Representing Normal: The Problem of the Unmarked in Library Organization Systems / Emily Drabinski
This case study analyzes the status of marked and unmarked binaries related to social identities in Library of Congress Subject Headings. The problem of bias in library classification and cataloging structures has been well documented and analyzed. Efforts to intervene in these systems have largely taken the form of advocating for different language or additional…
Read MoreTerp Talks: Designing a Schema to Describe Interpretive Sign Language Videos / Sarah Sweeney
This case study describes the development of a custom metadata schema to support the description of 65 educational videos used to help teach sign language. The creators of this special collection had specific access and discovery needs that were not served by standard vocabularies, and the custom schema developed methods to describe information like the…
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