Abstract

Inherent bias in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and non-LCSHs impedes patron access to materials. To improve discoverability of their juvenile biography collection, librarians at the University of Central Florida Libraries utilized a 39 item Qualtrics questionnaire to analyze the subject headings in the bibliographic records of 952 juvenile biographies. Each biography was evaluated for elements of the biographee’s gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality. The resultant data was incorporated into local subject headings yielding 2,972 additional points of discoverability. More inclusive Library of Congress subject headings, and terms from Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT) and Homosaurus were also added.

摘要

美国国会图书馆主题词(LCSH) 和非 LCSH的固有偏见阻碍了读者访问资料。为了提高青少年传记收藏的可发现性，中佛罗里达大学图书馆的图书馆员使用了 39 项 Qualtrics 问卷来分析 952 部青少年传记的书目记录中的主题词。每本传记都根据传记作者的性别、种族、民族和国籍等要素进行了评估。生成的数据被合并到本地主题词中，产生了 2,972 个额外的可发现性点。还添加了更具包容性的国会图书馆主题词，以及来自国会图书馆人口组术语 (LCDGT) 和人龙的术语。