Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources

Authors

Trans Metadata Collective
Jasmine Burns, Cornell University
Michelle Cronquist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jackson Huang, The University Of Michigan
Devon Murphy, University of Texas at Austin
K. J. Rawson, Northeastern University
Beck Schaefer, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Jamie Simons, Carleton University
Brian M. Watson, University of British Columbia
Adrian Williams, University of Kentucky

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-22-2022

Keywords

Metadata; Subject cataloging; Gender-nonconforming people; Transgender people; Subject headings—Gender nonconformity; Gender identity

Abstract

This document is the result of a year of work and collaboration by the Trans Metadata Collective (TMDC; https://transmetadatacollective.org/), a group of dozens of cataloguers, librarians, archivists, scholars, and information professionals with a concerted interest in improving the description and classification of trans and gender diverse people in GLAMS (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Special Collections). The Collective’s primary goal was to develop a set of best practices for the description, cataloguing, and classification of information resources as well as the creation of metadata about trans and gender diverse people, including authors and other creators.

Comments

This is version 1.5. For the most current version of this document see https://zenodo.org/record/6829167.

Repository Citation

Trans Metadata Collective; Burns, Jasmine; Cronquist, Michelle; Huang, Jackson; Murphy, Devon; Rawson, K. J.; Schaefer, Beck; Simons, Jamie; Watson, Brian M.; and Williams, Adrian, "Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources" (2022). Librarian Publications & Presentations. 52.
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/librarians/52

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