriate changes made to the pages:
- xxv(table)
- 40(P12)
- 66(P111)
P113 is subproperty of P12 occurred in the presence of(was present at). This is related to the ISSUE 189.
The appropriate changes made to the pages:
- xxv(table)
- 40(P12)
- 66(P113)
The range of this property has been changed from E73 Information Object to E90 Symbolic Object. This is related to ISSUE 167. Also P128 carries (is carried by) has been declared as subproperty of P130 shows features of (features are also found on). The latter change is related to ISSUE 178.
The appropriate changes have been made to pages:
- v(table),
- xxvi(table),
- 12(E24 Physical Man-Made Thing),
- 54(P65 shows visual item (is shown by)),
- 70 (P128, P130)
It is decided to create a subproperty of P1 to connect E28 with E75 as follows
P149 is identified by: E75
This is related to the ISSUE 183. The appropriate changes have been made to pages:
- xxv(table)
- 14(E28)
- 37 (P1)
Page xi: The last paragraph of the terminology of Subproperty has been changed
from: In Some object-oriented languages, such as C++, have no equivalent to the specialization of properties
to: Some object-oriented programming languages, such as C++, do not contain constructs that allow for the expression of the specialization of properties as sub-properties
This is related to ISSUE 174.
Page xii: The last sentence of the terminology of shortcut has been changed
from: The CRM allows shortcuts as cases of less detailed knowledge, while preserving in its schema the relationship to the full information.
to: The CRM declares shortcuts explicitly as single properties in order to allow the user to describe cases in which he has less detailed knowledge than the full data path would need to be described. For each shortcut, the CRM contains in its schema the properties of the full data path explaining the shortcut
This is related to ISSUE 174.
Page xiii: In the paragraph of property quantifiers, the first sentence have been changed
from: “We use the term property quantifiers for the declaration of the allowed number of instances of a certain property that an instance of its range or domain may have.”
to: “We use the term "property quantifiers" for the declaration of the allowed number of instances of a certain property that can refer to a particular instance of the range class or the domain class of that property”
This is related to ISSUE 179.
Page xiv: The first sentences of the last paragraph of this page have been changed
from: The CRM defines some properties as being necessary for their domain or as being dependent from their range" seems to be wrong.
to: The CRM defines some dependencies between properties and the classes that are their domains or ranges. These can be one or both of the following:
A) the property is necessary for the domain
B) the property is necessary for the range, or, in other words, the range is dependent on the property.
The possible kinds of dependencies are defined in the table above. Note that if a dependent property is not specified for an instance of the respective domain or range, it means that the property exists, but the value on one side of the property is unknown.
This is related to ISSUE 175.
Page xix: The first paragraph in the examples under the figure has been changed
from: “The diagram above shows a partial view of the CRM, representing reasoning about spatial information. Five of the main hierarchy branches are included in this view: E39 Actor, E51 Contact Point, E41 Appellation, E53 Place, and E70 Thing. The relationships between these main classes and their subclasses are shown as arrows. Properties between classes are shown as green rectangles. A ‘shortcut’ property is included in this view: P59 has section (is located on or within) between E53 Place and E18 Physical Thing is a shortcut of the path through E46 Section Definition. In some cases the order of priority for property names has been modified in order to facilitate reading the diagram from left to right.”
to: “The diagram above shows a partial view of the CRM, representing reasoning about spatial information. Five of the main hierarchy branches are included in this view: E39 Actor, E51 Contact Point, E41 Appellation, E53 Place and E70 Thing. All classes are shown as blue-white rectangles. Properties are shown as single arrows. In some cases the order of priority for property names has been reversed in order to facilitate reading the diagram from left to right. Double arrows indicate IsA relations between classes and their subclasses or between properties and their subproperties. 'Shortcuts' are indicated with light grey rectangles and their names are written in italics, such as the P59 has section (is located on or within) between E53 Place and E18 Physical Thing, which is a shortcut of the path through E46 Section Definition.”
This is related to ISSUE 168
Page xix: The last sentence in the second paragraph has been changed:
from: An instance of E53 Place may consist of or form part of another instance of E53 Place, thereby allowing a hierarchy of physical ‘containers’ to be constructed”
to: An instance of E53 Place may consist of or form part of another instance of E53 Place, thereby allowing a hierarchy of geometric ‘containers’ to be constructed
This is related to ISSUE 186
Page xx: The third paragraph inside the parenthesis the text has been changed
from: “The E2 Temporal Entity class is an abstract class (i.e. it has no instances) that serves to group together all classes with a temporal component, such as instances of E4 Period, E5 Event and E3 Condition State.”
to: “The E2 Temporal Entity class is an abstract class (i.e. it has no direct instances) that serves to group together all classes with a temporal component, such as instances of E4 Period, E5 Event and E3 Condition State.”
This is related to ISSUE 187
Page 43:In the example of P20 the word “alter” changed to “altar”
The third paragraph in the chapter entitled “Objectives of the CIDOC CRM” in page i has been changed
From:
“It intends to provide an optimal analysis of the intellectual structure of cultural documentation in logical terms. As such, it is not optimised to implementation-specific storage and processing aspects. Rather, it provides the means to understand the effects of such optimisations to the semantic accessibility of the respective contents”.
To:
It intends to provide a model of the intellectual structure of cultural documentation in logical terms. As such, it is not optimised for implementation-specific storage and processing aspects. Implementations may lead to solutions where elements and links between relevant elements of our conceptualizations are no longer explicit in a database or other structured storage system. For instance the birth event that connects elements such as father, mother, birth date, birth place may not appear in the database, in order to save storage space or response time of the system. The CRM allows us to explain how such apparently disparate entities are intellectually interconnected, and how the ability of the database to answer certain intellectual questions is affected by the omission of such elements and links.
This is related to the ISSUE 176
Resolving the ISSUE 193, the CRM-SIG decided that the property P109 has current or former curator (is current or former curator of) is a Subproperty of P49 has former or current keeper (is former or current keeper of). This decision produced the following changes in the document:
Page xxvi: The CIDOC CRM Property Hierarchy has been updated
Page 50: the Superproperty section of P49 has been updated
Page 65: the Subproperty section of P109 has been updated
Resolving the ISSUE 194, the CRM-SIG decided that P111 added (was added by) isA P16 used specific object. This decision produced the following changes in the document:
Page xxv: The CIDOC CRM Property Hierarchy has been updated
Page 41: the Superproperty section of P16 has been updated
Page 66: the Subproperty section of P111 has been updated
Page v: The range of P20 is corrected to E5 Event
Page 2: The notation of P137.1 has been added to the properties of E1 CRM Entity
Page 14: The notation of P69.1 has been added to the properties of E29 Design or Procedure
Page 33: The notation of P144.1 has been added to the properties of E85 Joining
Page 56: The E55 type in the scope note of P71 became E1 CRM Entity
