Faceted Subject Access Interest Group Meeting

ALA Annual 2016

 

The Faceted Subject Access Interest Group (FSAIG) provides a forum to
discuss the theory and applications related to subject terminology intended
for faceted application.  In Orlando, we'll hear a report on the British
Library's recent consultation on subject indexing and classification
standards, as well as an update from OCLC on the FAST Project. Then join in
a lively group discussion on the new Library of Congress Demographic Group
Terms!

 

Please join us Saturday, June 25, 2016 from 4:30-5:30 pm in the Orange
County Convention Center, Room W103B. Add us to your schedule:
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British Library Consultation on Subject Indexing and Classification
standards applied by the British Library

Thurstan Young, Collection Metadata Analyst, Metadata Standards, British
Library

 

Thurstan Young will provide a report on the Library's proposals regarding
the Subject Indexing and Classification standards it applies. This will
include an overview of the recent
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stakeholders should the Library implement FAST in place of LCSH, or
selectively adopt abridged Dewey. 

 

OCLC FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) Update

Eric Childress, Consulting Project Manager, OCLC

 

Group Discussion: "Jewish Men Librarians" is not in LCSH

Led by Netanel Ganin, Metadata Coordinator - Hebrew Specialty, Brandeis
University

 

When a resource is about a specific group of people, with one or more
intersecting identities, LCSH demands that we construct the entire group as
an authorized term. (Example: "Gay men, White" has three identities in a
single string)

 

In effect, this not only creates a great deal of bloat (filling LCSH with
every possible intersection of identities) but also means that the vast
majority of terms that may be needed are not available because they haven't
been created yet.

 

Looking at the newly minted Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms
(LCDGT), shows the potential for a creating an authorized heading for each
piece of an identity and then post-coordinating them together as needed.

 

For more information about the Faceted Subject Access Interest Group, visit
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Sarah Wallbank & Susan Wynne, co-chairs, Faceted Subject Access Interest
Group

 

Sarah B. Wallbank

Electronic Resources & Serials Cataloging/Metadata Librarian

UCI Libraries

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA 92623

949-824-4174

[email protected]

 

Susan C. Wynne

Cataloging & Metadata Librarian

Georgia State University (Atlanta Campus)

100 Decatur Street SE

Atlanta, GA 30303

404-413-2729

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

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