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Since its beginnings in 1983, the Getty Art History Information Program (AHIP) has concerned itself with developing terminology resources that aid in the building or searching of databases. AHIP's newest resource, the Authority Reference Tool (ART), is a software program that makes using an authority resource, such as a thesaurus, easy and effective. ART was designed to give immediate and intuitive access to any AHIP authority resource, and in the case of its application to the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), to make it easy for a user to navigate among the various levels of the thesaurus and to "cut and paste" terms into a word-processing document or database record. Anyone who has wanted a convenient way to access AAT terminology while working on a computer file will find this software an excellent solution. The Authority Reference Tool edition of the AAT places the contents of all three volumes of the thesaurus on two 3 1/2-inch or 5 1/4-inch diskettes. The ART program can be used by anyone with an IBM PC or clone with 5 MB of available hard-disk space and with DOS version 3.1 or higher. The Authority Reference Tool was designed with various kinds of database and word-processing software in mind (for example, dBase III or IV, Paradox, Advanced Revelation, or WordPerfect) and can work in conjunction with any of them. Components of the package: Two user's manuals: User's Guide to the Art and Architecture Thesaurus User's Guide to the Authority Reference Tool for the Art and Architecture Thesaurus Two 3 1/2-inch diskettes Two 5 1/4-inch diskettes Both sets of diskettes bear the Art and Architecture Thesaurus and the Authority Reference Tool for the Art and Architecture Thesaurus. User License: License Agreement and Limited Warranty User registration form Quick Reference Card for Authority Reference Tool