hey #critcat #askacataloger #cataloging — the Trans Metadata Collective's Name Authorities Working Group is looking to evaluate existing house (i.e. institutional) guidelines for trans/gender diverse subjects, authorities, etc. Is anyone able or willing to provide examples?
for #2, the real subdivision, the bt's and such all work fine
so what's the deal with https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061212.html ? #askacataloger #lodlam
hey #cataloging #askacataloger — can someone explain what I'm missing here?
#1 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061212.html
Can this also be used as a subdivision, but not merely a subdivision?
bc
#2: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024.html is the real...
hey #AskACataloger #critcat — "American Indian . . ." (https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93007329.html is for "subject headings beginning with or qualified by the word [Indian]" and I've never seen the weird ellipses before. some searching doesnt turn up ellipsed pages for...
#AskACataloger #cataloging—are the Universal Decimal #UDC subclasses for the now-vacant Class 4 available anywhere? curious what used to be in 4 and has been moved
whoops #askacataloger as well!
hey #AskACataloger #cataloging #critcat: where would i go to see the history of a book? I've found a book where CIP data was created and I know it was mistakenly authenticated as a full PCC record but I don't know where I can see how that happened.
Hey #AskACataloger #cataloging — are there any statistics on the most common or popularly used controlled vocabularies in archives or museums, etc? My assumption is LCSH, due to it's post WWII spread, but would love some hard numbers if anyone's crunched them
Does anyone know of a classification system that uses (May subdivide by X group) for minoritized populations rather than spelling every minoritized/marginalized group out? #CritCat #AskACataloger #cataloging
Does anyone use Homosaurus cataloging at their library? #critcat #AskACataloger #cataloging
#AskACataloger if an author (i.e. me) has a worldcat record, is it possible for them to request a VIAF record?
I'm finishing up an article about the use of MARC 650 to add #queer and #lgbt subject headings. I've identified a few academic libraries that use 650 this way -- anyone aware of other libraries that do? #critcat #askacataloger #critlib
hey #critcat #askacataloger #critlib -- what is the *official* (either LoC or institutional) guidance on using birth names vs. dead names vs. assumed names vs. drag names? when is one chosen over another?
