Video: improving item discoverability

Video: improving item discoverability

Adding keywords to the Subjects field in your records will aid in the discoverability of your item. These keywords should relate to the ideas, themes or names/places relating to the item. While there is no set thesauri for this field, you are encouraged to think broadly about the ideas this item evokes and add at least three terms for a positive record health rating.

The following is a video tutorial on how to improve an item's discoverability by tagging your record using the Subjects field within the Victorian Collections CMS:


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