ISO/FDIS 16687, Impact assessment for museums

Description:

ISO/FDIS 16687, Impact assessment for museums defines methods for measuring and assessing the impact of museums on individuals and on society. The methods described can be used for identifying areas of influence of museums and their services, and for reporting such influence to stakeholders and the general public.

Decision:

Approved with comments.

Comments:

The overall ISO/FDIS 16687, Impact assessment for museums looks fine for approval. It connects to a number of ISO standards. We would like to bring attention to ISO 21127.[1] Since ISO/FDIS16687 also includes cataloging as one of the “Core functions of museums” in section 4, we would like to recommend to at least refer to the ISO 21127:2023 for CIDOC-CRM,[1] the most well-known model in the museum field, and led to the real applicable model e.g., Linked Art Model.[2] and APIs[3].

[1] ISO 21127:2023. Information and documentation – A reference ontology for the interchange of cultural heritage information

[2] Linked Art Data Model.

[3] Linked Art API.