Patron-Driven Subject Access: How Librarians Can Mitigate That “Power to Name”
In Brief Information organization and access is one of the core goals of librarianship. However, as librarians, we have the power to control what language patrons must use when searching for items. This power often manifests itself by limiting access to materials by and/or about oppressed or otherwi...
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In the Library with the Lead Pipe
2017-11-01
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Online Access: | http://inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/patron-driven-subject-access-how-librarians-can-mitigate-that-power-to-name/ |