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Introduction
Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku has been developed as part of the Māori Subject Headings Project jointly sponsored by LIANZA, Te Rōpū Whakahau and the National Library of New Zealand.
The list of over 1,000 headings and their associated references is appropriate for use at a public library level. As more terms are developed they will be added to the list.
The purpose is to provide a structured path to subjects that Māori customers can relate to and use to find material in libraries. It is not intended to be used as a dictionary. It has been developed so that cataloguers and descriptive archivists have a reliable and comprehensive resource to use when describing material either in or about Māori. It will be used by the National Library of New Zealand to enhance its service to Māori library users. However it should not be seen as authoritative beyond its intended purpose for use in libraries and archives.
The Iwi Hapū names list is located separately at http://iwihapu.natlib.govt.nz/iwi-hapu/.
Conceptual framework
In the Māori worldview, aspects of taha tinana/the people, taha wairua/the spiritual and taha hinengaro/the mind are intrinsically connected and related to each other. This model recognises both the traditional and contemporary perspectives.
Thesaurus structure requires adherence to standard conventions in the use of terms and how they are applied. In order to develop Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku, a framework has been formulated that retains the integrity of both worlds.
Structure of the file
The file covers subjects in te reo Māori representing a range of topics found mainly in published materials.
The kaupapa or term is defined in both te reo Māori and English. It shows broader and narrower relationships and related subjects.
Terms in italics will lead to words chosen as subjects. Where possible, dialect terms are in italics, and name the iwi source.
The Main Index displays all the letters in the alphabet. Look up a word and all the index tabs will be visible. The Top Term Index lists all the broadest terms in the thesaurus in a hierarchical list. The Hierarchy displays the place of the term located within its own hierarchy. The Term Index returns to the letter searched.
Application of terms
The Library of Congress, MARC Standards Office, has authorised the use of a source code ‘reo’ to identify Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku thesaurus terms used as subject headings.
e.g. 650 – 7 |a Pōwhiri . |2 reo
The National Library of New Zealand will add subject headings from Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku to bibliographic records, as well as the usual Library of Congress subject headings, for all works written in the Māori language, or about Māori.
The terms have been loaded into the National Library catalogue and the National Bibliographic Database as authority records available to users of the cataloguing client. These authority records do not contain all the information in Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku and are therefore not intended to be a replacement. Libraries will be able to obtain a full set of these authority records to download into their catalogues. Users of the OPAC will be able to see references, scope notes, and broader and narrower terms in relation to records on the database.
Descriptors used in the file
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Kaupapa / Term
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A word or phrase (term) for a specific subject, which is used as part of the controlled vocabulary. |
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Whakamārama
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Scope note in Māori describing the term. |
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Scope Note
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Scope note in English describing the term. |
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Tukutuku
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Displays un-preferred terms in Māori. These are words and phrases not chosen as subjects. |
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Used For
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Displays un-preferred terms in English. These are words and phrases not chosen as subjects. |
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Tahūhū / Broader Terms
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Displays terms that have a broader subject coverage. |
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Heke / Narrower Terms
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Displays terms that have a narrower subject coverage. |
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Reo a Iwi / Dialect Term
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Displays alternative dialect terms used by some iwi. |
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Kaho / Related Terms
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Displays terms that are related in subject but may not form part of the same hierarchy. |
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Titiro mai / Use
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Directs from un-preferred terms to preferred terms used in the hierarchy. |
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