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Learn the importance of termlists in creating agreed terms for object descriptions, how they work, and how to export and work with the data. Discover termlists for acquisition method, condition, materials, production methods, object locations, and classification types.
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Case Study: Creating your own object termlists and thesauri
Termlists: What are they, how do they work and why are they important? • What? • A list of agreed terms • How? • Control • Consistency • Why? • Ease of searching
Termlists: Available termlists www.collectionstrust.org.uk/spectrum-terminology/termbank.htm
Termlists: British Museum materials www.collectionstrust.org.uk/bmmat/mathesp.htm
Termlists: Object locations box 131 box131 Box 131
Termlists: Linked termlists Classification 1: Type 1: Object Name 1 Classification 1: Type 1 Classification 1: Type 1: Object Name 2 Classification 1 Classification 1: Type 2: Object Name 1 Classification 1: Type 2 Classification 1: Type 2: Object Name 2 Collection Classification 2: Type 1: Object Name 1 Classification 2: Type 1 Classification 2: Type 1: Object Name 2 Classification 2 Classification 2: Type 2: Object Name 1 Classification 2: Type 2 Classification 2: Type 2: Object Name 2