Mitigating Bias in Metadata

Controlled vocabularies used in cultural heritage organizations (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) are a helpful way to standardize terminology but can also result misrepresentation or exclusion of systemically marginalized groups. Library Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is one example widely yet problematic controlled vocabulary for subject headings. In some cases, groups creating that better reflect their terminology. When like LCSH from community both available as linked data, it possible incorporate the an overlay replacement outdated absent terms more vocabularies. This paper provides use case examining how Homosaurus, LGBTQ+ data vocabulary, provide augmented updated search experience mitigate bias within system only uses