Joan Cobb
Joan Cobb is a software architect with the Information Technology Services division of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Since joining the Getty in 1990, Joan has played a primary role in the design and development of software for a variety of technologies necessary to support the growth and usage of the Getty Vocabularies and AATA Online. Joan came to the Getty with a background in an array of programming and design experiences, ranging from academic and medical research to energy management and hazardous chemical tracking. She began her career in computing technology after more than a decade as a teacher and master teacher with the public school system and government/industry sponsored programs.
Joan is currently leading the project to publish all four Getty Vocabularies as Linked Open Data. The four Getty Vocabularies are: the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)®, the Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)®, the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names TGN)®, and the Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)™.
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