From Record to Data. New purposes for Archival Description processes

Di Marcantonio, Giorgia From Record to Data. New purposes for Archival Description processes. JLIS.it, 2023, vol. 14, n. 2. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

The archival description has undergone a long process of development and standardization. The work of the Experts Group on Archival Description in developing the Records in Contexts (RiC-CM) and Records in Contexts Ontology (RiC-O) models has contributed to rekindling reflection on the integration of archival description into broader information retrieval systems which could potentially facilitate the dissemination of knowledge. The contribution attempts to reflect on the potential and possible critical issues in semantic data modeling from an integrated description perspective, inviting greater reflection on the design and on the management of possible digital information restitution environments.

Italian abstract

Il processo di descrizione archivistica è stato oggetto di un lungo percorso di elaborazione e normalizzazione. Il lavoro dell’Experts Group on Archival Description nello sviluppo di Records in Contexts (RiC-CM) e Records in Contexts Ontology (RiC-O) ha contributo ha rivitalizzare le riflessioni sulla descrizione archivistica integrata all’interno di sistemi di restituzione delle informazioni che potrebbero facilitare la disseminazione della conoscenza. Il contributo prova a riflettere sulle potenzialità e sulle possibili criticità insite nella modellazione semantica del patrimonio informativo archivistico in un’ottica di descrizione integrata, invitando ad una necessaria e più attenta riflessione sulla progettazione dei possibili ambienti digitali di restituzioni delle informazioni.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Archives; Archival description; International standards; Records in Contexts; Digital processes; Ontology modelling; Semantic technologies; Archivi; Descrizione archivistica; Standard internazionali di descrizione archivistica; Processi digitali; Ontologie; Tecnologie semantiche
Date deposited: 15 Sep 2026 05:10
Last modified: 20 Sep 2026 22:24
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/48935

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