raamistikugaviidates
Raamistikugaviidates is a specialized method of digital cataloguing and referencing used primarily in academic and archival contexts within Estonia and other Baltic countries. The term blends the Estonian words “raamistik,” meaning a framework or structure, and “kugaviidates,” a coined form that suggests “connecting links” or “cross-references.” It was first introduced by information scientist Tõnu Kummut in a 1994 paper on library metadata standards, and has since become an accepted practice in the development of linked data repositories.
The technique involves creating a structured, hierarchical framework that maps primary source documents to related secondary
Raamistikugaviidates is most common in the Management Information Systems (MIS) department of Tallinn University of Technology
Critics of the methodology point out that the creation of a complete raamistikugaviidates can be labor-intensive