Representing a Relationship: The use of metadata to represent the relationship between physical objects and their digital surrogates

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Representing a Relationship: The use of metadata to represent the relationship between physical objects and their digital surrogates

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Digital collections are increasingly prominent in museums as born-digital material is acquired by institutions, and digital surrogates of physical items are created through digital imaging, digitisation, and reformatting projects. These digital collections are a significant development in museums and a useful tool, particularly for access. When a digital surrogate is created of a physical object, they have an inherent connection to one another. Representing this relationship is important for ...

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27 Sep, 2023

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Jamieson, Laura

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Metadata / Digitisation / Collection management / Digital surrogates / School: Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies / 210204 Museum Studies / Degree Discipline: Museum and Heritage Studies / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts / Museum Studies / Heritage, archive and museum studies not elsewhere classified

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