Tools of Knowledge

  • Database progress – and a new model

    Database progress – and a new model By Sarah Middle, Duncan Hay, and Alex Butterworth In a previous blog post,we described both the Arches software that we are using to manage and publish our project database, and our initial remodelling of the data with reference to the events-based CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC CRM). In…

  • Data Modelling Workshop

    Data Modelling Workshop, 23-24 May 2022 By Sarah Middle, Duncan Hay and Alex Butterworth Last month, the three of us met in Cambridge for a two-day workshop focused on modelling the core, meticulously cleaned data from the legacy SIMON (Scientific Instrument Makers, Observations and Notes) using an event-based structure and (in doing so) getting to…

  • Instrument Makers as Corporate Identities

    Instrument Makers as Corporate Identities: The Cary Microscope and Patrick Adie’s Extensometer Posted on 2 November 2021 by Matt Beros This is the first of a series of posts written by members of the Tools of Knowledge project. Our blog will deal with both scholarly and technical questions we encounter and give regular updates on…