Plan of action for 2019 – 2021

2019

1. Exhibition Object Data Exchange Model (EODEM).

  • Identifying necessary fields to be transferred
  • Writing a draft standard for EODEM
  • Drawing a workflow
  • MappingEODM draft to LIDO
  • Document reviewed by some software providers

2. Checklist for Museums for  better software procurement

  • Starting initial research
  • Identifying resources for the project

3. An Encyclopaedia of Museum Practice

  • Going through the feedback from members
  • Reducing the number of supported languages 42 10
  • Decision on the platform used
  • Communicating with national contributors

2020

1. Exhibition Object Data Exchange Model (EODEM).

  • Editing draft standard for EODEM according to feedback
  • MappingEODEM draft to LIDO
  • Starting collaboration with LIDO WG
  • Developing first demos
  • Presenting EODEM in Geneva for wider audience, collecting feedback for next steps
  • Workshops on 19.-20.9. In Geneva (check conference pages for updated information)

2. Checklist for Museums for  better software procurement

  • Analysing existing material
  • Identifying what needs to be updated or added
  • Starting collaboration with institutions and companies
  • Workshops on 20.9. In Geneva (check conference pages for updated information)

3. An Encyclopaedia of Museum Practice

  • Decision on the platform used
  • Communicating with national contributors

4. Updating DSWG webpages

  • Looks like we manage this year thanks to Alexandre Matos!

2021

1. Exhibition Object Data Exchange Model (EODEM).

  • Finalising standard for EODEM according to feedback
  • LIDO 1.1. extension for EODEN
  • Continuing collaboration with LIDO WG
  • Improving first demos
  • Encouraging new software provides to try out EODEM
  • Presenting EODEM in Tallinn conference and workshops

2. Checklist for Museums for  better software procurement

  • Co-writing the checklist with collaborators
  • Workshops in Tallinn

3. An Encyclopaedia of Museum Practice

Information on recent conferences and projects

This section will briefly summarize what Documentation Standards Working Group has done during the past few years.

2017 Tbilisi, Georgia

Report and Session

2018 Heraklion, Crete

Report

2019 Kyoto, Japan

Report