M.A.A.A.T. System · Standards & references
Shared standards make the archive speak across institutions
The reference layer brings cataloguing practice, museum documentation, and archival description into one readable working set.
Working mock-up
Reference framework
Describe
Consistent fields make records comparable without flattening their cultural context.
Contextualise
Museum and heritage references keep an item connected to its meaning and setting.
Exchange
Common models allow future partners and systems to read the same record.
