Análisis del modelo conceptual CIDOC-CRM desde los principios básicos de la catalogación descriptiva en museos
Authors: Da Silva Reis Mateus , Fabiano Ferreira de Castro  , Mariângela Spotti Lopes Fujita  
Published: February 2024

This study aims to analyze the CIDOC-CRM conceptual model from the formulation of basic principles of descriptive cataloging in museums, seeking to discuss its effective use in the context of semantic relationships among museum collections. This is a descriptive and bibliographic study, and its methodological approach is based on bibliographic review and direct observation. As a result, it was noted that the model builds its semantic bridges based on values related to the sphere of meaning and symbolism, pluralizing the existence of the museological object in different environments and aiming at the improvement of international museum information networks.

Los modelos conceptuales pretenden describir y organizar conceptos de un dominio determinado para establecer puentes semánticos entre varios recursos de información en diferentes contextos. En esta perspectiva, el Conceptual Reference Model (MCR), formulado por el International Committee for Documentation (CIDOC), se presenta como un modelo conceptual de referencia dirigido a las instituciones y colecciones museológicas, con el objetivo de integrar, representar y relacionar los objetos museísticos con diversas fuentes culturales a través de entidades y propiedades. Este estudio, aunque centrado en la realidad museológica, parte del problema de investigar si el modelo conceptual CIDOC-CRM se ajusta a los enunciados y principios que definen conceptos, herramientas de investigación y pasos de la catalogación descriptiva en museos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar el modelo conceptual CIDOC-CRM a partir de la formulación de los principios básicos de la catalogación descriptiva en museos, buscando discutir su uso efectivo en el contexto de las relaciones semánticas entre colecciones museísticas. Se trata de un trabajo descriptivo y bibliográfico, y utiliza como enfoque metodológico la revisión bibliográfica y la observación directa. Como resultado, se observó que el modelo realiza sus relaciones semánticas basándose en valores relacionados con la esfera del significado y el simbolismo, pluralizando la existencia del objeto museológico en diferentes entornos, y volcándose en la mejora de las redes internacionales de información museística. En conclusión, los resultados obtenidos permitieron evidenciar que el CIDOC-CRM es una excelente alternativa para el registro de datos y para su asociación en el panorama informativo de colecciones.

The conceptual models aim to describe and organize concepts from a given domain in order to establish semantic bridges between various information resources in different contexts. In this perspective, the Conceptual Reference Model (CRM), formulated by the International Committee for Documentation (CIDOC), presents itself as a conceptual reference model aimed at museological institutions and collections, aiming to integrate, represent and relate museum objects to various cultural sources through entities and properties. This study, even though focused on the museological reality, is based on the problem of investigating whether the conceptual model CIDOC-CRM is in line with the statements and principles that define concepts, research tools and steps of descriptive cataloging in museums. The aim of this study is to analyze the CIDOC-CRM conceptual model from the formulation of basic principles of descriptive cataloging in museums, seeking to discuss its effective use in the context of semantic relationships between museum collections. This is a descriptive and bibliographic work, and uses as methodological approach the bibliographic review and direct observation. As a result, it was noted that the model performs its semantic relations based on values related to the sphere of meaning and symbolism, pluralizing the existence of the museological object in different environments, and turning to the improvement of international museum information networks. In conclusion, the results obtained made it possible to evidence that CIDOC-CRM is an excellent alternative for the registration of data and for their association in the informational panorama of collections.