Subject Headings and Taxonomies

Title: Subject headings and Taxonomies

Instructor: Lisa Snider

Minimum/maximum participants: 10 minimum and 20 maximum

Cost: $50 (student AAO member); $65 (AAO member); $100 (non-member)

AAO-PDC facilitator: Mary Horman

Other: Light refreshments will be provided.

Description:

This workshop follows the morning session on Archival Description With RAD. The workshop covers subject headings as well as name access points, including for provenance and geographic names, with a focus on entry into an AtoM database such as Archeion.

Course Objectives:

• Learn the basics of controlled vocabularies.
• Learn why they can be useful to use and how they can differ in museums, libraries and archives.
  
• Learn how Archeion's subject headings and Places work.
• Learn how to include subject headings and places in Archeion to increase user engagement.

Instructor Bio:

Lisa Snider was a web developer from 1996-2013, and transitioned to archives in 2009. She received her MLIS and MAS degrees from UBC SLAIS in 2013. She has worked as an archivist since 2010 in different archives, including: Brock University, UBC Digital Initiatives, The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. She has worked with every aspect of archival work, including the preservation and access of born digital and analog materials and has extensive experience working with AtoM.  

Format:

Lecture/Demonstration

Cancellation Policy:

• Cancellation by registrant up to one week prior to the event: Refund, less 20% cancellation charge to cover administrative cost
  
• Cancellation by registrant one week to 48 hours prior to the event: Refund, less 50% cancellation charge to cover administrative cost
  
• Cancellation by registrant less than 48 hours prior to the event: No refund
  
• Registrant did not attend event without any notification: No refund
  
• In situations where circumstances may have been unforeseen (e.g. death in the family, or hospitalization), a full refund will be offered, if a request is made in writing to the Professional Development Committee for their consideration via the AAO Office. 
• All registrants MUST phone and/or email the AAO Office and inform staff they will not be attending a course that they are registered.