Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

copyright J.Paul Getty Trust

Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

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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

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With the descriptor of the concept re

cord in mind, determine if this

concept is a

type of

the proposed parent concept

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Make sure that each subset of

narrower terms clustered under a

broader term is independent an

d mutually exclusive in meaning

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Occasionally meanings may overla

p among siblings, but avoid this

when possible