Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms
Definition Purpose What does this mean to me Timeframe Additional Resources
Definition Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms or LCDGT is : “Designed to describe the characteristics of the intended audiences of resources, and also the creators of, and contributors to, those resources” All types of materials including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, compositions, individual works or collection of works “Clearly stated on the resource or are otherwise obvious without doing additional research”
Purpose Current subject headings are: Too general Lack of consistency Will help with searching LCDGT will break down into 11 catagories
Catagories Age - infants
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People)
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men Language Group – Swahili
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men Language Group – Swahili Medical, Psychological, and Disability Group - Paraplegics
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men Language Group – Swahili Medical, Psychological, and Disability Group - Paraplegics Nationality/Regional Group – Bavarians
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men Language Group – Swahili Medical, Psychological, and Disability Group - Paraplegics Nationality/Regional Group – Bavarians Occupational/Field of Activity Group – lawyers
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men Language Group – Swahili Medical, Psychological, and Disability Group - Paraplegics Nationality/Regional Group – Bavarians Occupational/Field of Activity Group – lawyers Religious Group – Catholics
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men Language Group – Swahili Medical, Psychological, and Disability Group - Paraplegics Nationality/Regional Group – Bavarians Occupational/Field of Activity Group – lawyers Religious Group – Catholics Sexual orientation group - heterosexuals
Catagories Age - infants Educational level group – high school students Ethnic/Cultural Group – Cherokee (North American People) Gender Group - men Language Group – Swahili Medical, Psychological, and Disability Group - Paraplegics Nationality/Regional Group – Bavarians Occupational/Field of Activity Group – lawyers Religious Group – Catholics Sexual orientation group – heterosexuals Social group - vegans
What does this mean to me? You will start seeing new MARC fields – 385, 386
What does this mean to me? You will start seeing new MARC fields – 385, 386 You will be required to add this information
What does this mean to me? You will start seeing new MARC fields – 385, 386 You will be required to add this information No additional research needed – if not apparent, leave off
What does this mean to me? You will start seeing new MARC fields – 385, 386 You will be required to add this information No additional research needed – if not apparent, leave off Repeatable – add all that are necessary
What does this mean to me? You will start seeing new MARC fields – 385, 386 You will be required to add this information No additional research needed – if not apparent, leave off Repeatable – add all that are necessary But do not overdo – not all books in English require English speakers term
Timeframe “The Library of Congress' Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, which catalogs most of the textual works acquired for the Library's general collections, has not yet determined when it will implement the demographic group terms”
Additional resources Introduction and Guiding Principles for the Project Paper The terms - Draft of Demographic Group Terms Manual available on LC’s website Comments accepted through May 31, 2016 to