The Consortium for Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI) was an initiative for museum IT standards under the auspices of the

Coalition for Networked Information The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization whose mission is to promote networked information technology as a way to further the advancement of intellectual collaboration and productivity. Overview The Coalition for Network ...

(CNI). The CIMI project was started in 1990 by the US-based

Museum Computer Network The Museum Computer Network (MCN) is a US-based non-profit organization for professionals with an interest in the use of computer technology for museums. Overview MCN was established in 1967 in the New York City area. The history of MCN spans a pe ...

(MCN) and operated as a committee of MCN. It aimed to develop a standards framework to help museums in exchanging data and providing standard databases. This was published in MCN's ''Spectra''. CIMI's project managers included

Cary Karp Cary Karp ( born 3 April 1947), a retired museum curator based in Sweden, has been instrumental in developing online facilities for museums in the context of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). In particular, he was central in promoting an ...

and John Perkins.

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