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Addressing Classification System Bias in Higher Education Libraries in England
- portal: Libraries and the Academy
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 23, Number 4, October 2023
- pp. 819-841
- 10.1353/pla.2023.a908703
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abstract:
This qualitative research study explores the ways that academic librarians in England undertake and perceive classification and cataloging work to engage in wider decolonization initiatives. The research consisted of semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was used to identify key themes. The study found that the participant librarians highly value this work based on a perception of its moral importance, rather than concrete proof of impact. Benefits from a decolonization perspective were not always clear. Challenges include staffing shortages and technological limitations.