Sorry, I probably should have provided a bit more depth.  It is a
University Institutional Repository so we have a rather varied collection
of materials from engineering to education to computer science to
chiropractic to dental to some student theses and posters.  So I guess I
need to find something at is extensible.  Does that provide a better idea
or should I provide more info?


On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Jacob Ratliff <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
> It depends on the subject area of your repository. There are dozens of
> controlled vocabularies that exist (not including specific Enterprise
> Content Management controlled vocabularies). If you can describe your
> collection, people might be able to advise you better.
>
> Jacob Ratliff
> Archivist/Taxonomy Librarian
> National Fire Protection Association
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Matthew Sherman
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> > Hello Code4Libbers,
> >
> > I am working on cleaning up our institutional repository, and one of the
> > big areas of improvement needed is the list of terms from the subject
> > fields.  It is messy and I want to take the subject terms and place them
> > into a much better order.  I was contemplating using Library of Congress
> > Subject Headings, but I wanted to see what others have done in this area
> to
> > see if there is another good controlled vocabulary that could work
> better.
> > Any insight is welcome.  Thanks for your time everyone.
> >
> > Matt Sherman
> > Digital Content Librarian
> > University of Bridgeport
> >
>