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Vocab Advocacy: Using Normalization Rules to Supplement LC Subject Headings with Homosaurus Terms

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The Homosaurus, a linked data vocabulary designed to enhance the discoverability of LGBTQ+ resources, includes just under 450 one-to-one matches with Library of Congress Subject Headings. In 2024, Florida State University Libraries undertook a project to supplement LC Subject Headings with corresponding Homosaurus terms in its catalog via the use of Alma normalization rules. This presentation will outline the methods by which records were identified, normalization rules were generated, and records were eventually improved in batch. The presentation will also discuss problems encountered, benefits to FSU's users, and potential future applications of the workflow.

Alma
Intermediate
Participants will be able to use a suite of normalization rules to add Homosaurus terms to their own catalogs.
Participants will learn tips for how to generate normalization rules in batch.
Jun 20, 2025 12:00 Noon - 12:45 PM(America/New_York)
Venue : International 8
20250620T1200 20250620T1245 America/New_York Vocab Advocacy: Using Normalization Rules to Supplement LC Subject Headings with Homosaurus Terms

The Homosaurus, a linked data vocabulary designed to enhance the discoverability of LGBTQ+ resources, includes just under 450 one-to-one matches with Library of Congress Subject Headings. In 2024, Florida State University Libraries undertook a project to supplement LC Subject Headings with corresponding Homosaurus terms in its catalog via the use of Alma normalization rules. This presentation will outline the methods by which records were identified, normalization rules were generated, and records were eventually improved in batch. The presentation will also discuss problems encountered, benefits to FSU's users, and potential future applications of the workflow.

International 8 Ex Libris Knowledge Days and ELUNA Conference 2025 eluna-conf-planning@exlibrisusers.org
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Head, Cataloging & Metadata
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Florida State University
 Jose Vila
Cataloging and Metadata Librarian - Unit Lead for Interdisciplinary Collections
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University Of Miami
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