The Getty vocabulary data can be obtained in several ways:

• On the Getty Web site, free of charge, for searching individual terms and names. The Getty vocabularies are made available via the Web to support limited research and cataloging efforts only. Licensing is required for more extensive use of these tools.



• By licensing the raw data files. The AAT, ULAN, and TGN are currently available in three formats: XML, relational tables, and MARC. This data includes no software. Customized versions of these files are not available. Please go to the Download Center for more information about licensing, links to the fee schedule, and sample data.



• In combination with software applications from WebChoir, you can have turnkey solutions for cataloging, creating metatags for Web pages, linking terms to data records, and capturing terms to build local vocabularies.



• As part of a collection management system or other information system from one of the following vendors: Adlib Information Systems, Cuadra Associates, Gallery Systems, KE Software/KE EMu, Luna Imaging, Questor Systems, Vernon Systems, Willoughby Associates.

Data Dictionaries
The data dictionaries and other documentation describe the release formats and content of the Getty vocabularies. They do not give step-by-step instructions on how to construct a database or interface based on the data files; analysis and programming resources will be required to implement the vocabularies in local systems. The Getty does not provide technical support for its licensed vocabulary data.

View the data dictionaries and download sample data from our Download Center.

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus® (AAT), the Union List of Artists Names ® (ULAN), and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names® (TGN) are copyrighted by the J. Paul Getty Trust. Companies and institutions interested in regular or extensive use of the vocabularies should explore licensing options or obtaining the data bundled with the WebChoir suite of tools or as part of one of the collection management systems named above.