Class Year
2014
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
8-3-2012
Abstract
The way I have unified the LGBTQ titles—all 700-odd of them—is by using a local information field in the catalog. Quick cataloging lesson for you non-librarians: when I talk about subject headings, for example Gay Culture, those go in a field designated by the number 650. This means that it’s a universal, standardized field and that the headings in those fields will be recognized anywhere. For local subject headings, those that are only used within one library (ours, in this case), the field is designated by the number 690. I’m using one of those 690 fields with the heading “LGBTQ Resources” so that if you want to see all of the books in the collection that relate to more than one part of the LGBTQ acronym, you can do a search for subject and input LGBTQ Resources, and you’ll get the list. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Leone, Hannah R., "More Cataloging, More LibGuide" (2012). Blogging the Library. 82.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/libinternblog/82
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Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons
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