| | Organization type | Library | Museum | Archives center | Art gallery |
| | Mechanism function | Collect, sort out, and collect books and periodicals for reading and reference | Solicit, collect, display, and study objects representing natural and human cultural heritage | Collect and keep archives and be responsible for receiving, collecting, managing, and utilizing archives | Preserve and display works of art | | Resource type | Books, periodicals, pictures, web pages, videos, etc. | Images, calligraphy and painting works, sculptures, videos, static 3D, live 3D, etc. | Text, video, pictures, etc. | Text, pictures, dynamic artistic activities, etc. | | Metadata format | Marc, XML, DC, RDF, etc. | CDWA, DC, VRA, CIMI, RDA, etc. | EAD, EAC, TEI, etc. | NAMO CDOI, etc. |
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