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The bias hiding in your library | OPINION

Library subjects and call numbers can be the subject of controversy. jakkaje808/shutterstock.com Amanda Ros, Texas A&M University For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books ...
Publishers Weekly

Library of Congress to Replace ‘Aliens,’ ‘Illegal Aliens’ Subject Headings

The Library of Congress this week confirmed that it will replace the cataloging subject headings “Aliens” and “Illegal aliens” with the more accurate—and non-offensive—terms “Noncitizens” and “Illegal ...
American Libraries

Conscientious Cataloging

Six years ago, a group of Dartmouth College students petitioned the Library of Congress (LC) to change the catalog subject heading “illegal aliens” to “undocumented immigrants.” Four years ago, the ...
JSTOR Daily

Improving and expanding Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) during times of social change: The Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, Vol. 8, No. 3/4 (Fall 2024/Winter 2025), pp. 137-152 (16 pages) In the summer of 2020, the Latinx Caucus of the Medical Library ...
The Conversation

The bias hiding in your library

Amanda Ros is an active member of the American Library Association. For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.” But ...
Salon

The bias hiding in your library

For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.” But then, on March 22, 2016, the library made a momentous decision, ...