In article <[log in to unmask]> Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I wish to second Karen Anderson's comments about using a thesarus such as AAT >in one's collection software. Free text is all well and good, but a controlled >vocabulary makes searching ten times easier. If you don't want to use the AAT, >then at least use the Library of Congress's Subject Headings thesarus. Or use "Nomenclature" if you're in a historical society. Karen mentioned that is incorporated into AAT, but if you can't afford AAT, you can still use it. In my previous position, I created an authority file with the categories and classifications, and proofed the object terms as they were entered with records. Not hard, and invaluable. Sara Kelley **************************************************************** Sara Phinney Kelley Historic Site Administrator Centre County Historical Society State College, PA (814) 234-4779 email: [log in to unmask] ****************************************************************