Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

Do not clutter the AAT thesaurus with unbound compound termsinstead, create headings or word phrases for indexing when cataloging, in a local thesaurus, or in retrievalPrecoordination:

Combination of individual concepts into

compound or complex terms at the point of data storagePostcoordination:

Combination of individual concepts

into compound or complex terms at the point of retrieval

Compound Terms in local use

Precoordination and PostcoordinationPatricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.