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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>UKAT - UK Archival Thesaurus | Home</title> <base href="https://ukat.aim25.com/" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" /> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_assets/css/bootstrap.css" media="all"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_assets/css/site.css" media="all">  <script type="text/javascript" src="/_assets/js/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_assets/js/jquery.equal-height.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_assets/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_assets/js/modernizr.js"></script>  <script> </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/_assets/js/searchform.min.js?_=1623756735"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ advsea[advsea.length]='{"asid":"as0","cdt":"Search here..."}'; //]]> </script>  </head> <body role="document"> <a href="#nav" class="hidden" tabindex="1">skip to navigation</a> <a href="#content" class="hidden" tabindex="2">skip to content</a> <nav class="navbar" role="navigation"> <div class="navbar-header"> <div class="nv0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-5"><a href="https://ukat.aim25.com/" style="color:#fff;"><strong>UKAT: UK ARCHIVAL THESAURUS</strong></a></div> <div class="col-sm-7"> <div class="nv0r"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li><a href="privacy">Data Privacy & Cookies &rsaquo;</a></li> <li><a href="contact-us/">Contact Us &rsaquo;</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse"><span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span><span class="icon-bar"></span><span class="icon-bar"></span><span class="icon-bar"></span></button> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="navbar-collapse collapse"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li><a href="https://ukat.aim25.com/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="thesaurus/">Main UK Thesaurus &rsaquo;</a></li> <li><a href="alternative-terms/">Alternative Terms &rsaquo;</a></li> <li><a href="rejected/">Rejected Terms &rsaquo;</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="container"> <div class="row hed"> <div class="col-md-8 col-sm-6"><a href="https://ukat.aim25.com/"><img class="site-logo" src="/_assets/img/ukat.logo.header.png" alt="UKAT - UK Archival Thesaurus"></a></div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6"> <div id="searchbarframe"> <div id="searchbar"><form class="form-horizontal" role="search" method="get" action="search-results"> <input type="hidden" name="id" value="20584" /> <input type="hidden" name="asId" value="as0" /> <div class="form-group"> <div class="input-group"><input type="text" value="" id="as0_advsea-search" name="search" class="form-control" /><span class="input-group-btn"><button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" title="Search"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span></button><a href="search-help" class="btn btn-primary" title="Help"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-question-sign"></span></a></span></div> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8 col-sm-6"> <a name="content"></a> <div class="well"> <h5>Welcome to UKAT</h5> <p>UKAT is a <strong>subject thesaurus</strong> which has been created for the archive sector in the United Kingdom. It is a controlled vocabulary that archives can use when indexing their collections and catalogues.</p> <p>Key aims are:</p> <ul> <li>To improve access to archives by subject.</li> <li>To ensure that users of archives can carry out effective subject searches of archives across the UK.</li> <li>To promote the involvement in archives by groups which are under-represented among archive users, by providing subject terms which reflect their histories and experiences.</li> </ul> <p>UKAT is based on the broad, coherent, high-level <a href="http://vocabularies.unesco.org=">UNESCO Thesaurus</a> structure, and covers education, science, culture, social/human sciences, information, communication, politics, law and economics.</p> <p>UNESCO was used as the basis for UKAT because a number of archives and archive projects, including The Archives Hub, had adopted it for indexing purposes. However, UNESCO sometimes lacks the depth of detailed terminology required by UK archives. UKAT therefore incorporates terms that UK repositories and projects have contributed, or have been sourced from other schemes such as Library of Congress Subject Headings and the British Education Thesaurus.</p> <p>Particular emphasis has been given to incorporating terms reflecting the histories and experiences of groups that are under-represented among archive users. This aims to encourage participation in archival heritage, in line with national priorities for the sector.</p> <h5>Recent Additions: The Georgian Papers Programme</h5> <p>The archive and library collections being digitised for the <a href="https://georgianpapers.com/" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">Georgian Papers Programme <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-new-window"></i></a> are estimated to exceed 350,000 pages of material.</p> <p>UKAT is the subject term thesaurus being used for subject indexing to enhance the Programme's original catalogue records. Where gaps within the thesaurus are identified, terms derived from Programme metadata enhancement work are considered for inclusion in the thesaurus.</p> <p>This is expected to add more terms and concepts relevant to the 18th century as well as those relating to current research lines of enquiry including statecraft and material culture.</p> <h6>TOBIAS</h6> <p><a href="https://www.history.ac.uk/projects/digital/tobias/" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">TOBIAS <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-new-window"></i></a>, the Thesaurus of British and Irish History as SKOS, is a significant source of terms derived for use in the Georgian Papers Programme. The inclusion of TOBIAS terms in UKAT is allowed under the TOBIAS <a href="https://github.com/ihr-webmaster/vocab-explorer/blob/master/LICENCE.txt" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">Creative Commons BY-NC-SA <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-new-window"></i></a> licence.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6"> <div class="well"> <h5>Latest terms:</h5> <ul><li><a href="thesaurus/f8/mt805/7008/7428/battle-of-san-domingo-(1806)">Battle of San Domingo (1806)</a><ul class="list-unstyled list-inline small ntm nbm"> <li><strong>Located in</strong></li> <li>&rsaquo; 8. Events</li><li>&rsaquo; 8.05 Historical events</li><li>&rsaquo; Battles</li><li>&rsaquo; Naval battles</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="thesaurus/f8/mt805/7009/atlantic-campaign-of-1806-(1806)">Atlantic campaign of 1806 (1806)</a><ul class="list-unstyled list-inline small ntm nbm"> <li><strong>Located in</strong></li> <li>&rsaquo; 8. Events</li><li>&rsaquo; 8.05 Historical events</li><li>&rsaquo; Campaigns</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="thesaurus/f8/mt805/7008/7432/siege-of-santo-domingo-(1808-1809)">Siege of Santo Domingo (1808-1809)</a><ul class="list-unstyled list-inline small ntm nbm"> <li><strong>Located in</strong></li> <li>&rsaquo; 8. Events</li><li>&rsaquo; 8.05 Historical events</li><li>&rsaquo; Battles</li><li>&rsaquo; Land battles</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="thesaurus/f8/mt805/7008/7432/spanish-reconquest-of-santo-domingo-(1808-1809)">Spanish Reconquest of Santo Domingo (1808-1809)</a><ul class="list-unstyled list-inline small ntm nbm"> <li><strong>Located in</strong></li> <li>&rsaquo; 8. Events</li><li>&rsaquo; 8.05 Historical events</li><li>&rsaquo; Battles</li><li>&rsaquo; Land battles</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="thesaurus/f8/mt805/5061/burning-of-washington-(1814)">Burning of Washington (1814)</a><ul class="list-unstyled list-inline small ntm nbm"> <li><strong>Located in</strong></li> <li>&rsaquo; 8. Events</li><li>&rsaquo; 8.05 Historical events</li><li>&rsaquo; Military operations</li> </ul></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section id="footer-bar"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-7"> <h5>About UKAT</h5> <p>UKAT is a subject thesaurus and controlled vocabulary that UK archives can use when indexing their collections and catalogues. Our key aims are:</p><ul><li>To improve access to archives by subject</li><li>To ensure that archives' users see relevant and consistent subject searches</li><li>To promote involvement in archives by under-represented archive user groups by providing subject terms which reflect their histories and experiences.</li></ul><p>UKAT was created between June 2003 and August 2004 from subject terms contributed by individual archives, projects and users, as part of a project funded by the <a href="https://www.hlf.org.uk/" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)</a>, with additional funding, management and support from the <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">The National Archives</a> and <a href="https://london.ac.uk/" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">University of London Computer Centre (ULCC)</a>.</p><p>The initial creation of UKAT was overseen by an advisory panel of archivists together with a group including representatives of family history societies and archive users organisations. Since 2004, <a href="http://www.aim25.com/" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">AIM25 (Archives in London and the M25)</a> has steadily added to the subject thesaurus with the addition of new terms and vocabularies, chosen and validated by archive professionals. Ongoing curation and maintenance of the thesaurus is now carried out on a voluntary basis by the AIM25 team and by <a href="https://imagiz.com" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">IMAGIZ</a>.</p><p>UKAT is supported by the <a href="http://aim25.com" target="_blank" title="Please note: This link will open in a new browser window">AIM25 charity <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-new-window"></i></a></p> </div> <div class="col-sm-1"></div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <hr class="hidden-lg hidden-md hidden-sm"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-xs-4"><h5>Quick Links:</h5><ul class="list-unstyled"><li><a href="thesaurus/">Main UK Thesaurus &rsaquo;</a></li><li><a href="alternative-terms/">Alternative Terms &rsaquo;</a></li><li><a href="rejected/">Rejected Terms &rsaquo;</a></li><li><a href="contact-us/">Contact Us &rsaquo;</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="footer-bar-sub"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="pull-left"><p class="small">© Copyright 1997 - 2021 : UKAT - UK Archival Thesaurus</p></div><div class="pull-right"><p class="small"><a href="privacy">Privacy Policy &rsaquo;</a>   <a href="site-map">Site Map &rsaquo;</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </body> </html>