Call for Papers:
 Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (CCQ)
Special Issue

Implementation of Faceted Vocabularies

Faceted vocabularies are used in traditional catalog environments as well as 
digital repository and other non-MARC environments in libraries and other 
settings. Examples of such vocabularies include Faceted Application of Subject 
Terminology (FAST) as well as Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT), 
Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus (LCMPT), and Library of 
Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT). FAST is broadly focused and is used 
with all discipline. While derived from Library of Congress Subject Headings, 
FAST does not have the complexities and is easier to learn and apply. Its 
post-coordinate approach with subject terms is more consistent with other 
online applications and more familiar to potential users.  FAST can be used 
with BIBFRAME and other linked data applications. LCGFT, LCMPT, and LCDGT are 
more narrowly focused faceted vocabularies.
This special issue of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly will focus on 
strategies and methods for implementing faceted vocabularies in MARC and 
Non-MARC environments in library and other settings.

Potential topics include (but are not limited to):

*       Standards and best practices for using faceted vocabularies

*       Retrospective as well as ongoing implementations of facet vocabularies

*       Faceted vocabularies for different subjects (e.g., Music, Cartographic 
Materials)

*       Implementations of facet vocabularies in countries outside of North 
America

*       User studies before or after implementation of facet vocabularies (to 
see if the implementation provided the desired outcomes or solved problems 
identified before implementation)

Margaret Mering, Metadata Librarian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will serve 
as the guest editor for this issue, which is scheduled for publication in Fall 
2023. Authors are invited to submit abstracts (1,000-2,000 words) of their 
proposed papers to the guest editor for consideration by or before October 31, 
2022. Written in English. Send the abstract as an attachment saved in a .doc, 
or .docx, or .rtf file format, to mmeri...@unl.edu<mailto:mmeri...@unl.edu>. If 
accepted, authors will then be asked to submit an anonymized full paper which 
will be blind reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers. Papers must follow CCQ 
Instructions for 
Authors<https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=wccq20>
 and be submitted through ScholarOne 
Manuscripts<https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wccq>. Acceptance of the extended 
abstract does not guarantee acceptance of the full paper.

Please contact guest editor, mmeri...@unl.edu<mailto:mmeri...@unl.edu> if you 
have questions about this call.

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