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Dear Cataloging Colleagues: <br>
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We are pleased to announce the roll-out of a new initiative designed to
improve access to Yale University Library�s extensive holdings of
material related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
(LGBTQ) topics. On October 1 staff in Acquisitions, CMS, and
cataloging units throughout the Library, will begin adding a new tag in
the MARC 690 field, �LGBTQ resource,� to records for material having
LGBTQ content. A scope note and guidelines for adding the tag,
along with a brief summary of the considerations that led to its
creation, can be found in Policies & Procedures at
<a href="http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/Orbis2Manual/LGBTQ070607.doc">
http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/Orbis2Manual/LGBTQ070607.doc</a>
. When you review this documentation, please particularly note that
the tag should be present in records for any item that has either been
bannered (by a selector/curator or Acquisitions staff) for LGBTQ content
or has a relevant LGBTQ subject heading.<br>
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A macro for this new tag has been created and can be downloaded from
PCAmigo. Instructions for loading and running the macro are
at:<br>
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<a href="http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/macroexpress/macxyaletip8.html">
http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/macroexpress/macxyaletip8.html</a>
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If you have any questions about the implementation of this new
initiative, please do not hesitate to contact either of us. Thank
you.<br>
<br>
Joan Swanekamp<br>
Chief Catalog Librarian, Catalog and Metadata Services<br>
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Tom Bolze<br>
Catalog Librarian, Rare Book Team<br>
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