Foreword

Introduction

A View from the Top:
A Special Message for Adminstrators of Cultural Heritage Collections
David Green, Executive Director
National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage

What Is Cultural Heritage Information and Why Is It Important?

What is Cultural Heritage?
Adding Value to Cultural Heritage: Interpretation, Analysis, and Access
Cultural Heritage Information: Ten Characteristics

Documentation: Analyzing and Recording Information

Different Approaches to Documentation
Vocabularies Are the Bridge
Documentation and the Web

Standards: What Role Do They Play?

Why Standards?
Standards for Improving Documentation: Data Standards
What Are the Benefits of Standards?

What, Why, and How of Vocabularies

Vocabularies as Knowledge Bases
Vocabularies: Types and Formats
The Role of Authority Work
Vocabulary Building

The Getty Vocabularies: An Introduction

The Art and Architecture Thesaurus
The Union List of Artist Names
The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Improving Access Using Vocabularies: Theory into Practice

Vocabularies as Search Assistants
Vocabularies in Image Databases
Vocabularies in Library Catalogs
Vocabularies in Archival Descriptions and Cataloging
Vocabularies in Museum Documentation
Vocabularies in Indexes
Vocabulary Browsers
Multilingual Vocabularies

Resources

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Readings
Tools