Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Ancient religion (1)
- Archaeology (1)
- Aristotle (1)
- Ashurbanipal (1)
- Assyria (1)
-
- Bisexual (1)
- Cataloging (1)
- Classification (1)
- Collaborative Digital Projects (1)
- Colophon (1)
- Cuneiform (1)
- Digitization (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Esarhaddon (1)
- Fertile Crescent (1)
- Folksonomy (1)
- Gay (1)
- Heteronomative (1)
- LCSH (1)
- LGBTQ (1)
- Lesbian (1)
- Levant (1)
- Librarian (1)
- Libraries (1)
- Library (1)
- Library of Alexandria (1)
- Library of Congress (1)
- Library of Congress Classification (LCC) (1)
- Mesopotamia (1)
- Oral History; Oral History Metatdata Synchronizer; Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History; Dr. Doug Boyd; TopScholar; Historical Administration Program Association Annual Symposium; Eastern Illinois University; WKU Libraries; University of Kentucky; (1)
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Cataloging and Metadata
Queering The Library Of Congress, Carlos R. Fernandez
Queering The Library Of Congress, Carlos R. Fernandez
Works of the FIU Libraries
This poster will attempt to apply the techniques used in Queer Theory to explore library and information science’s use and misuse of library classification systems; and to examine how “queering” these philosophical categories can not only improve libraries, but also help change social constructs.
For millennia, philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, have used and expounded upon categories and systems of classification. Their purpose is to make research and the retrieval of information easier. Unfortunately, the rules used to categorize and catalog make information retrieval more challenging for some, due to social constructs such as heteronormality.
The importance of this …
Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience-Updated., Catherine Mcintyre
Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience-Updated., Catherine Mcintyre
Catherine McIntyre
Utah Valley University's George Sutherland Archives participated in a state-wide digitization project called Pioneers In Your Attic: Preserving the Legacy of the Overland Migration. Developed by Scott Eldredge of Brigham Young University, several university digitization centers, or hubs, collaborated with regional public libraries, museums, and historical societies to host "scanning events," inviting members of the public to bring unique, historic family photographs and documents, such as diaries, journals, letters, and business papers, to be scanned for free, and added to an openly accessible online digital collection called Pioneers In Your Attic. This presentation focuses on the overall experiences of staff …
Talk To Me: Using Ohms To Index An Oral History Project, Lisa Karen Miller
Talk To Me: Using Ohms To Index An Oral History Project, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
The presentation discusses using the University of Kentucky's Oral History Metadata Synchronizer to index the interviews comprising the Western Kentucky University Libraries Oral History Project, conducted by Lisa Karen Miller in 2013.