For Geography Xrefs we are using:
Company Headquarters
Place of Origin (can be place used, sold,
made, etc., this would be noted in the Remarks field)
Place of Use
Residence of Maker
Residence of Owner
Residence of Subsequent Owner
For Attributes we have four main Types:
Classification - an extensive classification
hierarchy to cover every object in our collection, from furniture, to costumes,
graphics, paintings, etc. Many items have more than one classification
entry to cover all the categories that it might belong to.
Genre - mostly used for costumes; whether
pants are for a male or a female, etc.
Subject - Subject headings, based on
Library of Congress terms; also using local headings where needed
Project - assigning what project an
object is being entered for enables us to pull together statistics more easily,
among other things
Hope this helps.
Diane Lee
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Diane Lee, Collections Manager Ÿ 860-236-5621 x242
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Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
2:04 PM
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Subject: Geography and Attribute
Types
Hi
I am trying to properly set up our Thesaurus and Xrefs and am
looking for lists of what Types of text other mixed collection museums use for
their Attributes (material, subject, gender, etc.) and Geo Thesaurus Xref Types
(collected, found, excavated, etc.). If anyone is willing to share these we
would be most appreciative.
Thank you,
Julie Perlin-Lee
Assitant Registrar/Collections Assistant
T: 714.567.3656
F: 714.567.3603
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