Terminologies Service™
Multiple thesauri in a single interface
The Terminologies Service provides access to multiple controlled vocabularies to help you create consistent metadata for your library, museum, or archive collections. Now it's as easy as copy-and-paste into a workform or template once you find a term to use in your description, improving the description of (and access to) your digital and hard copy materials.
The Service can be integrated with Connexion or used as a standalone tool to copy terms into a variety of metadata editors including the one available in OCLC's CONTENTdm software.
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The vocabularies
As the Service grows, so will the number of available vocabularies. Current vocabularies include:
| Controlled vocabulary | Issuing body | MARC 21 source code |
|---|---|---|
Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)® The source file is available on the Getty Web site. Copyright © J. Paul Getty Trust. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. | J. Paul Getty Trust | aat |
Canadian Subject Headings (CSH) The source file is available on the Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada Web site. Copyright © Library and Archives Canada/ Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. | Library and Archives Canada/ Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | cash |
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Type Vocabulary The source file is available on the DCMI Web site. Copyright ©2010 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. | Dublin Core Metadata Initiative | dct |
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)® The source file is available on the Getty Web site. Copyright © J. Paul Getty Trust. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. | J. Paul Getty Trust | tgn |
Guidelines On Subject Access To Individual Works Of Fiction, Drama, Etc., 2nd ed., form and genre The source file is available on the Northwestern University's GSAFD Web site. The MARC 21 file is named gsafd.mrc. Used with permission. | American Library Association | gsafd |
Māori Subject Headings / Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku The source file is available on the National Library of New Zealand site . Copyright ©Crown copyright, 2007, http://mshupoko.natlib.govt.nz/mshupoko/, Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku / Māori Subject Headings, accessed 12 August, 2007, All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. | National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa | reo |
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) 2010 The source file is available on the National Library of Medicine's Web site. Used with permission. | U.S. National Library of Medicine | mesh |
Newspaper Genre List The source file is available on the University of Washington's Web site. Used with permission. | University of Washington | ngl |
Thesaurus for graphic materials: TGM I, Subject terms A controlled vocabulary of subject headings that may be used indexing, cataloging and searching for graphic materials. Compiled by Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. The source file is available on the Library of Congress Web site. Used with permission. | Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service | lctgm |
Thesaurus for graphic materials: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms A controlled vocabulary of genre headings and physical characteristics for graphic materials, aiding in more specific terms for searching, disseminating collection information, and preservation of materials. Compiled by Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. The source file is available on the Library of Congress Web site. Used with permission. | Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service | gmgpc |
Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)® The source file is available on the Getty Web site. Copyright © J. Paul Getty Trust. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. | J. Paul Getty Trust | ulan |
Getting started
If you already have a Connexion or other OCLC cataloging authorization, you may begin using the Terminologies Service immediately. It is available to you as a benefit of your cataloging subscription.