Abstract The MARC 21 field 386 in bibliographic records allows catalogers to record demographic terms for creator and contributors. In 2015, the Library of Congress published the first terms in the Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT). The MARC 21 field 386 and LCDGT are promising tools for providing better access to works by Indigenous authors. Currently, however, lack of appropriate terminology in LCDGT can be a barrier to implementation and discovery. This article examines how the MARC 21 field 386 is being used to describe Indigenous authors by finding records using this field, studying terminology used, and considering its efficacy.

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记录美国原住民作者的创作者特征：书目记录分析

摘要书目记录中的MARC 21字段386允许编目人员记录创建者和贡献者的人口统计术语。2015年，美国国会图书馆在美国国会图书馆人口统计小组条款（LCDGT）中发布了首个条款。MARC 21字段386和LCDGT是有前途的工具，可用于更好地访问土著作者的作品。但是，目前，LCDGT中缺乏适当的术语可能会成为实现和发现的障碍。本文通过使用MARC 21字段386查找记录，研究使用的术语并考虑其有效性，来研究如何使用MARC 21字段386来描述土著作者。