[CASL-L] [External Email] Re: Cataloging and Race

[Larissa Crocco]

I think this is a worthwhile read related to this topic:
https://theconversation.com/the-bias-hiding-in-your-library-111951


On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 11:27 AM Heidi DeFlippo <deflippoh at fpsct.org> wrote:

> You could use "People of Color"
>
> *~ Heidi DeFlippo*
> *     Library Media Specialist*
> *        East Farms School*
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>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:02 AM Elaine Shapiro <elaine.shapiro7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I often add subjects to my catalog records in my elementary school
>> library.
>> For example,  "multicultural" "African American"  "civil rights".  But,
>> as I learn more about race, I realize that African American is not an
>> accurate term for books about or featuring black people, because not all
>> black people in the US are from the US originally. Thoughts on better
>> subject terms?  "Blacks" "Black People"?
>>
>> Thank you
>> Elaine
>>
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