The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus: Semantic Metadata for Astronomy and Astrophysics

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series Vol. 236; no. 1; pp. 24 - 30
• Main Authors: Frey, Katie, Accomazzi, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saskatoon The American Astronomical Society 01.05.2018; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics; Metadata; miscellaneous; publications, bibliography; Thesauri

Several controlled vocabularies have been developed and used by the astronomical community, each designed to serve a specific need and a specific group. The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus (UAT) attempts to provide a highly structured controlled vocabulary that will be relevant and useful across the ent...