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Metadata Guide

Information on how to collect and maintain your metadata

Links for DEI cataloguing and metadata resources

Homosaurus - International LGBTQ+ Linked Data Vocabulary

Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources - This document is the result of a year of work and collaboration by the Trans Metadata Collective

Trans Metadata Collective - Cataloguers, librarians, archivists, scholars, and information professionals with a concerted interest in improving the description and classification of trans and gender diverse people in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Special Collections (GLAMS) and other information systems

TransLCSH This is a list of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) that can be used for trans and gender diverse resources.​

Queer Metadata Collective​​​​​​ - The Collective’s primary goal is to develop a set of best practices for the description, cataloging, and classification of queer information resources in GLAMS.