Genre and Subject Terms

[colle...@cumberlandmuseum.ca]

Hi all, 

Wondering if anyone knows about or has used Thesaurus of Graphic Materials (TGM) terms in AtoM, LOC terms are available to use for free i understand, but does the same apply for TGM? I would assume so as it is still LOC? 

Thanks!

-Melissa

[Dan Gillean]

Hi Melissa,

As far as I'm aware, LoC releases all of its controlled vocabularies under open licenses. I couldn't actually find a license statement, but they do make all of TGM available for browsing, download, and even as a linked data service, which suggests they want people to use it.

Note that the default Genre terms included in AtoM come from LoC as well - they are derived from the LoC Basic Genre Terms for Cultural Heritage Materials.

Regards,

Dan Gillean, MAS, MLIS
AtoM Program Manager
Artefactual Systems, Inc.
604-527-2056

@accesstomemory

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