Catálogos de exposiciones en museos. Análisis de la descripción estandarizada en la interoperabilidad y la recuperación de información

Tarré Alonso, Beatriz, Puerta-Díaz, Mirelys and Monteiro de Barros, Camila Catálogos de exposiciones en museos. Análisis de la descripción estandarizada en la interoperabilidad y la recuperación de información. Información, cultura y sociedad, 2025, n. 53, pp. 63-83. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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The objective of this article is to analyze the description processes of exhibition catalogs in museums through metadata, evaluating their effectiveness in information retrieval and interoperability across digital platforms. The research adopts a qualitative methodology, structured in two stages: literature review and comparative analysis. Existing studies on data management in museums are reviewed, focusing on metadata standards, interoperability, and digital preservation. Through the analysis of four international museums, the British Museum, the Museo del Prado, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rijksmuseum, their catalog search and retrieval systems are examined. The results indicate that while some museums provide direct access to digitized catalogs, others face limitations in their search platforms, hindering complete catalog retrieval. The conclusions suggest a need for improved standardization in catalog description and increased metadata interoperability, promoting the reuse of cultural data.

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El objetivo de este artículo es analizar los procesos de descripción de catálogos de exposiciones en museos mediante metadatos, evaluando su efectividad en la recuperación de información y la interoperabilidad en plataformas digitales. La investigación adopta un enfoque metodológico cualitativo, estructurado en dos fases: revisión de la literatura y análisis comparativo. Se revisan los estudios existentes sobre la gestión de datos en museos, con énfasis en los estándares de metadatos, interoperabilidad y preservación digital. A través del análisis de cuatro museos internacionales, el British Museum, el Museo del Prado, el Metropolitan Museum of Art y el Rijksmuseum, se examinan los sistemas de búsqueda y recuperación de catálogos de exposiciones. Los resultados indican que, aunque algunos museos ofrecen acceso directo a catálogos digitalizados, otros enfrentan limitaciones en sus plataformas de búsqueda, lo que dificulta la recuperación completa de los documentos que lo integran. Las conclusiones sugieren que es necesario mejorar la estandarización de la descripción de los catálogos de exposiciones de los museos y aumentar la interoperabilidad de los metadatos, promoviendo la reutilización de los datos culturales.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Metadata, Exhibition catalogs, Interoperability, Data preservation, Humanities, Metadatos, Catálogos de exposiciones, Interoperabilidad, Preservación de datos, Humanidades
Subjects: D. Libraries as physical collections. > DM. Museums.
I. Information treatment for information services > IE. Data and metadata structures.
Depositing user: Graciela Giunti
Date deposited: 11 Feb 2026 12:32
Last modified: 11 Feb 2026 12:32
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/47643

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