In this paper, we propose an ontology-based metadata integration methodology for the cultural heritage domain. The proposed
real - world approach considers an integration architecture in which CIDOC/CRM ontology acts as a mediating scheme. In this
context, we present a mapping methodology from Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and Dublin Core (DC) metadata to CIDOC/CRM,
and discuss the faced difficulties.
Keywords Ontology-based Integration - Metadata interoperability - Cultural Information - CIDOC/CRM - EAD - DC
The research work of the authors I. Lourdi, L. Bountouri, and M. Gergatsoulis was partially co-funded by the European Social
Fund (75%) and National Resources (25%) -Operational Program for Educational and Vocational Training (EPEAEK II) and particularly
by the Research Program “PYTHAGORAS II”. The research work of the authors C. Kakali, Th. Stasinopoulou, C. Papatheodorou and
M. Doerr was supported by DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries funded by European Commission.