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   <font color="red">650  7 $a Political violence $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069902</font>
 
   <font color="red">650  7 $a Political violence $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069902</font>
 
   <font color="red">650  7 $a Riots $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01098069</font>
 
   <font color="red">650  7 $a Riots $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01098069</font>
   <font color="red">651  7 $a Washington (D.C.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204505</font>
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   <font color="red">651  7 $a Washington (D.C.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204505</font></font>
  
 
===GSAFD to LCGFT===
 
===GSAFD to LCGFT===
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   '''Updated headings''':
 
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   655  7 $a Detective and mystery comics. $2 lcgft
 
   655  7 $a Detective and mystery comics. $2 lcgft
   655  7 $a Medical films (Motion pictures). $2 lcgft
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   655  7 $a Medical films (Motion pictures). $2 lcgft</font>
  
 
===LCSH to HOMOIT===
 
===LCSH to HOMOIT===
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   <font color="red">650  7 $a LGBTQ+ Buddhists $2 homoit</font>
 
   <font color="red">650  7 $a LGBTQ+ Buddhists $2 homoit</font>
 
   <font color="red">650  7 $a Cruising $2 homoit</font>
 
   <font color="red">650  7 $a Cruising $2 homoit</font>
   <font color="red">650  7 $a Sexual practices $2 homoit</font>
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===Indigenous people===
 
===Indigenous people===
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   650  7 $a Alaska Natives $x Boats. $2 indig
 
   650  7 $a Alaska Natives $x Boats. $2 indig
 
   650  7 $a First Nations. $2 indig
 
   650  7 $a First Nations. $2 indig
   650  7 $a Indigenous peoples of South America $x Missions. $2 indig
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   650  7 $a Indigenous peoples of South America $x Missions. $2 indig</font>
  
 
You have the option of using the locally prescribed $2 above or instead using 2nd indicator 4, with no $2.
 
You have the option of using the locally prescribed $2 above or instead using 2nd indicator 4, with no $2.
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===Undocumented immigrants===
 
===Undocumented immigrants===
 
Prior to LC's final decision to change "Illegal aliens" to "Noncitizens" plus "Illegal immigration" many institutions were opting to change "Illegal aliens" to "Undocumented immigrants". This local authority file will allow you to make this alternate change while still changing "Aliens" to "Noncitizens" as currently prescribed by LCSH.
 
Prior to LC's final decision to change "Illegal aliens" to "Noncitizens" plus "Illegal immigration" many institutions were opting to change "Illegal aliens" to "Undocumented immigrants". This local authority file will allow you to make this alternate change while still changing "Aliens" to "Noncitizens" as currently prescribed by LCSH.
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Revision as of 10:27, 2 June 2022

Step 3.12: Subject Term Conversions

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Over the years there has been growing interest in either supplementing existing LCSH vocabulary or replacing outdated/obsolete terminology. We offer a few different options to help meet your needs in term conversions.

LCSH to FAST

Some institutions find use in adding FAST headings when they are missing from a Bibliographic record. Some institutions are utilizing FAST as an additional faceted search option while others are moving towards an easier way to do subject analysis. Either way, often an automated approach is needed for addressing legacy items. Backstage has created a process that will take each LC term to add the appropriate FAST term (while retaining the original LC term).

 
 original headings:
 650   0 $a Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021 $v Pictorial works.
 650   0 $a Riots $z Washington (D.C.) $v Pictorial works.
 650   0 $a Political violence $z Washington (D.C.) $v Pictorial works.
 updated headings:
 650   0 $a Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021 $v Pictorial works.
 650   0 $a Riots $z Washington (D.C.) $v Pictorial works.
 650   0 $a Political violence $z Washington (D.C.) $v Pictorial works.
 647   7 $a Capitol Riot $c (Washington, D.C. : $d 2021) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02032437
 648   7 $a 2021 $2 fast
 650   7 $a Political violence $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069902
 650   7 $a Riots $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01098069
 651   7 $a Washington (D.C.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204505

GSAFD to LCGFT

The vocabulary for the Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, Etc. (GSAFD) predates the formation of LCGFT. As LCGFT became more widely used and accepted, the use of GSAFD waned and eventually the vocabulary was largely absorbed into LCGFT. We have the ability to convert legacy GSAFD terms into LCGFT where they exist. There are some instances where a conversion is not achievable since there is not a 1:1 correlation or there may not be a good LCGFT equivalent just yet. Reports are available to alert you to terms that we are unable to convert.

 
 original headings:
 655   7 $a Mystery comic books, strips, etc. $2 gsafd
 655   7 $a Medical drama (Films). $2 gsafd
 Updated headings:
 655   7 $a Detective and mystery comics. $2 lcgft
 655   7 $a Medical films (Motion pictures). $2 lcgft

LCSH to HOMOIT

The Homosaurus vocabulary has been developed and maintained by virtue of multiple volunteers across the library world. Many institutions are now incorporating this vocabulary into new cataloging in order to give better description to their items where LCSAF is unable to describe something in the current, preferred terminology. However, the issue of legacy data is still a problem, as there is not enough staff time to spend to manually assign subject terms. Backstage can assist with an automated crosswalk that was developed internally. The crosswalk will look for a list of terms that could appear in LCSH and will add the Homosaurus equivalent with a $2 homoit. You will have the option of retaining any original $v Juvenile form subdivision as well as opting out of adding the Homosaurus term when it perfectly duplicates LCSH.

 
 original headings:
 650   0 $a Buddhist gays.
 650   0 $a Cruising (Sexual behavior).
 updated headings:
 650   0 $a Buddhist gays.
 650   0 $a Cruising (Sexual behavior).
 650   7 $a Gay Buddhists $2 homoit
 650   7 $a LGBTQ+ Buddhists $2 homoit
 650   7 $a Cruising $2 homoit
 650   7 $a Sexual practices $2 homoit

Indigenous people

In recent years there has been a push to alter terminology to essentially "Decolonize" the catalog. The goal is to remove terms assigned by non-Indigenous peoples to represent them. This is a larger effort that many different institutions are working on but as a starting point, Backstage will change "Indians of ..." subject headings to "Indigenous peoples of ..." and the use of "Indians" in individual tribal/community names to "people". Special handling of the Indigenous populations of Alaska and Canada are also included. The use of Backstage's locally created authority file will facilitate these changes and you will receive a copy of the associated authority records.

Some institutions are also opting to add additional terms such as "Native Americans" to broaden search capability for their patrons, so let us know if there are additional terms you'd like to add!

 
 original headings:
 650   0 $a Art $x Indian influences.
 650   0 $a Asto Indians.
 650   0 $a Indians of North America $x Boats $z Alaska.
 650   0 $a Indians of North America $z Canada.
 650   0 $a Indians of South America $x Missions.
 Updated headings:
 650   7 $a Art $x Indigenous influences. $2 indig
 650   7 $a Asto people. $2 indig
 650   7 $a Alaska Natives $x Boats. $2 indig
 650   7 $a First Nations. $2 indig
 650   7 $a Indigenous peoples of South America $x Missions. $2 indig

You have the option of using the locally prescribed $2 above or instead using 2nd indicator 4, with no $2.

A full list of the terms being addressed can be found here

Undocumented immigrants

Prior to LC's final decision to change "Illegal aliens" to "Noncitizens" plus "Illegal immigration" many institutions were opting to change "Illegal aliens" to "Undocumented immigrants". This local authority file will allow you to make this alternate change while still changing "Aliens" to "Noncitizens" as currently prescribed by LCSH.


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