Universidade Fernando Pessoa Porto Portugal

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A Conceptual approach for non-material heritage
the case of the Hat Industry
Universidade Fernando Pessoa Porto - Portugal
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The Hat Industry Museum ? Regional and national
importance ? Research ? Collections ?
Documentation Centre ? Collections and Archive
Management
More information http//www.ufp.pt/slira
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A Conceptual approach for non-material heritage
the case of the Hat Industry
Universidade Fernando Pessoa Porto - Portugal
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• Conceptual models
• ? Relational Model (ICOM/CIDOC, 1995)
• Object-Oriented Conceptual Reference Model
• (ICOM/CIDOC,1999)
• Ontologies
• high-level description of a domain
• several institutions can share and agree upon an
  ontology
• can be translated to different implementation
  systems and formats

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A Conceptual approach for non-material heritage
the case of the Hat Industry
Universidade Fernando Pessoa Porto - Portugal
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• Using the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model
  (CRM)
• ? Top-level ontology (CRM)
• ? Hat Industry Ontology
• ? Information sources

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A Conceptual approach for non-material heritage
the case of the Hat Industry
Universidade Fernando Pessoa Porto - Portugal
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Non-material heritage ? Extension to the CRM ?
Specific to the Hat Industry ? oral testimonies
(audio), related to events, places, tools,
procedures, materials ? video recordings
(video), production chain, the people, the
city, social implications
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A Conceptual approach for non-material heritage
the case of the Hat Industry
Universidade Fernando Pessoa Porto - Portugal
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Concluding Remarks ? Integration with existing
standards ? Future uses can be accomodated ?
Ontologies will be used both for material
and non-material heritage evidences ?
Conceptual standards are the key to inter-
-operability of existing and future systems
Contacts fribeiro_at_ufp.pt and slira_at_ufp.pt
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Thank you.