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--- Carrie Beauchamp <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> At NMNH, we are converting to a new collections
> database.
> This new database has the capacity to impose
> vocabulary
> control on any field, a functionality previously
> unavailable
> to us. We are now investigating the
> possibility/desirability
> of using vocabulary control in these fields:
>
> *  object name (e.g. "netsuke", "arrow", "quipu"...)
> *  materials
> *  culture names (ethnonyms)
>
> One of the main hurdles we face in this is finding
> external
> sources of terminology (thesauri, etc.) specifically
> developed for a broad-based anthropology collection.
> If
> anyone knows of any group working to develop such
> resources
> please let me know.
>
> I have also created a short, informal survey (below)
> to
> find out how other museums of any size are
> documenting their
> anthropology collections. I would like to hear from
> anyone
> involved in anthropology collections management,
> database
> management, or curation about any published thesauri
> you
> use, as well as any internal procedures you have for
> developing or maintaining your own thesauri. Feel
> free to
> forward this to anyone off-list who might have
> relevant
> experience.
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
> Carrie Beauchamp
> Information Management Specialist
> Department of Anthropology
> National Museum of Natural History
> [log in to unmask]
> (301) 238-6656
>
>

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