Deborah, Museums don't always publish their subject cataloging to their websites. Usually only select fields are exported from the collection management system, and for several reasons, the subject fields don't make the cut. I think you'll find that the depth of information stored in collection management systems isn't really reflected in museum websites. So I guess what I'm saying is that just because you don't see it on the Web doesn't mean someone isn't recording that information.
That said, I think most of us probably use a vocabulary based on the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), with local terms added where necessary. We don't use LCSH because they are usually too conceptual/vague for our needs, but maybe someone else will weigh in on that? Jana Hill Collection Database Coordinator Amon Carter Museum 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817-989-5173 817-989-5179 fax All opinions are my own and not those of my employer. -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Wythe [mailto:deborahwy...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:12 PM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: subject & keyword searching in CMS and DAMS I'm curious to know if your museum assigns formal subject headings and/or keywords to works of art in their collections management or digital asset management systems. A little poking around on the Web seems to indicate it's not too common -- artist name, title, medium, collection, maybe a general category, yes, but something approaching the depth of the subject headings used in library catalogs--maybe no? If you do assign subject headings, which authorities are used -- LCSH? AAT? Thanks, Deborah Deborah Wythe Brooklyn Museum Head, Digital Collections and Services 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 tel: 718 501 6311 fax: 718 501 6125 email: deborahwy...@hotmail.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: jana.h...@cartermuseum.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
