Unnamed things: Creating a controlled vocabulary for the description of animated moving image content

Abstract

When a needed controlled vocabulary does not exist in available taxonomies, it is necessary to develop a new taxonomy based upon original research and or authoritative sources. This article presents an example of how an animation-specific taxonomy and subsequent controlled vocabulary was constructed to assist in the successful search and retrieval of animated moving image assets. The outcome of this research was used to assist in the automation of internal workflows used to comply with the Children's Television Act. The actual methodology of applying a term, keyword, or tag to moving image content, or how these data are administered, stored, queried and displayed is outside the scope of this article.