5/4/2019
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Introduction to the AAT
revised May 2019 For educational purposes
......... <costume by form> ............ main garments .............. buibui.............. banyans .............. blouses (milit
ary garments)
.............. boubous.............. burkas .............. caftans .............. cassocks .............. cat suits .............. coats .............. creepers .............. dresses (ma
in garments)
.............. houppelandes.............. jump suits .............. kimonos .............. leotards .............. mantuas
Do not make unnecessary levels
Too many guide terms make the thesaurus overly complex
Create guide terms only to be consistent with other similar AAT hierarchies AND when there are a large number of descendants at a given level
Do not make a guide term if a concept record will suffice will
In English, a guide term should usually contain the word “by”