Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

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5/4/2019


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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes


Under the most logical broader term

Under the most specific parent possible

Be consistent with the precedent of other records in the same or similar sections of the hierarchies

Choosing the Parent


With the descriptor of the concept re

cord in mind, determine if this

concept is a

type of

the proposed parent concept


Make sure that each subset of

narrower terms clustered under a

broader term is independent an

d mutually exclusive in meaning


Occasionally meanings may overla

p among siblings, but avoid this

when possible

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.
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