Hello,
At the Australian National Maritime Museum we have just reviewed the classification as part of our project to publish TMS content to our collection website. We have reviewed this with the website user in mind, as classifications will be one of the ways users are to narrow down their search results and some of our previous categories made perfect sense to us but puzzled external users.
Thanks
Rhondda
Classification
Sub classification
Animals and animal products
Armament
Art
Books and journals
Ceremonial artefact
Clothing and personal items
Coins and medals
Commemorative artefacts
Decorative and folk art
Ephemera
Ephemera
Business records
Ephemera
Personal records
Ephemera
Political material
Ephemera
Promotional material
Exhibition
Maps, charts and plans
Models
Photographs
Posters and postcards
Sound communication
Tableware and furnishings
Tools and equipment
Tools and equipment
Medical equipment
Toys, games and souvenirs
Vessels and fittings
Vessels and fittings
Cargo vessel
Vessels and fittings
Fishing vessel
Vessels and fittings
Indigenous vessel
Vessels and fittings
Military vessel
Vessels and fittings
Passenger vessel
Vessels and fittings
Recreational vessel
Vessels and fittings
Service vessel
Visual communication
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Re; Classification terms, we've just done a complete review and reworking of the way Classifications have been used historically at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia.) We want Classifications, the Object Name and Title to all provide a unique contribution to object documentation, so have defined the Classification going forward as an 'object genre', a ' broad grouping' or list of 'art forms'. That has meant cleaning out a lot of Classifications that were actually object names, material types, etc. Of course, having said that, we are having a bit of trouble here and there making our approach 'stick' (Is it 'glass' or 'glassware'? Our curators fought for 'glass'). Still, the new list of terms will give us the opportunity to improve browsing by both internal users and those accessing our collections website.
Here is our current list. (It is a work in progress. We'll add more terms as we identify gaps. Some new terms are still in discussion.) Note: I did a lot of comparison to lists I was able to find in use on others' websites and relied a bit on the AAT's object genres. Hope i is helpful. get in touch if you have questions or comments about it.
Cheers,
Frances
Mia Classifications
Accessories
Adornment
Architecture
Arms and Armor
Artist Materials
Bamboo work
Basketry
Beadwork
Books
Calligraphy
Canework
Casts and Copies
Ceramics
Ceremonial Objects
Clothing
Collages / Assemblages
Commemorative Objects
Digital Art
Documents
Dolls, Toys and Games
Drawings
Fakes and Forgeries
Featherwork
Floor Coverings
Funerary Goods
Furniture
Glass
Horology
Industrial Design
Artist Installations
Judaica
Lacquer
Leatherwork
Lighting
Metalwork
Models
Multiples
Musical Instruments
Natural Objects
Packaging
Paintings
Photographs
Printing Matrices
Prints
Quillwork
Science and Technology
Sculpture
Textiles
Time based media
Tools, Equipment and Utilitarian Objects
Woodwork
Works on Paper
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Hello TMS Users-
I was wondering if anyone was willing/able to share a list of all classification terms used within your database? We're getting into the nitty gritty assessing department names and classifications.
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