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Race and Ethnicity in Classification Systems: Teaching Knowledge Organization from a Social Justice Perspective

Author(s) -

Melissa Adler,

Lindsey Harper

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

library trends

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1559-0682

pISSN - 0024-2594

DOI - 10.1353/lib.2018.0025

Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , diversity (politics) , sociology , economic justice , ethnic group , politics , knowledge organization , social organization , inclusion (mineral) , race (biology) , social justice , epistemology , social science , knowledge management , political science , law , computer science , gender studies , anthropology , artificial intelligence , philosophy

Classification and the organization of information are directly connected to issues surrounding social justice, diversity, and inclusion. This paper is written from the standpoint that political and epistemological aspects of knowledge organization are fundamental to research and practice and suggests ways to integrate social justice and diversity issues into courses on the organization of information.

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