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Global Promotion Of Lgbtq Resources And Services Through Social Media, Rachel S. Wexelbaum Jul 2017

Global Promotion Of Lgbtq Resources And Services Through Social Media, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Examining The Subject Heading "Illegal Aliens", Tina Gross Jan 2017

Examining The Subject Heading "Illegal Aliens", Tina Gross

Library Faculty Presentations

This presentation will report on the process and discussions of the CaMMS Subject Analysis Committee working group charged with investigating the Library of Congress Subject Heading "Illegal aliens," including thought-provoking dilemmas and difficult questions encountered. Given the peculiarity of intense focus on single subject heading and other highly unusual circumstances (such as attempted legal intervention by members of Congress), the presentation will consider what aspects of the saga of the subject heading "Illegal aliens" might be relevant in future efforts to address problems with LCSH.


The Library As Safe Space, Rachel S. Wexelbaum Jan 2017

The Library As Safe Space, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

Purpose: This chapter will explain how libraries define safe space through policies, procedures, and professional codes of ethics. The chapter will generate a history of the concept of libraries as safe space, will explain how libraries attempt to create safe spaces in physical and online environments, and will show how library practices both help and harm patrons in need of safe space.

Design/methodology/approach: This chapter provides a review of the literature that illustrates how libraries provide safe space—or not—for their patrons. The author will deconstruct the ALA Code of Ethics and Bill of Rights to demonstrate how libraries remain heteronormative …


Expand, Humanize, Simplify : An Interview With Sandy Berman, Tina Gross, Sandy Berman Jan 2017

Expand, Humanize, Simplify : An Interview With Sandy Berman, Tina Gross, Sandy Berman

Library Faculty Publications

In this interview, Sanford (“Sandy”) Berman discusses his career and his efforts to promote responsive, user-friendly cataloging practices over uncritical deference to prevailing standards. Topics covered include his work at Hennepin County Library, his thoughts on the campaign to change the subject heading “Illegal aliens,” his ongoing practice of proposing new Library of Congress Subject Headings, and his relationship with the Library of Congress.