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Training Materials for Vocabularies and Standards

The documents on this page include presentations and other training materials for the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, the Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)®, the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)®, Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO), Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA), and standards in general. These materials are subject to frequent modification and addition.

Introduction to the Getty Vocabularies and contributing
Presentations describing the history, scope, and characteristics of the Getty Vocabularies and how to contribute to them. For more details on contributions, see Contributing to the Getty Vocabularies. For detailed editorial rules for contributing, see the Editorial Guidelines.

Introduction to Controlled Vocabularies: Featuring the Getty Vocabularies (PDF, 11.2 MB)

The Getty Vocabularies: A Brief Overview (PDF, 7.4 MB)

Brief Introduction and Indexing Issues Using the Getty Vocabularies (PDF 4 KB)

Contributing to the Getty Vocabularies: Adding New Records via XML or Online Contribution Forms (PDF, 8.7 MB)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus: An In-Depth Look at the AAT (PDF, 5.2 MB)

Introduction to CONA (PDF, 35 KB)

Glossary and Bibliography for Vocabularies (PDF, 219 KB)

Brief Discussion of Vocabulary Program's Work (PDF, 24 KB)


Introduction to CDWA, CCO, CDWA Lite, and other standards
Presentations describing standards for cataloging art and related materials, including Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA), Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO), CDWA Lite XML Schema for contributing art records via the OAI harvesting protocol, and other general information about standards.

Cataloging Cultural Objects: Introduction and Application of CCO and CDWA (PDF, 9.7 MB)

Subject Access to Art Works: Using CCO, CDWA, and Vocabularies (PDF, 5.4 MB)

In-Depth Look at Applying CCO and CDWA for Manuscripts, Prints, Drawings, and Rare Books (PDF, 7.6 MB)

Cataloging for the Museum: CCO, CDWA, and CDWA Lite for Cataloging Museum Objects (PDF, 5.3 MB)

Managing an Art or Cultural Objects Documentation Project (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Social Tagging and Controlled Vocabularies for Enhanced Access to Online Collections (PDF, 6 KB)

Sharing Standards and Expertise (PDF, 145 KB)

General Introduction to Standards: For the RBMS Workshop at the Getty Center June 2008 (PDF, 659 KB)


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