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  • 1.  ALA Welcomes Removal of Offensive ‘Illegal aliens’ Subject Headings

    Posted Nov 12, 2021 11:41 AM

    Dear ALA Council, I am happy to share the press release to "ALA Welcomes Removal of Offensive Illegal Aliens Subject Headings"

    Click on the link or read the press release copied below.

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    ALA Welcomes Removal of Offensive 'Illegal aliens' Subject Headings

    Fri, 11/12/2021

    Contact:

    Shawnda K Hines

    Assistant Director, Communications

    Public Policy and Advocacy Office

    shines@alawash.org

    WASHINGTON, D.C.-The American Library Association (ALA) praised the Library of Congress's decision to update the cataloging subject headings "Aliens" and "Illegal aliens." The Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress, which maintains Library of Congress Subject Headings, announced the decision to replace the terms with new subject headings "Noncitizens" and "Illegal immigration" at its regularly scheduled meeting on November 12.

    ALA President Patty Wong said, "We are pleased that the Library of Congress is replacing these subject headings, which are both outdated and dehumanizing. This update better reflects common terminology and respects library users and library workers from all backgrounds. It also reflects the core value of social justice for ALA members, who have been at the vanguard of this change for years."

    The Library of Congress Subject Headings are widely used in library catalogs to index the topics of library materials. The Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress routinely adds and updates the terms used as subject headings.

    The revisions will appear on Special List 21-11B, to be issued imminently. Headings on existing bibliographic records in the Library of Congress's catalog will be updated as expeditiously as possible after heading changes are approved.



  • 2.  RE: ALA Welcomes Removal of Offensive ‘Illegal aliens’ Subject Headings

    Posted Nov 12, 2021 12:17 PM
    Absolutely fantastic!
    kp



              
    Kimberly Patton, MSM, MLS (she/her/hers)
    YS Collection Development Librarian
    Kansas City Kansas Public Library System
    625 Minnesota Ave. 
    Kansas City, KS 66101
    Phone: (913) 295-8250  ext. 6605

    Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Division Councilor
    Intellectual Freedom Committee
    ALA Children's Book Council

      





  • 3.  RE: ALA Welcomes Removal of Offensive ‘Illegal aliens’ Subject Headings

    Posted Nov 12, 2021 12:21 PM
    This is great news! 

    Thank you to all of our ALA members for supporting and pushing this foward! 

    Oscar Baeza
    ALA Council 
    REFORMA Immediate Past President 



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