Legacy and Impacts of the Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI)

Robbie A. Marshall; Hyuk-Jin Lee (이혁진)

doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2009.26.2.083

Legacy and Impacts of the Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI)

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
Abbr : JKOSIM
2009, 26(2), pp.83~103
DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2009.26.2.083
Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
Received : May 15, 2009
Accepted : June 2, 2009
Published : June 30, 2009

Robbie A. Marshall ¹, Hyuk-Jin Lee ²

¹Texas Woman's University
²Texas Woman’s University

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ABSTRACT

The Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI), operating from 1990-2003, was charged with creating and introducing the international museum community to the concept of adopting metadata industry standards. The CIMI consortium exceeded its original mission by; creating a standards framework, profile, testbeds, important metadata publications, free downloadable metadata software and protocols, and providing instrumental guidance and support in development of new projects. However, CIMI’s emphasis on the importance and utility of a standards-based approach and the necessity for implementing the CIMI Standards Framework is probably its most important achievement. During CIMI’s tenure, museums reaped the benefits by learning how to apply the model and standards to meet their individual needs while not having to invent new ones or bear the cost of software development. Although CIMI operations ceased in 2003, its impacts on museum related metadata application and research were unprecedented in that it provided the standards prototype and foundations on which to build. This paper discusses what CIMI bequeathed to the next generation of museum metadata field developers and describes the anticipated realm of future projects and advancement.

KEYWORDS

Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI), Museum metadata frameworks, Metadata profiles, Cultural heritage information

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