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Databases and Bibliographies

CHIN has compiled the following databases and bibliographies for your research needs. This comprehensive resource for museums and heritage institutions includes data dictionaries created by CHIN, as well as a selection of material from other institutions from within the community.

Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects

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Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects

A bilingual vocabulary for historical collections, used for object classification and naming to facilitate the identification of an object by appellation, definition, or illustration.

Heritage Directory

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Heritage Directory

A directory of mainly Canadian organizations, government departments and agencies engaged in heritage activities to be searched by subject, category, organization/department, contacts or location.

CHIN Humanities Data Dictionary

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CHIN Humanities Data Dictionary

A valuable reference tool for museums with collections in history, ethnology, archaeology, and fine and decorative arts to standardize collections management and documentation.

CHIN Archaeological Sites Data Dictionary

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CHIN Archaeological Sites Data Dictionary

CHIN Data Dictionary for archaeological sites, proposing a 82-field metadata standard designed to standardize the information recorded about archaeological sites.

CHIN Artefacts Canada Natural Sciences Data Dictionary

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CHIN Artefacts Canada Natural Sciences Data Dictionary

A valuable reference for museums with natural science collections to standardize collections documentation. The standard for the Artefacts Canada Natural Sciences Database.

CHIN Natural Sciences Data Dictionary

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CHIN Natural Sciences Data Dictionary

A valuable reference for museums with natural science collections to standardize collections documentation.

CHIN Artefacts Canada Humanities Data Dictionary

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CHIN Artefacts Canada Humanities Data Dictionary

A valuable reference tool for museums with collections in history, ethnology, archaeology, and fine and decorative arts to standardize collections management and documentation. The standard for the Artefacts Canada Humanities Database.

Religious Objects Collections

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Religious Objects Collections

The Religious Objects Database contains more than 300 records of objects with corresponding images and assists with research on objects that deal with a religious subject or have religious symbolism.

Artists in Canada

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Artists in Canada

The Artists in Canada Database provides basic information about Canadian artists, including biographies, technique, and links to further information.

Canadian Society of Zoologists Collections Database

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Canadian Society of Zoologists Collections Database

An inventory of over 150 zoological collections compiled by the Canadian Society of Zoologiststo identify, safeguard, and ensure a future for the smaller zoological collections in Canada.

Artefacts Canada Natural Sciences Database

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Artefacts Canada Natural Sciences Database

The Artefacts Canada Natural Sciences Database provides access to more than 1 million specimen records representing 28,000 different species from contributing museums across Canada.

Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey

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Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey

A comprehensive database of goods and services advertised in East Coast newspapers before 1900. Items can be located by newspaper name, subject, commodities and/or date.

Heritage Law Bibliography

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Heritage Law Bibliography

Search this international bibliography of heritage law resources for information about legal issues in the cultural and natural heritage fields.

Artefacts Canada Humanities Database

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Artefacts Canada Humanities Database

Artefacts Canada database is a national inventory of museum collections which includes more than 4 million records and 800,000 images with information on different types of collections.

Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN)

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Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN)

BCIN is a worldwide network of libraries and documentation centres and is the Web's most complete bibliographic resource for the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property.

Curatorial and Historical Index of Publications

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Curatorial and Historical Index of Publications

The Curatorial and Historical Index of Publications offers access to bibliographic records of three key Canadian heritage journals: The Material History Review, Museums Quarterly, and Ontario History

Museology Bibliography (BMUSE)

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Museology Bibliography (BMUSE)

Search the Museology Bibliography (BMUSE) and access bibliographic information for more than 25,000 journals, journal articles, books and reports on museology.

Ship Information Database

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Ship Information Database

The Ship Information Database contains historical data about ships that were registered with Canadian ports or that sailed Canadian waters. This page allows you to search for information on any ship.