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> On Mar 30, 2021, at 9:08 AM, McDonald, Stephen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Ah, I see. Was the original question intended as a joke? I took the question seriously. There are databases out there which record facial features like this and taxonomies exist for various body features. But I'm not aware of a metadata standard for exchanging such information. What field and taxonomy to use for facial hair is a legitimate question for researchers. It would also be interesting if there’s agreement in the naming. I had grown up calling hair surrounding the mouth without sideburns a goatee, but I’ve since learned that’s a van Dyke and a goatee does not include the mustache area (I think I was watching something about about beard and mustache completion... https://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/categories ) This is close enough to the beginning of April, and with enough things going wrong in the world that you can’t be sure who is serious or trying to inject some humor. But I did get a chuckle out of Deborah’s answer -Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Fitchett, Deborah > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 7:46 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] facial hair names > > dc.coverage.facial > > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Stuart A. Yeates > Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 12:06 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] facial hair names > > The CDC has released a list of facial hair names https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs/FacialHairWmask11282017-508.pdf<https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs/FacialHairWmask11282017-508.pdf> > > If we want to use these for facetting, which metadata fields should we be using? > > cheers > stuart > -- > ...let us be heard from red core to black sky > > ________________________________ > > "The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) may be confidential and/or subject to copyright. Any unauthorised use, distribution, or copying of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by return e-mail or telephone and then delete this e-mail together with all attachments from your system."