A proposal by Pavlos Fafalios and Elias Tzortzakakis to udpate the CIDOC CRM website, to make it easier to use.
Post by Thanasis Velios (24 March 2025)
Dear all,
Discussions about the website always take more time than there is available. I like the idea of the top menu replacing all menus. One thing that I forget every time I am on the website is that when I want the last version of the CRM, I still click on "The Model", instead of "Resources". Not sure if others make the same mistake each time. Maybe that could be reconsidered.
All the best,
Thanasis
Post by Niels Geissler (25 March 2025)
Dear all,
I think one top menu is a good idea, too. How about putting something like a "latest version" link as a shortcut under "The Model"? And I guess the third menu is there (in the upper right corner) for a reason - so maybe this suggestion is nonsense, but how about moving its search and login buttons to the new one top menu, too? I guess for logged in users the burger menu actually expands to a bigger menu (other than just the "Log in"), right? Otherwise (or nonetheless) I'd suggest to change the icon to something else ("members"/"login"/...), as that burger suggests to hold another menu "up there".
Cheers,
Nils
In the 60th joint meeting of the CIDOC CRM and ISO/TC46/SC4/WG9 & 53rd FRBR/LRMoo SIG, the group reviewed the HW by PF & ETz on reorganizing the website (see here for the slide deck with the proposal).
Summary of decisions: The SIG approved the proposals, and agreed to their implementation.
- Move navigation to a consistent top menu instead of varying left-hand menus.
Add a node: “Latest official release”, where one can find the CIDOC CRM specification document, and all available serializations. - Remove “to be revised/in progress” tags and replace with “last update: <date>”.
Rename “CRM Compatible Models”, “CRM-Harmonized Ontologies”, in accordance with the decisions for issue 682. - Once a final decision is reached for 682, rearrange models currently listed under “Compatible Models”.
- Merge/reorganize the overlapping contents in the Activities tab (specifically: the working groups currently listed under Related Activities, and Workshops –in the left-hand side menu for Activities). Create a new node for that, namely “Working Groups” –to also include the contents of the “Activity Documentation” node, in the Community section.
- Merge/reorganize References, Publications, Technical Papers (under Resources) into one section, possibly supported by a Zotero plugin.
Deprecate the node “Important theories” (currently in the left-hand side menu for The Model and Resources). It doesn’t have anything in it, nor has it ever been associated with any content. - Check and update outdated content across all pages
- Move the endorsement statement by IFLA on PRESSoo from the tab “Critics” to PRESSoo (underneath the scope of the model). This way, all PRESSoo relevant material will be kept in one place. Then deprecate the section "Critics" altogether because there's nothing else in it.
HW: ETz and PF to report in the next meeting on how the implementation goes, share the development site with the SIG and ask for feedback.
The SIG also decided to raise new issues, independently of 697, namely, issues concerning:
- The accessibility: How to address visually impaired users’ needs with menus and navigation (SH, PF, ETz). –issue 703
- The future of mailing list & issues management: The current email and Drupal workflow is outdated and manual. A suggestion to explore GitHub for issue tracking and collaboration was made (SH, GB, PF). –issue 704
- The mapping section redrafting & different placement: Whether “Mapping, Tools, Methods” should be rewritten and moved under “Use & Learn”. (GB) –issue 705
- The News strategy: Question whether the NEWS tab is effective, or if communication should shift to LinkedIn/newsletters. (GB) –issue 706
Bern, April 2025
Post by Elias Tzortzakakis (13 October 2025)
Dear all,
In the following document you can find our homework for issue “697 - CIDOC CRM website reorganized” that will be discussed on Thursday 16 October during Session3.1 of the 61st SIG meeting.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jINOJ_gB5iwvD5HIcRrj96dO3d8xv6QR/ed…
The new website layout, including all the HW document notes, has been implemented in the following link:
https://cidoc-dev.iltzortz-dev.eu/
Best,
Elias