Terminology Bank
Terminologies published online by MDA
- MDA Archaeological Objects Thesaurus
- MDA Waterways Object Name Thesaurus
- MDA Railways Object Name Thesaurus
- MDA Codes
- British Museum Object Names Thesaurus
- British Museum Materials Thesaurus
- ICOM Costume Committee's Vocabulary of Basic Terms
- Royal Air Force Museum's Aircraft Types Thesaurus
- Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford wordlists: Class; Continent; Country; Group; Keyword; Material; Process
Some of these (and others) are also available in printed form. See our publications page. Also some are available to use in your own system. Contact: gordon@collectionstrust.org.uk
Find a terminology
Search for a terminology. Based on SPECTRUM Units of information.
Terminology initiatives. Work already being carried out or completed.
Other sources of information on terminologies.
Get involved
If you'd like to submit a terminology for hosting on SPECTRUM Terminology use our submission form.
If you'd like to review a terminology, contact: gordon@collectionstrust.org.uk.
Future work
We are planning to publish online other terminologies that are just available in paper form at the moment. These will include the Social History and Industrial Classification, 2nd edition (SHIC2).
