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Coming Out Of The Controlled Closet: A Comparison Of Patron Keywords For Queer Topics To Library Of Congress Subject Headings, Jessica L. Colbert Mslis
Coming Out Of The Controlled Closet: A Comparison Of Patron Keywords For Queer Topics To Library Of Congress Subject Headings, Jessica L. Colbert Mslis
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Subject access to homosexuality and other LGBT topics has a complicated history. Because language used for concepts can change depending on who you ask, controlling this vocabulary is a difficult task. The aim of this research is to show a discrepancy between keyword searches and Library of Congress Subject Headings when searching for queer topics, as well as to encourage other librarians to perform research in this area when updating or adding new subject headings. The results of this study show that differences in language do exist but mainly for concepts with difficult or multiple meanings or when doing searches …
Locating Wojnarowicz: Moving Through Library Systems, Structures And Technologies, Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier
Locating Wojnarowicz: Moving Through Library Systems, Structures And Technologies, Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This paper asks critical questions about the role of classification structures and descriptive systems in generating new knowledge from library and archives collections. Grounded in theories of articulation advanced by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, the authors posit that librarians and archivists might function better as translators across classifying systems, rather than as merely transcribers and builders of the systems themselves. The analysis looks to two collections of materials by and about queer artist and activist David Wojnarowicz to understand the varying ways libraries and archives construct stable articulations around shifting subjects of knowledge.