Just Because We Can, Doesn’t Mean We Should: An Argument for Simplicity and Data Privacy With Name Authority Work in the Linked Data Environment

Billey, Amber

doi:10.1080/19386389.2019.1589684

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“…Taniguchi [208] investigated the implications and consequences of giving primacy to different entities among models and the merit of the expression-entity dominant model. Billey mentioned that with the help of the ‘FRBF Family’, cataloguers can describe bibliographic entities more than required, and as a result, the information is misidentified or censored [209]. Aalberg et al [210] proposed BIB-R, the first public benchmark for the FRBRisation process.…”

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confidence: 99%

Linked data for libraries: Creating a global knowledge space, a systematic literature review

Gaitanou

Andreou

Sicilia

et al. 2022

Journal of Information Science

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The Semantic Web in general and the Linked Open Data Initiative, in particular, are a growing movement for organisations to make their existing data available in a machine-readable format. Thus, institutions are highly encouraged to publish, share and interlink their data publicly. The more data are opened on the Web (Open Data), the more integrated sets of data will be connected in the Semantic Web (Linked Open Data). Within this context, libraries can complement their data by linking it to other, external data sources. The purpose of this article is to identify papers that refer to linked data in libraries, emphasising the ways that linked data empower libraries to put their knowledge in the context of the open-world, thus enhancing semantic technology innovations. The study considered papers published between 2008 and 2019 in English and presents the collected literature by grouping it according to the topic each paper refers to. The results show that libraries are facing a period of continuing change which present several challenges and indicate that they are moving towards developing new practices, policies and services.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Linked data for libraries: Creating a global knowledge space, a systematic literature review

Gaitanou

Andreou

Sicilia

et al. 2022

Journal of Information Science

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“…That so many authority records contained sensitive information that did not come from the authors themselves verified Thompson's concern that authority records may unwittingly — and unacceptably — expose the authors in ways the authors never intended. This issue has been also explored by others who demonstrate that including gender identity in authority records is not necessary for bibliographic purposes (Billey, 2019; Billey et al, 2014, 2016; Billey & Drabinski, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Trans and gender diverse people can also be misnamed or misgendered in metadata, which runs the risk of outing them and putting them at risk of harm or violence. For example, Resource Description and Access (RDA)'s requirement for recording creator gender (Billey, 2019, 2022; Billey et al, 2014, 2016; Billey & Drabinski, 2019) and the Getty Vocabularies' collection of gender information for artist records (Harpring, 2023) represent two of many methods by which sensitive information about trans and gender diverse people can be improperly shared.…”

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confidence: 99%

“Our Metadata, Ourselves”: The Trans Metadata Collective

Watson,

Murphy,

Schaefer

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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This paper presents the history, internal processes, and finalized report of the Trans Metadata Collective (TMDC), founded to address the lack of attention paid to trans and gender diverse issues in galleries, archives, libraries, museums, and special collections (GLAMS). The TMDC, an ad‐hoc group of nearly a hundred information professionals, developed best practices for the description and classification of trans and gender diverse information resources. These guidelines prioritize transparency, cultural sensitivity, correct identification, explicit descriptions of transphobia, and regular assessment of trans‐related content. It examines the effects of commonly used standards and controlled vocabularies such as Resource Description and Access (RDA) and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) on trans and gender diverse people and critiques the inadequacy of these standards' representation of those communities. The TMDC provides guidance for using existing LCSHs, recommends alternative subject vocabularies, and proposes revisions to improve representation. The paper advocates individual agency in naming and gender identification, with recommendations on contacting creators and documenting their preferences. The TMDC emphasizes the importance of minimizing potential harm and protecting privacy in metadata creation. Overall, the report aims to enhance the representation and inclusion of trans and gender diverse communities in GLAMS institutions.

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“…Billey's approach to the topic has developed, and in a 2019 paper she noted that "catalogers presume that they are recording facts about the person, but there are plenty of places in an authority record where judgment or biases may creep in and potentially cause harm for the individual being described." 38 Billey called for a return to a simpler, pre-RDA type of authority record that focuses more on entity names themselves than entity attributes like gender, governed by the principles of simplicity (rather than the more expansive data recorded under RDA rules) and minimizing potential harm, and leaving more complex data collection to bibliographies, encyclopedias, and linked data projects that enable greater nuance and more authorial input.…”

Section: Naming Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“He Lied to the People, Saying ‘I Am Nebuchadnezzar’”: Issues in Authority Control for Rebels, Usurpers, Eccentric Nobility, and Dissenting Royalty

Mckee

2022

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Current cataloging guidelines for creating name authority records (NARs) for royalty and nobility assume that an individual’s claim to a royal title is clear and unambiguous. In the case of historical rebels, usurpers, and eccentrics who claim royal titles for themselves, however, the guidelines are not so clear. When we attempt to describe people and places from a disputed past, we actively enter into their struggles for power, but rules documents like Resource Description and Access (RDA) do not address the question of the legitimacy of a claimed title. Fortunately, recent scholarship on self-determination in NARs for living creators and subject terminology for contested political jurisdictions can help us to develop more ethical practices for historical names of ambiguous legitimacy. This paper uses the Nidintu-Bēl/Nebuchadnezzar III, a rebel against the Achaemenid emperor Darius I named in the Behistun Inscription (6th century BCE), as a case study to establish best practices for the identity management of historical representatives of dissenting royalty.

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Just Because We Can, Doesn’t Mean We Should: An Argument for Simplicity and Data Privacy With Name Authority Work in the Linked Data Environment

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Linked data for libraries: Creating a global knowledge space, a systematic literature review

Linked data for libraries: Creating a global knowledge space, a systematic literature review

“Our Metadata, Ourselves”: The Trans Metadata Collective

“He Lied to the People, Saying ‘I Am Nebuchadnezzar’”: Issues in Authority Control for Rebels, Usurpers, Eccentric Nobility, and Dissenting Royalty

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