Controlled terminology for monuments, museum and gallery objects: preliminary research on vocabularies reconciliation

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Author: Lana Križaj
• Author: Goran Zlodi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-4469
• Author: Helena Stublić https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7699-189X
• Author: Ivana Majer https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3328-4700
• Author: Ana Lucić Telišman
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of information and Communication sciences)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; Central medical library
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Museology

Abstract (english)

The purpose of controlled vocabularies is to organize information and to provide terminology to catalogue and retrieve information in information systems. Vocabularies provide definitions and scope notes, which is especially important in the field of cultural heritage, capturing the richness of meanings and relationships between terms. Therefore, they are important tools for data integrity control and providing reliable search and retrieval, and also essential educational resources. Currently, there are only two controlled vocabularies in the Croatian language related to the field of cultural heritage, primarily museum collections and the protection of cultural monuments: 1) the Classification of museum and gallery objects, 2) the Thesaurus of monument types. They overlap to some extent, but also differ according to the levels of specificity, exhaustivity and structure. As an initial method of vocabulary reconciliation, mapping based on Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) mapping properties is used. This paper aims to examine the possibilities and challenges of vocabulary reconciliation and to provide guidelines for the future use of these valuable terminological resources, to improve the users' access to cultural heritage. Additional mapping of both terminologies to the Art & Architecture Thesaurus will ensure interoperability in the global linked open data environment and provide a multilingual context.

• Keywords (english): controlled vocabularies; vocabulary reconciliation; thesaurus; classification; vocabulary mapping; museums; protection of cultural monuments; linked open data
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Publication title: MIPRO 2022 - 45th Jubilee International Convention: Proceedings
• Numbering: pp. 724-729
• ISBN: 978-953-233-103-5
• e-ISSN: 2623-8764
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO55190.2022.9803618
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:604672
• Publication: 2022
• Conference: Title: 2022 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology; Acronym: MIPRO; Location: Opatija, Croatia; Start date: 2023-05-23; End date: 2023-05-27; Assembly type: Lecture
• Type of resource: Text
• Publisher: Croatian Society for Information, Communication and Electronic Technology - MIPRO
• Publishing place: Rijeka
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-01-27 16:58:24