1. CIDOC CRM:SIG presentation© CIDOC 2015 CRM inf : the Argumentation Model Stephen Stead Paveprime Ltd and Southampton University Oxford, UK, February 2015

2. CIDOC CRM:SIG presentation© CIDOC 2015 Agenda How do we accumulate knowledge What do we accumulate An example Unique feature of CRMinf Conclusion

3. CIDOC CRM:SIG presentation© CIDOC 2015 Knowledge Accumulation Observation –What? How? When? Adoption –From whom? Inference/Deduction –Based on what? How?

4. CIDOC CRM:SIG presentation© CIDOC 2015 Produces Beliefs –Who –When About What –Set of propositions What –True/False/Unknown I2 Belief Somebodies belief in something J5 holds to be J4 that I4 Proposition Set The Something I6 Belief Value True

5. CIDOC CRM:SIG presentation© CIDOC 2015 An example (British Museum) J1 used as premise J5 holds to be J4 that J2 concluded that P14 carried out by I5 Inference Making Evolution Decision I2 Belief SdS Belief in Evolution A of Misc 4 E39 Actor Person SdS I4 Proposition Set Evolution A I6 Belief Value True J5 holds to be J4 that J2 concluded that I2 Belief SdS Belief in Evolution B of Misc 4 I4 Proposition Set Evolution B I6 Belief Value False J5 holds to be J4 that J2 concluded that I2 Belief SdS Belief in Evolution C of Misc 4 I4 Proposition Set Evolution C I6 Belief Value False J3 applies I2 Belief BM Belief in Spatial Relations of Misc 4 J5 holds to be J4 that I4 Proposition Set S1 I6 Belief Value True I3 Inference Logic Catalogue Text Rules

6. CIDOC CRM:SIG presentation© CIDOC 2015 Unique feature of CRMinf FALSE!

7. CIDOC CRM:SIG presentation© CIDOC 2015 Conclusion CRMinf documents:- –Inference Chains –Dead Ends