Hello all,
Thanks so much for all your input regarding
Controlled Vocabularies for conceptual terms.
I am happy to say I was able to hear from many of
you and got some great feedback. As I promised, here is the summary with
details below:
Iconoclass
Tate Modern
Getty AAT
Corbis
Thanks again for the great response.
Wendy
--
Wendy Zieger
Picture Researcher and Rights Executive
The Bridgeman Art Library International Ltd
Direct: 616-464-1098
Tel: 212 828 1238
Fax: 212 828 1255
[log in to unmask]
www.bridgemanart.com
From Erin Blake and Linda
Duychak:
Both suggested Iconoclass
Iconclass has an
"Abstract Ideas and Concepts" at the top of the hierarchy, with
"Emotion" as a subclass. For example, this link http://www.iconclass.nl/libertas/ic?task=getnotation&datum=56B2&style=notationbb.xsl&taal=en
goes to the English-language record for "56B2" which maps to
"Happiness, Felicity" in English as follows:
5 Abstract Ideas and
Concepts
56 Emotion
56B Joy and Sorry
56B2 Happiness, Felicity
EB.
--------------------------------------------------
Erin C. Blake, Ph.D.
| Curator of Art & Special Collections | Folger
Shakespeare Library |
| office tel. (202)
675-0323 | fax: (202) 675-0328 |
Dear Wendy:
In response to your post,
the AAT has several terms such as anger, joy, fear, etc, under the
<psychological concepts> facet of the Thesaurus. However, that facet is
not extensive and if you wish to add terms to it, you are more than welcome to
submit terms as a contributor. Please let me know if you are interested and I
can send you a password. Information on how to contribute to the Getty
Vocabularies can be found here if you are interested. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/contribute.html.
Hope this helps. Thanks!
Robin Johnson
Editor
The
Getty Vocabulary Program
****
From Jenny Benevento:
I know Corbis has such a
product, and I would check if Getty had one. For anything photo those are
the biggies!
From Cheryl Costello:
Of course, it depends in part on the kind of audience you anticipate your
patrons to be, and how "correct" (thinking of official psychiatric
& medical terms) that you'd want your words/terms in the thesaurus/c
ontrolled vocab. to be. You could look to the APA (American Psych Assoc.)
or PsychInfo for ideas.
You might even want to forward your request to Creative Arts Therapy
Departments. The Pratt Institute has a graduate-level Creative Arts
Therapy Department. Since members of such departments are used to dealing
with the intersections of the arts and psychology, they might be able to
provide you with some great input.
What I was getting at without clarifying my idea was that of creating one's own
controlled vocabulary by borrowing from others'. That would be lots of
work, though!
The best one I have seen for emotions is
the thesaurus developed for the Tate Modern Online indexing project. http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/SubjectSearch
One of the search options is for “Emotions,
concepts and ideas”.
Eileen Fry
From
I worked on a subject
cataloging project for the collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This involved creating a controlled vocabulary. I combined that Art and
Architectural Thesaurus, Thesaurus for Graphic Materials, and Library of
Congress Authorities. Since this cataloging covered pre-iconographic, iconographic,
and iconological attributes, concepts and emotions were included. TGM has
some useful entries for these types of attributes. However, for effective
indexing, I don’t think it will be enough by itself.
The project is still
being worked on at the PMA, so you might want to contact them. However, I
would be more than happy to help out. I’m a bit of an image index
theory nerd.
402.342.3300 x209
From
Christine Hennessey:
I
am writing in regards to your query about controlled vocabulary lists that
address "emotions" in visual images. The
Sincerely,
Christine
Hennessey
Chief,
Research and
Email:
[log in to unmask]
Phone:
202-633-8339
From
SAAM's Subject Term Guide
Primary
Term
Secondary Term
Tertirary
Term
Scope notes
.
State of
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of
Being
Death
Drowning
Execution
Murder
Natural Disaster
Starvation
Suicide
etc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of
Fear.............
Includes cowardice, terror, apprehension, hesitation, caution.
Friendship
Greed
Happiness.........
Includes ecstasy, joy, relief, laughter, pleasure, smiling, amusement, etc.
Hatred...........
Includes repulsion, aversion, dislike, etc.
Jealousy.........
Includes envy; especially used in terms of courting scenes.
Love.............
Use for maternal affection, brotherly love, etc., as distinct from
Recreation-Courting.
Pain.............
Related to more physically stimulated events, such as injuries; otherwise use
Sorrow.
Sorrow............
Includes tears, crying, discomfort, discontent, lamentation, mourning, regret,
etc. See also Mood secondary.
Surprise
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of
Being-1
State of
Being
Evil
Crime
Cruelty
Danger
Deception
Gossip
Imprisonment.....
Includes captivity in any sense.
Lost.............
Specifically for beings physically lost; otherwise use Mood-Desolation.
Mischief
Sin..............
Use Mischief if a niggling matter.
Temptation
Torture
Violence
War
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of
Deaf
Dwarf
Giant.............
See also Fantasy-Monster.
Lame
Mute
etc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of
Cancer
Coma
Headache
Insanity
Leprosy
Measles
Wound
etc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of
Being
Mood
Boredom
Curiosity
Desolation........
Use for abandonment, desperation, etc.
Doubt............
Should be stated in title in some way.
Laziness
Meditation........
Includes tranquility, reflection, and day dreaming.
State of
Being-2
Continues next page….
State of
Weariness
Worry............
Includes nervousness and neurosis; more extreme emotion than doubt.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of
Hallucination
Hypnosis
Metamorphosis
Miracle
Occult............
Includes apparitions unless religious, in which case use Phenomenon-Vision.
Surreal...........
Use sparingly for "traditional" surreal scenes--irrational fantastic
arrangement of material as manifested in dream state. See also Fantasy,
and Landscape-Imaginary and Cityscape-Imaginary.
Vision............
Specifically for religious visions only, e.g., Vision of
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of Being
Other
Accident.........
For accidents that are not covered under Disaster, e.g., breaking a pitcher,
cutting a finger, falling off a chair, etc.
Intoxicated
Pregnant
Orphan
Sleep.............
For stages of preparation for and waking up from sleep, as well as actual
sleep.
Widow
etc.
For background information –
The
The Guide employs forty-one primary
headings which reference broad categories, among them: Animal, Landscape and
Portrait. Each of these broad categories can further be qualified by a
more narrow secondary and tertiary term, e.g., Landscape—
Terms within the Guide are arranged
alphabetically and basic “scope” or explanatory usage notes are
included to aid the cataloger in assigning terms. Most of the secondary
and tertiary terms are “expandable” – terms are often
suggested through representative examples, rather than prescribed per se.
(For example, under the heading Architecture—Commercial, one is advised
to add the specific type of building, i.e., bank, grocery, etc. Any
secondary or tertiary heading that has an e.g, or etc. designator is an
expandable category.
Subjects are assigned based on a description
provided by the cataloging source, by a visual analysis of the art work, or by
clues provided in the title of the art work.
From: ART LIBRARIES
SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 10:34
AM
To:
Subject: [ARLIS-L] Controlled
Vocabularies for conceptual terms
Hello all,
I am calling upon the collective wisdom of the list.
Please excuse any cross postings.
Does anyone know of a controlled vocabulary list / thesaurus
of keywords for concepts and conceptual terms, such as emotions, to describe
images? As some of you know, keywords such as happiness, hardship,
depression, and the like are quite useful to include in image descriptions.
Bridgeman is hoping to enhance standards for image metadata
by collaborating with MILE, a metadata project taking place in the
We are also deeply committed to SILVER, an educational
initiative in the
Both of these projects would benefit from a controlled
vocabulary for concepts and we are trying to create one. It would also be
helpful to us as a commercial image provider (www.bridgemanart.com ) and an
educational image provider (www.bridgemaneducation.com).
If there are any currently existing controlled vocabularies out
there it would help us tremendously.
Any help in this regard would be most appreciated. If
you wish to reply off -list, I will summarize any findings for the list.
Thank you in advance,
Wendy
--
Wendy Zieger
Picture Researcher and Rights Executive
The Bridgeman Art Library International Ltd
Direct: 616-464-1098
[log in to unmask]
www.bridgemanart.com
Historic
The
Bridgeman Art Library is proud to represent Historic New England, the oldest,
largest and most comprehensive regional preservation organization in the
To
explore this unique archive, please enter HNE into a search box.
www.bridgemanart.com
This email is
confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended
recipient. The Bridgeman Art Library cannot accept liability for statements
made which are clearly the sender's own and not made on behalf of the Bridgeman
Art Library.