The Review of Records in Contexts - Conceptual Model (RiC-CM)
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https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2024.16Keywords:
Archival Description, Archive, Metadata, Records in Contexts - Conceptual Model (RiC-CM)Abstract
Implementing metadata standards in the description of archival documents could raise three issues. Firstly, incomplete application of standards could lead to a lack of context, making it difficult to understand archives. Secondly, narrative data within the standards could complicate knowledge. Thirdly, sharing archival descriptions across different systems could be a challenge. As a solution, the International Council on Archives (ICA) has developed a new standard for archival description, called Records in Contexts - Conceptual Model (RiC-CM). This new standard is written in RDF triple format (Subject + Predicate + Object), making it understandable for both humans and machines. This review aims to address the issues surrounding RiC-CM. The results show that practitioners require guidelines with practical examples. To meet this need, the ICA has published the Records in Contexts - Ontology (RiC-O) based on RiC-CM, providing an applicable use model. However, the use of RiC-CM in the archival description would become a burden for archivists due toa lack of technical knowledge and time.
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