Marking Gender: A Critical Analysis of Gender Representation in Library of Congress Subject Headings.
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| Title: | Marking Gender: A Critical Analysis of Gender Representation in Library of Congress Subject Headings. |
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| Authors: | Park, Sungmin1 sungminp@rutgers.edu, Tosaka, Yuji2 tosaka@tcnj.edu |
| Source: | Library Resources & Technical Services. Apr2026, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p125-158. 34p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Cataloging, *Documentation, *Library science, Gender differences (Psychology) |
| Company/Entity: | Library of Congress |
| Abstract: | The article examines how gender is represented in Library of Congress Subject Headings, highlighting biases and inconsistencies in cataloging practices. Topics include the concept of gender marking in controlled vocabularies, historical critiques of bias in classification systems, and the implications of gender representation for knowledge organization and information retrieval. |
| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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| RecordInfo | BibRecord: BibEntity: Languages: – Code: eng Text: English PhysicalDescription: Pagination: PageCount: 34 StartPage: 125 Subjects: – SubjectFull: Cataloging Type: general – SubjectFull: Documentation Type: general – SubjectFull: Library science Type: general – SubjectFull: Gender differences (Psychology) Type: general – SubjectFull: Library of Congress Type: general Titles: – TitleFull: Marking Gender: A Critical Analysis of Gender Representation in Library of Congress Subject Headings. Type: main BibRelationships: HasContributorRelationships: – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Park, Sungmin – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Tosaka, Yuji IsPartOfRelationships: – BibEntity: Dates: – D: 01 M: 04 Text: Apr2026 Type: published Y: 2026 Identifiers: – Type: issn-print Value: 00242527 Numbering: – Type: volume Value: 70 – Type: issue Value: 2 Titles: – TitleFull: Library Resources & Technical Services Type: main |
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