African American Subject Funnel Projects

Have you ever wondered how Library of Congress Subject Headings are created? How they’re changed? Who can participate in this process?

Additionally, in recent years, the library community has recognized the need to make our libraries more equitable and representative of the diverse groups we serve. This has inspired initiatives to reexamine library spaces, collections and systems. This presentation examines one such effort, the African American Subject Funnel Project. This cross-institutional, collaborative group works to improve catalog records by adding or amending Library of Congress Subject headings related to the African American experience.

By exploring these topics, panelists will demonstrate how the library community can work together to improve our catalogs - and, by extension, better facilitate research.

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