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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The State Library of Oregon is pleased to highlight its adoption of
</span><a href="https://homosaurus.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Homosaurus</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">, an international
database of LGBTQ+ terms, as a means of enhancing catalog records. This database acts as a companion to broad subject term vocabularies, such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Using this database increases the discoverability of LGBTQ+ records
in our collections and makes them more accessible to digital audiences everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Below are some examples of records in our catalog that have been enhanced based on information
from Homosaurus:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">LCSH<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Homosaurus<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">LGBTQ+ youth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Living the spirit: a gay American Indian anthology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The State Library is here to support any Oregon libraries who have questions or are looking to incorporate Homosaurus into their
collections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For any questions, please contact Heather Pitts at
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