On Overlap and Otherness: A Comparison of Three Vocabularies' Approaches to LGBTQ+ Identity

Bibliographic records can include information from controlled vocabularies to capture identities about individuals, especially about authors or intended audiences; personal name authority records can also contain information about identity. Employing a systematic analysis of the overlap of the Homos...

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Published in:Cataloging & classification quarterly 2022-10, Vol.60 (6-7), p.490-513
Main Authors: Dobreski, Brian, Snow, Karen, Moulaison-Sandy, Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
authority control
Bibliographic records
case studies
Controlled vocabularies
Homosaurus
identity
LGBTQ studies
LGBTQ+ community
Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT)
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
subject access
subject cataloging
surrogates
Vocabularies & taxonomies
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Summary:Bibliographic records can include information from controlled vocabularies to capture identities about individuals, especially about authors or intended audiences; personal name authority records can also contain information about identity. Employing a systematic analysis of the overlap of the Homosaurus, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT), this article explores the extent to which LGBTQ+ identities are represented in the three vocabularies. Despite LCSH's long, iterative history of development and the faceted, post-coordinate nature of LCDGT, neither vocabulary was found to be adequate in covering the complex, LGBTQ+ identities represented in the Homosaurus.
ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2022.2090040