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Subjects, Classification, and Indigeneity in Libraries

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This presentation outlines subjects and classification in the Cornell University Library catalog, identifying flaws in and challenges with using controlled vocabularies, particularly in representing non-Western concepts and peoples. Ongoing work to improve representation of the Haudenosaunee is used as an example.

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Part of a panel on Data Sovereignty and the Cornell Law Library, with Amy Kaufman and Kim Nayyer, for the 2025 NALSA (Native American Law Student Association) Summit

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2025-04-26

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Cataloging, Classification, Indigenous representation

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CC0 1.0 Universal

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