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Subject
Overview
(Req, Rep, TGN/LOC Authorities/other)
Subject provides a way to record what a work of art is about or what a photograph is of. Subject analysis for images can be incredibly diffucult when doing image cataloging, but ask yourself one question… What do you see? The answer will often will lead to an appropriate subject heading, (including elements found in abstract paintings where the composition includes no representative subject matter, but rather only lines and color).
Use the English language equivalent from the thesaurus, unless none exist. Use the singular form if only one of the subject is depicted and pural when more than one is shown. For example a painting showing a field of flowers might have a subject for 'flowers' while a photograph of a single flower could have 'flower' as a subject. Try to be as specific as possible. If the photograph is of a rose use 'rose' rather than 'flower' for a subject. If you don't know the specific type of flower you can use the generic 'flower' as a subject.
For more information on titles see CCO, pages 215-229.
Fields
Subject
This is a field to record the display value for the subjects associated with the work. Use values from Getty AAT, Library of Congress or other indexes or thesauri to create terms.
Subject refid source
Record the thesaurus used to create the Subject record.
Subject refid
Record the refid from the thesaurus for the term used.
Examples
Subject: marketplaces
Subject refid source: Getty AAT
Subject refid: 300000250
Subject: ruins
Subject refid source: Getty AAT
Subject refid: 300008057
Subject: camels
Subject refid source: Library of Congress authorities
Subject refid: sh 85019119
