Comparing the Cataloguing of Indigenous Scholarships: First Steps and Finding

IF 0.6 4区 管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Tamara Lee, Sarah Dupont, J. Bullard
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Abstract

This paper provides an analysis of data collected on the continued prevalence of outdated, marginalizing terms in contemporary cataloguing practices, stemming from the Library of Congress Subject Heading term “Indians” and all its related terms. Using Manitoba Archival Information Network’s (MAIN) list of current LCSH and recommended alternatives as a foundation, we built a dataset from titles published in the last five years. We show a wide distribution of LCSH used to catalogue fiction and non-fiction, with outdated but recognized terms like “Indians of North America-History” appearing the most frequently and ambiguous and offensive terms like “Indian gays” appearing throughout the dataset. We discuss two primary problems with the continued use of current LCSH terms: their ambiguity limits the effectiveness of an institution’s catalog, and they do not reflect the way Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities in North America prefer to represent themselves as individuals and collectives. These findings support those of parallel scholarship on knowl­edge organization practices for works on Indigenous topics and provide a foundation for further work.
土著奖学金编目比较:第一步与发现
本文提供了一个数据的分析,收集了过时的,边缘化的术语在当代编目实践中持续流行的数据, 源于国会图书馆的主题标题术语“印第安人”及其所有相关术语。 使用马尼托巴档案信息网络(MAIN)当前LCSH列表和推荐的替代列表作为基础,我们从过去五年出版的标题中建立了一个数据集。我们展示了用于分类小说和非小说的LCSH的广泛分布,过时但公认的术语,如“北美印第安人-历史”出现的频率最高,而模棱两可和冒犯性的术语,如“印度同性恋”出现在整个数据集中。我们讨论了继续使用当前LCSH术语的两个主要问题:它们的模糊性限制了机构目录的有效性,并且它们没有反映 北美 的 土著人民, 国家和社区 更喜欢代表自己 作为个人和集体的方式。这些发现支持了关于土著主题工作的知识边缘组织实践的平行奖学金,并为进一步的工作提供了基础。
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Knowledge Organization
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