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Oct 13 20:35

LC, Closeted lesbians, please?

Another LCSH request submitted today:

Oct 13 15:42

Classism in higher education and Working class college students

So I just asked for two new LCSH to aid me in describing the zine Bursting Your Bubble : a Rant.

Aug 12 16:19

LCSH Month 6: of baby booties and peep shows

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 6, June 18, 2012 are...

Jul 15 19:45

The Meeting: in which SACO denies sex differences in education

The proposal was not approved, Summary of Decisions: Editorial Meeting Number Six, June 18, 2012

Jun 24 13:59

LCSH Month 5: at long last, Ukulele players

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 5, May 21, 2012 are...

Jun 23 14:59

In which LC says "The proposal was not approved" 25 times

I might soon give up on the Library of Congress subject headings lists and focus instead on the summaries of decisions. In the month five summary they say shit like:

Jun 09 12:47

Gay vs. Queer

I wonder if LC would buy this as a warrant for establishing a Queer subject heading, helping them understand why Gays and Sexual minorities are different identities than Queer.


Not Gay as in Happy, Queer as in FUCK CAPITALISM

Photo by By HAVOQ/P@W seen in make/shift magazine.

May 28 11:44

Carrie McNinch: What does she do?

Have you ever noticed that long time zine maker Carrie McNinch never writes about or draws what she does for a living in her minicomics?

May 21 10:56

LCSH Month 4: the Library of Congress welcomes pubic hair, sexting, the future and ungulates on postage stamps

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 4, April 16, 2012 are...

Preview--these are all things found in art: