Getty vocabulary program rules

The vocabulary data is improved, changed, and new data added on a regular basis. Users are advised to update their data often; instructions for updating your previously acquired data based on the new annual release are included in the files below.

Download the most recent release here Refreshed versions of the data are released every month. The data is available in compressed form for ease of downloading. For detailed information on the content and editorial rules, see the Editorial Guidelines.

NOTE: These documents do not give step-by-step instructions regarding how to construct a database or interface based on the data files; analysis and a competent programmer will be required of any user who wishes to implement the vocabulary data files.

The Getty will not aid in this process. AAT Bibliography. Names Chapter 3. Descriptive Note Chapter 3. Place Types Chapter 3. Coordinates Chapter 3. Appendix D: Contributors Chapter 4. Appendix E: Languages Chapter 4. Appendix F: Place Types Chapter 5. SQL Queries for the Vocabularies. Biographical Information Chapter 3. Events Chapter 3.

Appendix F: Roles Chapter 4. Appendix G: Nationalities and Places Chapter 5. Titles and Names Chapter 3. Mona Lisa or La Gioconda? Gaochang or Qara-Hoja? The Getty Vocabularies contain structured terminology for art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, visual surrogates, art conservation, and bibliographic materials.

Compliant with international standards, they provide authoritative information for catalogers, researchers, and data providers. They contain coreferences to other resources where topics overlap; however, the Getty Vocabularies are unique in their global coverage of the defined domain, in citing published sources and contributors, in allowing interconnections among historical and current information, in accommodating the sometimes debated and ambiguous nature of art historical information, and in allowing complex relationships within and between Vocabularies.

Thus they are not simple 'value vocabularies'; they are also rich 'knowledge bases' in themselves. Although each Vocabulary requires a small set of minimum data, the data model allows for rich data that may be exploited for research and discovery. The Getty Vocabularies strive to be ever more multilingual, multicultural, and inclusive. The Vocabularies grow through contributions from institutions and projects comprising the expert user community. To search the Vocabularies, click on the links below.

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