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May 04 17:36

No pubic hair at the Library of Congress

When cataloging the minicomic Lady Gardens, I discovered that there is no Library of Congress Subject Heading for Pubic hair.

Apr 08 21:06

LCSH Month 2: wherein SACO shits on Degrassi

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 2, February 20, 2012 are...

Feb 11 15:12

I know LCSH are *so* 20th century, but while they persist, I persist being pissed about them

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 1, January 16, 2012 are (the stuff I'm pissed about is at the bottom, so scroll down if you're impatient)...

Jan 15 15:37

LC rejects Butch/Femme (Gender identity) and other queer headings but establishes thirteen different Turkish roads

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 27, December 19, 2011 are...

preview: many have nothing to do with this

Dec 18 14:17

The Library of Congress indulges my kitty pr0n fetish by adopting four cats

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 26, November 21, 2011 are...


(not one of the cats adopted by LC)

Nov 27 22:11

LC, how about some Critical Mass?

UPDATE: I WAS WRONG. See the comments.

Don't you wish the Library of Congress had a subject heading for Critical Mass (the nearly 20-year-old internationally celebrated monthly bike ride)? Me, too!

So I wrote to the Library of Congress...

Nov 27 20:08

LCSH Month 25: following Cat pee with Animal scats

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the month for Month 25, October 17, 2011 are... (with some visual clues)

Oct 29 19:13

LCSH Month 24: deaf cats and also pee

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the MONTH for Month 24, September 19, 2011 are...

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Oct 14 18:22

Dear LC, how about a little solidarity?

In preparing to catalog the zine I Went to Palestine, I wanted to be able to describe it as an International Solidarity Movement publication.

Sep 10 20:29

LCSH Month 23: LC welcomes archives users

Yep, now they only come out once a month.

The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Headings of the MONTH for Month 23, August 15, 2011 are...