Developing Controlled Vocabularies

The following should help you define the terms in your new vocabulary. Remember, you have to make the vocabulary expandable (scalableThe ability of a metadata system to expand. Well-designed systems are established with the flexibility to scale up to larger data sets, enhanced metadata requirements, and a variety of growth factors.) because there will likely be additions. As well, there are a few tricks you can think about before starting.

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