#119: Modernize your subject headings

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You have probably heard about how the Library of Congress still uses subject headings like “Illegal Aliens” for undocumented immigrants and “Sexual minorities” for LGBTQ+ people. If your library gets its bib records from an external source rather than doing in-house original cataloging, which is almost certainly the case, these subject headings and other problematic ones probably appear in your public catalog. Consider doing a project to identify these subject headings and update them to something modern and appropriate. If you’re not familiar with this issue, the American Historical Association has an article which I thought was a good starting point: https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/march-2022/search-terms-up-for-debate-the-politics-and-purpose-of-library-subject-headings