General overview and LCSH
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Something to be aware of is that although terms may be changed they could still be under broader terms (550s) that are offensive/wrong due to the LC Classification scheme and subject trees. Example: Sadomasochism is under the broader term Psychosexual disorders, so while that term is not added to a record by a cataloger, currently Primo is "enhancing" records in HOLLIS to display "other search terms" based on the subject trees and will show "Psychosexual disorders." See this record in Hollis as an example: http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990077274030203941/catalog This is likely a useful enhancement in a lot of cases, but in some cases will lead to offensive terms being displayed.
Submitting LCSH terms for revision
Within Harvard Library the SACO Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Anti-Racism Antiracism Task Group (SACO DIBAR EDIBA Task Group) "is charged with reviewing controlled terms governed by the the Library of Congress Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO) for for possible revision in light of EDIBA principles." Their SACO EDIBA’s wiki page tracks headings under consideration and includes a form for staff to submit terms for the group to review. They ask for the following information with each submission: the existing term, a proposed preferred term, the MMS ID of the corresponding bibliographic record in Alma, and references to any related sources and/or justification/reasoning for the change.
Faculty, students and all other patrons who find offensive LCSH terms, or who have suggestions for new terms according to these principles, can send their request in through the HOLLIS Feedback link. More information on this process may be found under "How do I report an offensive term found in Hollis?" at the Ask a Librarian FAQ page.
There are also some long-standing groups working with the Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) to make the LCSH more inclusive and comprehensive in areas that need more terms for fuller access.
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To use this vocabulary in either the 650 subject or 655 genre fields use a second indicator of 7 and add a subfield 2 with the source code homoit after the term. It is also recommended to but the term's URI in the $$0 field. See homosaurus documentation and implementation guide for more information.
Examples of usage:
Subject example: 650_7 $$a Non-binary people. $$2 homoit $$0 https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001048
The LC term of Gender-nonconforming people is an umbrella term that subsumes both Non-binary people and Genderqueer people, where Homosaurus has separated these terms out so a more specific term can be used.
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Genre example: 655_7 $$a LGBTQ+ autobiographies. $$2 homoit $$0 https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001729
While the available LC term of Autobiographies provides a very general description and should be included in the record, the Homosaurus term is more specific and provides visibility of LGBTQ+ materials in the catalog for users to discovery.
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