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bias in subject representation: a standalone construct

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bias in subjectrepresentation1 CONSTRUCTBias in subjectOLSON · KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

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Knowledge organization

how subject headings and classification schemes represent marginalized groups through omission, othering and distortion, while claiming universality.

In knowledge organization, bias in subject representation refers to how subject headings and classification schemes represent marginalized groups through omission, othering and distortion, while claiming universality. This meaning comes from Olson (2001) in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.[1]

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References

  1. Olson, H. A. (2001). The Power to Name: Representation in Library Catalogs. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 26(3), 639-668. https://doi.org/10.1086/495624

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