Dear All,
I propose to name the envisaged new model for business transactions and
related stuff:
"CRMcom" , like "communication" and "commercial".
I propose the following Introduction:
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Introduction
This document presents CRMcom, an extension of the CIDOC CRM created to
support the study of real business transactions, formal and informal
exchange and transfer of goods and services and related communications
from all sorts of evidence, in particular via reliable information
integration from archival material and evidence of the wherabouts of
respective things. This document describes work which uses and extends
the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM, ISO21127). The CIDOC-CRM
definition document should be read before this document. References to
the CIDOC-CRM in this document are taken from CIDOC-CRM version 7.1.1
maintained by CIDOC.
Scope
The classes and properties of the CIDOC-CRM can be used to describe
events that have taken place in the past, their material context,
participating entities and, in the case of activities, the general
influence on and motivations of people as it becomes evident from
activities. Such events are known to us through observation of the
events, reports from the past or through observation of the extent
material evidence that such events have produced. The CIDOC-CRM classes
and properties, as defined in the CIDOC-CRM version 7.1.1, do not
include more detailed classes of activities characterizing
collaborations between social partners in the pursuit of some shared or
complementary goals. This extensions aims at contributing to the
documentation of such phenomena, completely within the functional
specifications of the CIDOC CRM.
Consequently, the theorectical scope of this extension can be described
as communications and interactions between partners in an exchange of
material goods, information and services, together with the related
concepts of the created and resolved social obligations, but also other
communication, be they related to duties in offices and enterprises, to
research, scholarship or other interests. Such knowledge can provide
substantial insight into the economic bases, needs and ambitions of
individuals, enterprises and whole social groups, their wider
intentions, needs and hardship and the influence on their decision and
other activities of any kind.
As practical scope, we refer to commercial account books and archives of
historical enterprises, exchange of objects between memory institutions
and/or private collectors, including evidence of illegal trafficking of
cultural objects, in particular now via Internet, but also any other
exchange of letters and messages between indivuals of historical interest.
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*Research questions *are:
Information integration in order to investigate as complete knowledge as
possible about transactions and communications, in particular message
exchange, orders and offers, as exemplified by particular cases, in
order to interpret:
- commercial relations between partners
- evolution of commerce and flow of goods, at any scale in cultural
historical context
- provenance of art objects and illicit trafficking
- social networks of partners in business, research or political relations
- economic basis of individuals and groups.
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*Initial empirical material *for the development of the model:
Publicly accessible archival material from the European SeaLit Project
(https://sealitproject.eu/one-institution-information/362, i.e.,
logbooks, account books, registration data etc. from commercial ships.
The "Spectrum" data model, instances to be found
Internet data of auctions and other sales offers of archaeological
objects, in particular suspect items.
Expert opinions, if possible, from the British Museum about illicit
trafficking.
All partners on this mailing list are kindly invited to look for other
data that could be used.
Best wishes,
Martin
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Dr. Martin Doerr
Honorary Head of the
Center for Cultural Informatics
Information Systems Laboratory
Institute of Computer Science
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
N.Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton,
GR70013 Heraklion,Crete,Greece
Vox:+30(2810)391625
Email:mar...@ics.forth.gr
Web-site:http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl
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