LGBTQ+ youths in the Republic of Ireland report statistically higher levels of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts than their heteronormative peers, which can be attributed to bullying and homophobic rhetoric. Research indicates that community services, such as public libraries, can play a role in mitigating the mental health risks of this group. However, there is no formal policy within the Irish public library system directing the collection and provision of LGBTQ+ materials and services to anyone, let alone youths. Previous international studies have shown that, in the absence of a guiding intersectional collection development policy, LGBTQ+ library materials are overwhelmingly representative of the gay, white, adult male experience, to the detriment of other groups within the LGBTQ+ community. Conducting a quantitative content analysis of the Dublin City Council Public Library catalogue through the lens of intersectionality theory confirms that the Irish public library system is not an exception to this trend. Results indicate that catalogue materials containing LGBTQ+ metadata favor the adult, gay, male experience – as well as the youth, gay, male experience – over adult and young women. This trend is particularly noticeable among the eBook catalogue, an area that the Irish public library system has directly identified as a strategic target for collection development. Conclusions align with previous qualitative studies on LGBTQ+ provision in Irish libraries in that a comprehensive organizational policy document is needed to provide direction and enable funding for the development of the LGBTQ+ section of the library system’s catalogue.

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爱尔兰公共图书馆 LGBTQ+ 目录的交叉定量内容分析

爱尔兰共和国的 LGBTQ+ 青年报告的抑郁、焦虑和自杀念头在统计上高于异性恋同龄人，这可归因于欺凌和恐同言论。研究表明，公共图书馆等社区服务可以在减轻这一群体的心理健康风险方面发挥作用。然而，爱尔兰公共图书馆系统内没有正式的政策来指导向任何人收集和提供 LGBTQ+ 材料和服务，更不用说年轻人了。先前的国际研究表明，在缺乏指导性交叉馆藏发展政策的情况下，LGBTQ+ 图书馆资料绝大多数代表了同性恋、白人、成年男性的经历，损害了 LGBTQ+ 社区内的其他群体。通过交叉理论的视角对都柏林市议会公共图书馆目录进行定量内容分析，证实爱尔兰公共图书馆系统也不例外。结果表明，与成年和年轻女性相比，包含 LGBTQ+ 元数据的目录材料更倾向于成人、同性恋、男性体验——以及青年、同性恋、男性体验。这种趋势在电子书目录中尤为明显，爱尔兰公共图书馆系统将这一领域直接确定为馆藏发展的战略目标。结论与之前关于爱尔兰图书馆 LGBTQ+ 条款的定性研究一致，因为需要一份全面的组织政策文件来为图书馆系统目录中 LGBTQ+ 部分的发展提供指导和资助。