TRIBUNE COMPANY
PHOTO ARCHIVING TASK FORCE

KEY WORDS (ENHANCEMENT TERMS) AND PHOTO TYPE WORDS
FOR DIGITAL PHOTO ARCHIVES

Notes and Overview

Rev.1.1 – July, 1995

1. Enhancement terms (also known as key words) are singular, except where plural is more commonly used. Examples:

    Cattle, Clouds, Glasses, Leaves, Movies, Rights, Shoes

2. All are one-word terms. When two words are necessary, they are truncated. Examples:

    Ghosttown, Rollercoaster, Videostill, Weightlifting

3. Terms are designed to work in conjunction with others. Examples:

Baby + Care
Animal + Care
Garden + Care
Retail + Building
Apartment + Building
Forest + Fire
Apartment + Fire + Anniversary
Air + Pollution + Control
Lake + Pollution
Award + Ceremony
Historic + Mosque + Cemetery
Attraction + Construction

4. Personal photo breakdowns. The Enhancement Terms list includes words that help refine a search where there are many photos of a person -- president, dictator, pope, actor, legislative leader, sports figure, etc. The words are Family, Performance, Related, Speech, and Trip. The words can also be used in other cases where appropriate.

5. ``Missing word'' -- At times a photo librarian should use an enhancement term that is not on the list. In some cases the word should have been in the published caption but is not; in other cases, the word is strongly suggested by the photo but is not the point of the caption. An experienced photo librarian will know that this photo illustrates a topic that will be requested in the future and that a particular word will be used to describe that topic. That is a ``missing word'' and should be used.

6. Other fields contain specialized information supplemental to the words in the Enhancement terms field. Two closely related fields are:

A. Supplemental Category -- Lists competitive sports, in addition to other specialized information. In some cases, recreational sports are in the Enhancement Terms list.

B. Photo Types -- Terms are used to (1) describe the photo itself or the way it was made, or (2) to identify a graphic file (map, drawing, etc.).

 

TRIBUNE COMPANY
PHOTO ARCHIVING TASK FORCE

KEY WORDS (ENHANCEMENT TERMS) AND PHOTO TYPE WORDS
FOR DIGITAL PHOTO ARCHIVES

Rev. 1.1 - July, 1995

Key Words (Enhancement Terms)

ABUSE
ABORTION
ACCIDENT
ADVERTISING
AGRICULTURE
AIDS
AIR
AIRCRAFT
ALCOHOL
ANATOMY
ANIMAL
ANNIVERSARY
ANTIQUE
APARTMENT
APPLIANCE
ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE
ARREST
ART
ASSASSINATION
ASTRONAUT
ASTRONOMY
ATHLETE
ATTRACTION
AUCTION
AUDIO
AUTO
AUTUMN
AVALANCHE
AWARD

BABY
BALLOON
BANK
BAR
BEACH
BEAUTY
BEVERAGE
BICYCLE
BIRD
BIRTH
BOAT
BODY
BOMB
BOOK
BRIDGE
BUILDING
BULLFIGHTING
BUS

CAMPAIGN
CAMPING
CANAL
CANCER
CARE
CARTOON
CASINO
CASTLE
CAT
CATTLE
CAVE
CEMETERY
CENSUS
CEREMONY
CHILD
CHURCH
CIRCUS
CITRUS
CLEANING
CLINIC
CLOTHING
CLOUDS
COACH
COIN
COLD
COLLECTIBLE
COLLEGE
COMPUTER
CONSERVATION
CONSTRUCTION
CONTEST
CONTROL
CONVENTION
COOKING
COSTUME
COURTSHIP
COWBOYS
CRAFT
CRIME
CROWD
CRYING
CURRENCY

DAIRY
DAM
DANCE
DEAF
DEATH
DEMOLITION
DEMONSTRATION
DENTISTRY
DESERT
DESSERT
DISASTER
DISEASE
DOG
DOLL
DRINKING
DROUGHT
DRUG

EARTHQUAKE
EATING
ECLIPSE
ECONOMY
EDUCATION
ELDERLY
ELECTION
ELECTRIC
EMBASSY
EMPLOYMENT
END
ENERGY
ENTERTAINER
ENVIRONMENT
EQUIPMENT
ETHNIC
EXCAVATION
EXECUTION
EXERCISE
EXPLOSION
EXTINCT
EYE

FAD
FAIR
FAMILY
FARM
FASHION
FESTIVAL
FIRE
FIREFIGHTER
FIREWORKS
FIRST
FISH
FISHING
FLAG
FLOOD
FLOWER
FOOD
FOREST
FOSSIL
FRUIT
FUNERAL
FURNITURE

GAMBLING
GAME
GANG
GARBAGE
GARDEN
GEM
GHOSTTOWN
GLACIER
GLASSES
GOLD
GOVERNMENT
GRADUATION
GRAFFITI
GRAIN
GROCERY

HAIR
HANDICAPPED
HAT
HAZARDOUS
HEALTH
HIKING
HISTORIC
HOLIDAY
HORSE
HOSPITAL
HOSTAGE
HOT
HOTEL
HOUSING
HUNTING
HUNGER
HURRICANE

ICE
IMMIGRANT
INAUGURATION
INDUSTRY
INSECT
INSTRUMENT
INVENTION

JEWELRY
JOGGING
JUVENILE

KIDNAPPING
KITCHEN
KITE

LABOR
LAKE
LAUGHING
LEGAL
LEAVES
LEGISLATURE
LIBRARY
LIGHTHOUSE
LIGHTNING
LOGO
LOOTING
LOTTERY
LOVE
LUMBER

MAINTENANCE
MEAT
MEDICAL
MEDICINE
MEETING
MEMORIAL
MIGRANT
MILITARY
MINERAL
MINING
MISSILE
MODEL
MONSOON
MOON
MOSQUE
MOTORCYCLE
MOUNTAIN
MOVIE
MURDER
MUSEUM
MUSIC

NEIGHBORHOOD
NEWSPAPER
NUCLEAR
NUDITY

OBSCENITY
OCCUPATION
OCEAN
OFFICE
OIL
OPERA
ORGANIZATION

PAINTING
PARADE
PARK
PARKING
PEACE
PERFORMANCE
PLANT
PLAYGROUND
POLICE
POLITICS
POLLUTION
POLO
POOL
POOR
POSTOFFICE
POULTRY
PREGNANCY
PRISON
PRISONER
PROSTITUTION

RACE
RADIO
RAILROAD
RAIN
RANCH
RECYCLING
REFUGEE
RELATED
RELIGION
RESCUE
RESORT
RESTAURANT
RESTORATION
RETAIL
RIGHTS
RIOT
RIVER
ROAD
ROBOT
ROCK
RODEO
ROLLERCOASTER

SATELLITE
SCHOOL
SCIENCE
SCUBA
SCULPTURE
SEARCH
SEX
SHIP
SHOES
SHOOTING
SHOPPING
SHOW
SIGN
SKATING
SKELETON
SKIING
SKYDIVING
SLED
SLEEPING
SMOKING
SNOW
SOLAR
SPACE
SPACECRAFT
SPEAKING
SPILL
SPRING
STADIUM
STAMP
STOCK
STORE
STORM
STRIKE
SUBMARINE
SUBWAY
SUMMER
SUN
SUPERNATURAL
SURFING
SURGERY
SWIMMING
SYNAGOGUE

TATOO
TEACHER
TEAM
TEENAGER
TELEPHONE
TELESCOPE
TELEVISION
TERRORISM
THEATER
TORNADO
TORTURE
TOY
TRAFFIC
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL
TREASURE
TREE
TRIAL
TRIP
TRUCK
TUNNEL
TYPHOON

UFO
UNIFORM

VANDALISM
VEGETABLE
VETERAN
VIDEO
VIOLENCE
VOLCANO
VOLLEYBALL

WAR
WASTE
WATER
WEAPON
WEATHER
WEDDING
WIND
WINE
WINTER
WOMAN
WORKING

YACHT

ZOO

Photo Types

ACTION
AERIAL
DAY
EXTERIOR
FISHEYE
GAME
GROUP
HORIZONTAL
INTERIOR
LANDSCAPE
MUG
NIGHT
PORTRAIT
SKYLINE
VERTICAL
VIDEOSTILL
WIDEANGLE

CARTOON
CHART
DIAGRAM
DRAWING
MAP



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