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ERIC Number: EJ312297
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Better Dead Than Read: Further Studies in Critical Classification.
Foskett, A. C.
Library Resources and Technical Services, v28 n4 p346-59 Oct-Dec 1984
Offers illustrations of anomalies and prejudices found in common information retrieval tools: "LC Subject Headings" (9th edition), "Dewey Decimal Classification" (19th edition), "Universal Decimal Classification" (3rd abridged edition). Index terms in areas of sexual bias, social strata, politics, knowledge, customs, marriage and family, ethics, and computers are noted. (20 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Bias, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Information Retrieval, Library Technical Processes, Subject Index Terms, Thesauri, Universal Decimal Classification
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Students
Language: English
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