Recognition of collection and knowledge management

from the point of view of information management of museum

Abstract

Considering the circulation of museum information in the digital age, we need to presuppose a new framework for ensuring the availability of cultural information. In this paper, I draw attention to three points. The first is how we recognize cultural resources. Among museum curators, librarians, and archivists, there are some differences as to how to recognize cultural resources. The second point relates to how we describe collections. We have to think, beyond the three custodial professions, about the standardization of approaches to collections, especially metadata. The third point concerns the generation of cultural information. On the one hand, can we produce cultural information without destroying its value, or, on the other, can we provide added value? These topics are examined for the recognition of collections from the point of view of knowledge management, as well as the philosophy of information management, in pursuit of a re-evaluation of the distribution of cultural information.