5/4/2019
copyright J.Paul Getty TrustIntroduction to the AATrevised May 2019 For educational purposes
Indexing
refers to the process of evaluating
information and designating indexing terms by using controlled Vocabulary that will aid in finding and accessing the cultural work record
Display vs. Indexing By human labor, not to the automatic parsing of data into a database index
Display
refers to how the data looks to the end user in
the database, on a Web site, on a wall or slide label, or in a publication
Information for display should be in a format that is easily read and understood by users
Free-text or concatenated
from controlled fields
Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.