A Generic Database Schema for CIDOC-CRM Data Management Kai Jannaschk 1 , Claas Anders Rathje 1 , Bernhard Thalheim 1 and Frank F¨ orster 2 1 Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel, Information Systems Engineering {kaja,car,thalheim}@is.informatik.uni-kiel.de 2 Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel, Institute of Classics ffoerster@gshdl.uni-kiel.de Kiel, Germany Abstract. Database management currently assumes a relative stability of database structures and supports user viewpoints through a number of views. New users must either adopt their data demand to existing views or issue a request for support of their demands. The support for the second option is not feasible whenever user communities often change or users agile change their viewpoints. Further applications continuously evolve. This evolution also results in change requests to database struc- tures, to database views and to database features. We support evolution of databases and changes of user viewpoints by a generic database sys- tem, and automatic generation of generation of views. This approach supports modification of the database according to the special viewpoint of users. Queries issued by the user are transformed to generic database queries. Results that are computed for these queries are translated back to user-specific answers. Key words: knowledge model, semantic data analytics, exploratory se- mantic searching and browsing, database modeling, scientific data man- agement 1 Motivating Applications 1.1 CIDOC-CRM The International Committee on Documentation of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-CIDOC) focuses on the documentation requirements and stan- dards of museums, archives, and similar organisations. The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) [4] provides an extensible ontology for concepts and information in cultural heritage and museum documentation. It became an in- ternational standard (ISO 21127:2006) for the controlled exchange of cultural heritage information. The goal of CIDOC-CRM is to provide the semantic definitions and clarifica- tions needed to transform disparate, localized information sources into a coherent global resource, be it within an institution, an intranet, or on the Internet. In