These documents contain information about editorial practice for the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, the Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)®, and the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)®. NOTE: The guidelines are subject to frequent modification and addition.

Purpose of these guidelines
The editorial guidelines for the AAT, ULAN, and TGN contain rules and guidelines intended for use by the editors of the Getty Vocabulary Program using the in-house editorial system, VCS (Vocabulary Coordination System). Contributors to the Getty Vocabularies and implementers of the licensed vocabulary data may consult these guidelines as well. However, contributors and implementers should keep in mind that they must extrapolate information and guidance appropriate for their own needs and uses.

Editorial Guidelines
		Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
		Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
		Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)
		Brief Rules: Training Manual for Contributors
		Introduction to Getty Vocabularies
		Introduction to Contributing to Vocabs

Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)

Chapter 1. Table of Contents, Introduction
Chapter 2. General Guidelines
Chapter 3.1. Hierarchical Relationships
Chapter 3.2. Identifying Numbers, Status Flags, and Subject Sources
Chapter 3.3. Terms
Chapter 3.4. Scope Note
Chapter 3.5. Associative Relationships
Chapter 3.8. Administrative Flags, Notes, and Revision History
Chapter 4.1. Appendix A: Diacritics
Chapter 4.2. Appendix B: Dates
Chapter 4.3. Appendix C: Sources
Chapter 4.4. Appendix D: Contributors
Chapter 4.5. Appendix E: Languages
Chapter 5.0. Addendum Z: Data Dictionary

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

Chapter 1. Table of Contents, Introduction
Chapter 2. General Guidelines
Chapter 3.1. Hierarchical Relationships
Chapter 3.2. Identifying Numbers, Status Flags, and Subject Sources
Chapter 3.3. Names
Chapter 3.4. Descriptive Note
Chapter 3.5. Associative Relationships
Chapter 3.6. Place Types
Chapter 3.7. Coordinates
Chapter 3.8. Adminsitrative Flags, Notes, and Revision History
Chapter 4.1. Appendix A: Diacritics
Chapter 4.2. Appendix B: Dates
Chapter 4.3. Appendix C: Sources
Chapter 4.4. Appendix D: Contributors
Chapter 4.5. Appendix E: Languages
Chapter 4.6. Appendix F: Place Types
Chapter 5.0. Addendum Z: Data Dictionary

Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)

Chapter 1. Table of Contents, Introduction
Chapter 2. General Guidelines
Chapter 3.1. Hierarchical Relationships
Chapter 3.2. Identifying Numbers, Status Flags, and Subject Sources
Chapter 3.3. Names
Chapter 3.4. Descriptive Note
Chapter 3.5. Associative Relationships
Chapter 3.6. Biographical Information
Chapter 3.7. Events
Chapter 3.8. Administrative Flags, Notes, and Revision History
Chapter 4.1. Appendix A: Diacritics
Chapter 4.2. Appendix B: Dates
Chapter 4.3. Appendix C: Sources
Chapter 4.4. Appendix D: Contributors
Chapter 4.5. Appendix E: Languages
Chapter 4.6. Appendix F: Roles
Chapter 4.7. Appendix G: Nationalities and Places
Chapter 5.0. Addendum Z: Data Dictionary

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus® (AAT), the Union List of Artists Names ® (ULAN), and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names® (TGN) are copyrighted by the J. Paul Getty Trust. Companies and institutions interested in regular or extensive use of the vocabularies should explore licensing options by reading about Obtaining and Sample Data.