Controlled Vocabulary Management Systems: Not All Created Equal!

Not all controlled vocabulary management systems are created equal. When considering a CV management system, don't settle for a system that can't meet the unique needs of managing CVs.  Make sure the system:

• Allows you to create Use/Use For (U/UF), Broader Term/Narrower Term (BT/NT), and Related Term (RT) relationships
• Allows adding scope and history information
• Displays managed terms, at the least, in a hierarchy or in an alphabetically sorted list
• Allows access by multiple users with various levels of access permission
• Is platform agnostic
• Comes with clear, concise documentation
• Is flexible enough and scalable to evolve as technologies and your enterprise evolves