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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

What is literary warrant?•

Goal of finding warrant for a descriptor includes

determining the most

often used spelling of

the term in the target language in

authoritative, published sources

• 
  

Note that the term in the published source

s should have not only the same spelling,

but also precisely the same

meaning

as defined in the scope

note of the AAT concept

• 
  

If the source defines or us

es the term differently t

han intended in the AAT record,

the source may not be used he

term, even though the spelling of

the term is the same.

How many sources are required?•

Each

“descriptor”

requires

a

minimum

of

three

sources,

or

“literary

warrant,”

to

establish

common

usage

• 
  

Must

be

enough

warrant

to

be

able

to

define

the

term

and

distinguish

it

from

other

terms

• 
  

Published

evidence

of

a

term

establishing

form

and

spelling

meaning

• 
  

Usage

by

scholars

and

practitioners

• 
  

One

of

the

three

sources

for

descriptors

can

be

a

cataloging

institution’s

database

• 
  

Must

have

at

least

one

authoritative

source

for

UFs

• 
  

Other

information

in

the

record

must

also

come

from

published

authoritative

sources

Sources

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