Forming an anti-racist and inclusive library catalogue at Cardiff University
Keywords:
Subject headings, harmful language, outdated terminology, Cataloguing ethics, Alma, remedial cataloguing, PrimoVE, normalization rules, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)Abstract
Details of a HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales) funded project to create an anti-racist and inclusive library catalogue at Cardiff University. A project cataloguer was employed to assess the extent of problematic subject headings within the library catalogue. After researching the issue and identifying outdated and harmful terminology, remedial solutions and recommendations were proposed and then implemented. This article describes the processes undertaken throughout the project, including the removal or replacement of inappropriate headings (LCSH and MeSH).
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