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In article <[log in to unmask]>, "F.J. Sarre"
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>Hi,
>I'm looking for some advice from people who are using or thinking of
>using simple name lists or some other form of terminology control for
>documentation, particularly for mixed collections in UK english.
You will find some useful information and references on the MDA's
(Museum Documentation Association) "wordHOARD" pages, at
<http://www.open.gov.uk/mdocassn/wrdhrd1.htm>
and on the CIDOC (Documentation Committee of the International Council
of Museums) page on terminology developments:
<http://www.cidoc.icom.org/stand3t.htm>
>I've looked at the Art & Architecture Thesaurus, but it doesn't cover
>archaeology, or ethnography
the MDA pages give details about Working Groups which are working on
archaeological and ethnographic terminology - you could speak to them to
share ideas and review the current state of development.
>also the Revised Nomenclature, which is also not broad enough & too
>modern in emphasis.
My main reservation about Nomenclature is not its scope but the fact
that it is not structured as a thesaurus (i.e. in accordance with
national and international standards) and that it cannot therefore make
use of the facilities of construction and retrieval software which is
designed for a "proper" thesaurus.
There are several pages of information about thesaurus principles, with
a bibliography and tables of available thesaurus management software, on
our WWW site at <http://www.willpower.demon.co.uk/>
I hope this is of some help. I'd be glad to discuss this area further,
on or off this list.
Leonard Will
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