ABSTRACT
There are a number of controlled vocabularies that can be used for describing and enhancing access to information resources relating to art, architecture, and material culture. These data value standards are essential for the description of movable art works, built works, and objects of material culture, as well as their visual and digital surrogates. Local, collection-specific authority files for museum and visual resource collections also play a key role in describing collections materials and providing access points for a range of users, both internal and external to the particular organization. A recent trend is reflected in the so-called folksonomies, which are the result of social tagging.
