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Book SynopsisNomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging is an updated and expanded edition of Robert G. Chenhall's system for classifying human-made objects, originally published in 1978. The Chenhall system is the standard cataloging tool for thousands of museums and historical organizations across the United States and Canada. For this fourth edition, hundreds of new terms have been added, and every category, class, sub-class, and object term has been reviewed and revised as needed by a professional task force appointed by the American Association for State and Local History. This new edition features crucial revisions including: A revised and updated users' guide with new tips and advice An expanded controlled vocabulary featuring nearly 950 new preferred terms 475 more non-preferred terms in the index An expanded and reorganized section on water transportation Expanded coverage of exchange media, digital collections, electronic devices, archaeological and ethnographic objects, and moreAASLH has d
Trade ReviewNomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging is an updated and expanded edition of Robert G. Chenhall's system for classifying man-made objects, originally published in 1978. The Chenhall system is the standard cataloging tool for thousands of museums and historical organizations across the United States and Canada. For this fourth edition, hundreds of new terms have been added, and every category, class, sub-class, and object term has been reviewed and revised as needed by a professional task force appointed by the American Association for State and Local History. * AASLH History News *
Though it comes only a few years after the previous edition, Nomenclature 4.0 is needed to respond to the rapidly changing nature of museum collections. Collecting digital objects has become unavoidable and Nomenclature 4.0 provides a standardized taxonomy for digital collections. Museums collecting smartphones, tablets, video games, born-digital photographs and other recent technologies will find this edition invaluable. -- Corinne Midgett, registrar of High Point Museum, North Carolina
Table of ContentsBrief Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments An Introduction to Nomenclature 4.0 Nomenclature Users’ Guide Category 1: Built Environment Objects Category 2: Furnishings Category 3: Personal Objects Category 4: Tools and Equipment for Materials Category 5: Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology Category 6: Tools and Equipment for Communication Category 7: Distribution and Transportation Objects Category 8: Communication Objects Category 9: Recreational Objects Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects Alphabetical Index of Object Terms
