February 5, 2018
Phase 3 of the development of Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT) is now ended because sufficient proposals have been received to allow a thorough evaluation of LCDGT’s structure and principles. Additional proposals for new and revised demographic group terms will not be accepted until further notice.
LCDGT is intended to describe the creators of, and contributors to, resources, and also the intended audience of resources. Terms may be assigned in bibliographic records and in authority records for works and expressions.
The development of the pilot vocabulary has been undertaken in phases. During phases 1 and 2, specialists in the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) of the Library of Congress made proposals that were chiefly intended to test theories on policies, highlight specific areas of concern (e.g., conflict situations; hierarchies), provide useful examples, and serve as the basis for future development. During Phase 3, which began in January 2016, PSD accepted proposals for new and revised terms needed in new cataloging and thereby tested policies for proposing demographic group terms.
Questions and comments about LCDGT may be directed to Janis L. Young at [email protected].
