We enter similar data into the
Medium field (with the exception of the support, which we put in the support
field) but we also enter medium data in the term attributes with a term type of
medium, so that it is more easily searchable. That way the thesaurus hierarchy can be utilized say if you
wanted to find all intaglio prints, you can choose to include narrower terms,
such as engravings and etchings.
It also helps to standardize the data entry because staff are choosing
from an authority (usually AAT).
The actual Medium field then is mainly for display purposes and the term
attributes for searching purposes.
Grace
Murakami, Associate Registrar
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310 443 7071 (Tel.)
310 443 7079 (Fax)
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Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005
12:44 AM
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Subject: TMS - Medium and School
fields
Dear
All
I have
recently joined the National Gallery of Ireland as their TMS Officer. At
the moment we have over 740 unique entries in the medium field and over 150 in
the school field. We would like to simplify these and wonder if any of
you are able to offer advice on agreed standards/how your institution deals
with this data.
The
data in the medium field includes the support as well eg ‘oil on canvas’,
‘watercolour on paper’, ‘watercolour on vellum’.
It also
includes colours eg ‘Red chalk on beige paper’, ‘Red chalk with white
highlights on beige paper’. These are probably best recorded elsewhere?
Many
thanks
Caroline
Delahunty
TMS
Officer
National
Gallery of
tel: 00
353 1 632 5525
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