Protecting Cultural Objects

Title: Protecting Cultural Objects Through International Documentation Standards: A Preliminary Survey
Author: Robin Thornes
Format: html
Link: http://www.object-id.com

Contents:

Part One: Background
The Threats to the World's Cultural Objects
The Response of the International Community
The Importance of Documentation in the Protection of Cultural Objects
Networked Access to Information
The Need for Documentation Standards
The Value of Core Information
The Objectives of This Project

Part Two: Summary of Findings
The Survey
The Organizations
Use of Information Technology
Visual Documentation
Condition Information
Candidate Core Categories
Range of Agreements

Part Three: The Categories of Information
Categories of Information: Summary
Appendix A: Responding Organizations and Initiatives
Appendix B: Results of the Survey of Condition Reporting Documentation Notes Selected
Bibliography

Documenting the Cultural Heritage

Title: Documenting the Cultural Heritage
Editors: Robin Thornes and John Bold
Format: html
Link: http://www.object-id.com

Contents:
Introduction
Importance of Documentation
Need for Documentation Standards
Core Data Index to Historic Buildings and Monuments
Core Data Standard for Archaeological Sites and Monuments
Object ID
The Standards
Standards in Practice — Greenwich
Core Data Index International
Core Data Standard Object ID
Object ID Checklist
Appendix
Theoretical Framework
Glossary
Bibliography

The Making of Object ID

Title: The Making of Object ID
Authors: Robin Thornes
Format: html
Link: http://www.object-id.com

Contents:
I. Summary
II. The Standard
IV. Law-Enforcement Agencies
V. The Art Trade and Appraisers
VI. The Insurance Industry
VII. Customs Agencies Bibliography

Introduction to Object ID (1999)

Title: Introduction to Object ID Guidelines for Making Records that Describe Art, Antiques, and Antiquities
Authors: Robin Thornes, with Peter Dorrell and Henry Lie
Publisher: The J. Paul Getty Trust
Year: 1999
Format: html
Link: http://www.object-id.com

Contents (short version):
Introduction
Part I: Describing Art and Antiques Using Object ID
Part II: Photographing Objects for Purposes of Identification
Bibliography