LCSH in the Southern Levant* |
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| Authors: | Steven W Holloway |
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| Institution: | 1. Director of Metadata Strategies, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginiahollowsw@jmu.edu |
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| Abstract: | AbstractLibrary of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) geographic headings for the Southern Levant mirror the political investment of Congress and the American public in Middle East politics over the last thirty years. These LCSH headings contrast markedly with those established in other national libraries and independent value vocabularies, and global opinion regarding the legal status of the occupied territories. The author offers ways that libraries can “decolonize” their metadata in service of Sanford Berman's “access and equity.” |
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| Keywords: | Cataloging Congress decolonization Gaza Strip Golan Heights Israel Library of Congress Library of Congress Subject Headings Palestine Southern Levant West Bank |
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