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CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model
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<p>The <a href="/facts/CIDOC/MB154jej">CIDOC</a> Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) provides an extensible <a href="/facts/Ontology_(information_science)/SQlhl6lp">ontology</a> for <a href="/facts/Concept/VWB6yhQp">concepts</a> and <a href="/facts/Information/3LdrzXtJ">information</a> in <a href="/facts/Cultural_heritage/rGqpLGgk">cultural heritage</a> and <a href="/facts/Museum/tp40SXuq">museum</a> <a href="/facts/Information_science/HGG3e3Jv">documentation</a>. It is the <a href="/facts/International_standard/9R3SMtfH">international standard</a> (<a href="/facts/International_Organization_for_Standardization/IacYR7Yg">ISO</a> 21127:2023) for the controlled exchange of cultural heritage information. <a href="/facts/Art_gallery/GskyzG3P">Galleries</a>, <a href="/facts/Library/hvdQNTtS">libraries</a>, <a href="/facts/Archive/BgCG3dxa">archives</a>, <a href="/facts/Museum/tp40SXuq">museums</a> (<a href="/facts/GLAM_(industry_sector)/61eeea63">GLAMs</a>), and other cultural institutions are encouraged to use the CIDOC CRM to enhance accessibility to museum-related information and <a href="/facts/Knowledge/joozoaup">knowledge</a>. </p>