Documentation standards and proof of ownership in collections – a comparative overview (2025)

This contribution of the N4O TWG ‘Proof of ownership in the event of loss: Use case for the minimal data set’ comprises the merged white papers 1 ‘Comparison of basic indexing standards’ & 2 ‘Use cases’, which are provided in the TWG proposal. By comparing existing documentation standards and case studies, the study determines which metadata uniquely identifies museum objects and formulates proposals for a possible adaptation of the recommendations of the Minimal Dataset Working Group.