Episode 690: Rejecting Neutrality
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show · Jul 24, 2026 · 1:05:35
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show · Jul 24, 2026 · 1:05:35
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Catalogers discuss rejecting neutrality in the creation and management of subject headings, taking special notice of the Library of Congress's insistence on (some version of) "neutrality."
Guests: Deborah Tomaras, Metadata and Resource Management Librarian at Marist University; Tina Gross, Metadata Analyst at University of Minnesota.
First broadcast July 24 2026. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/81968
"We asked Deborah to explain why this quite common term, which has been around since the 1950s, and has literary warrant, was not accepted as a subject heading in 2024."
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