There is a new one-stop-shop web site for US Federal Grant agency
announcements and calls for proposals. These grants would have to
intitate from a US institution, and there is often a requirement for
separate (but not necessarily 100%) matching funding from an an EU
partner country for international collaborations.
http://www.grants.gov/
martin wrote:
Dear All,
Delegates from the CIDOC CRM SIG and the IFLA Working Group on the
FRBR/CRM
dialogue (affiliated to the FRBR Review Group of IFLA) have come
together in
Paris, Nov. 12-14, in order to discuss the Harmonization of the CIDOC
CRM with
the FRBR model from IFLA, with the aim to contribute to the solution
of the
problem of semantic interoperability between the documentation
structures used
for library and museum information, such that:
* all equivalent information can be retrieved under the same notions and
* all directly and indirectly related information can be retrieved
regardless of
its distribution over individual data sources;
* knowledge encoded for a specific application can be repurposed for
other
studies;
* recall and precision in systems employed by both communities is
improved;
* both communities can learn from each other's concepts for their mutual
progress;
for the benefit of the scientific and scholarly communities and the
general
public.
In this first meeting, a common understanding of the FRANAR, FRBR and
CIDOC CRM
modelling approach, their benefits and potential was achieved.
Particularities of conceptualizations currently characteristic for
museums and
for libraries were discussed. It was agreed that traditional museum
documentation
and library documentation are distinct in form and focus. But it was
also agreed
that the tasks of libraries and museums overlap to some amount, and
that in the
future each of both communities will even more engage in activities
traditionally
characteristic for the other.
In particular, the meeting discussed notions of work, manifestation,
collective
items, subject relationship, documentation of manuscripts and persons
acting
under roles, in a general context and seen from the CRM and
FRBR/FRANAR framework.
Some methodological issues of information modelling were discussed,
with respect
to ontological considerations, applications and their complexity and
the effect
for the end user.
The practical value of a common model and its possible form was
discussed.
Without coming to a final conclusion, it was acknowledged the the
value of a common
model is the common understanding of the concepts and phenomena
relevant to the
functions and documentation practice of both communities, so that
information
systems can be designed
* that allow for seamless exchange between libraries and museums
information,
* and that are more fit for specific user requirements than the
current ones.
A practical collaboration plan to realize a common model was discussed.
(More detailed report to follow).
The next meeting, open to interested members of both communities, is
envisaged
for March 22-25, in Crete.
So far, no dedicated funding could be raised for this activity,
therefore all
interested parties are kindly asked to look for any funding source
possible.
With best wishes,
Martin
--
From the desk of James [Jim] E. Landrum III
Archaeology Materials and Database Manager,
Archaeology Technologies Laboratory (ATL),
North Dakota State University (NDSU).
Ph. 701-231-7115 FAX: 701-231-1047
Email: [email protected]
ATL Web Site: http://atl.ndsu.edu
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