Cultural Objects Name Authority

“CONA is a new Getty vocabulary currently under development. We hope to introduce it to the user community in 2011. It will include authority records for cultural works, including architecture and movable works such as paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, manuscripts, photographs, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and other visual media such as frescoes and architectural sculpture, performance art, archaeological artifacts, and various functional objects that are from the realm of material culture and of the type collected by museums.“

General information
Vocabulary alternative name or acronym: 

CONA

Vocabulary type: 
Thesaurus
Author or Editor: 
Patricia Harpring, Managing Editor, Getty Vocabulary Program
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Major subjects covered: 

Art; architecture; buildings; art works; visual arts; cultural objects

Purpose: 

“The ... Getty vocabularies are intended to provide terminology and other information about the objects, artists, concepts, and places important to various disciplines that specialize in art, architecture and material culture.”

Used By: 

“The primary users of the Getty vocabularies include museums, art libraries, archives, visual resource collection catalogers, bibliographic projects concerned with art, researchers in art and art history, and the information specialists who are dealing with the needs of these users. In addition, a significant number of users of the Getty vocabularies are students or members of the general public.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of terms: 

“CONA includes authority records for cultural works, including architecture and movable works such as paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, manuscripts, photographs, textiles, ceramics, furniture, other visual media such as frescoes and architectural sculpture, performance art, archaeological artifacts, and various functional objects that are from the realm of material culture and of the type collected by museums. The focus of CONA is works cataloged in scholarly literature, museum collections, visual resources collections, archives, libraries, and indexing projects with a primary emphasis on art, architecture, or archaeology. The coverage is global, from prehistory through the present. Names or titles may be current, historical, and in various languages.”

Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
First available in 2011. “The Getty vocabularies are made available via the Web to support limited research and cataloging efforts only. Licensing is required for more extensive use of these tools.” Also available as part of a collection management system or other information system from one of the following vendors: Adlib Information Systems, Cuadra Associates, Gallery Systems, KE Software/KE EMu, Luna Imaging, Questor Systems, Vernon Systems, Willoughby Associates, or WebChoir."
Licensing Options: 

"Companies and institutions interested in regular or extensive use of the Getty vocabularies should explore licensing options by sending an email to vocab@getty.edu."

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
The Getty Vocabulary Program, The J. Paul Getty Trust
Provider contact details: 

vocab@getty.edu. “We hope to introduce CONA to the user community in 2011. If your institution is interested in contributing to CONA, please write to vocab@getty.edu, subject line: CONA, for further information.”

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