This page is part of the International Guidelines for Museum Object Information: The CIDOC Information Categories. Developed by the International Committee for Documentation (CIDOC) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), this is a description of the Information Categories that can be used when developing records about the objects in museum collections. For more information about the Guidelines, turn to the initial page
Purpose:
Describes why the Information Group has been included and which of the
following criteria for inclusion it satisfies:
Security of collections
Accountability for collections
Access to collections
Historic archive for collections
Information Categories:
A list of the Information Categories contained within the Information Group.
Examples:
Examples of how the Information Categories included in the Information Group are used together.
Notes:
Notes are provided which address issues including the following:
Alternate name:
Other names that might be used for the Information Category. This list is not exhaustive.
Definition:
A short definition of the category.
Examples:
Examples of information belonging in this Information Category, from a range of collection disciplines.
Notes:
Addresses issues including the following:
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file: guidefm.htm; author: CIDOC; updated June 1995