Dear LC: Let Black Feminism In
Dear LC:
It would surely be helpful to Congress to have Black feminism in their library.
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Dear LC, can we talk about Revenge Porn?
Here's what I wrote on the suggest terminology feature of the Library of Congress's linked data for subject headings:
I recommend adding Revenge porn as a new subject heading.
Currently titles on this topic are assigned a series of LCSH, such as Revenge
Sex crimes
and Internet pornography.
Dear LC (have you missed me?), How about Moloka'i?
I just petitioned the Library of Congress to add a reference to Moloka'i. Right now if you look up the island, using the indigenous spelling, you get zero results.
Omissions and Distortions Abound in Libraries, Too
Sandy Berman asked me to post his essay Omissions and Distortions Abound in Libraries, Too, which I am glad to do!
Here's a bad OCR from Sandy's typewritten copy, just to give you a sense of what it's about (I'll edit it later if I get a minute):
OMISSIONS . AND DISTORTIONS ABOUND. IN LIBRARIES., TOO
by
Sanford Berman
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Digital Art, please LC
I asked the Library of Congress to add a reference to Digital art to its Computer art subject heading.
LCSH & SACO September 2016: So Annoying
Highlights from the September 2016 SACO editorial meeting and LCSH monthly list.
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LCSH & SACO August 2016: the Library of Congress welcomes the Black Lives Matter movement the same time as Stop and frisk (Law enforcement)
Highlights from the August 2016 SACO editorial meeting and LCSH monthly list.
LCSH & SACO July 2016: LC Opens Its Stacks to BLOGGERS
Highlights from the July 2016 SACO editorial meeting and LCSH monthly list.
