Library of Congress Call Numbers

Are Library of Congress Subject Headings Biased?

"Artificial Intelligence and Complicit Bias"

Schreur, P. E. (2020). Artificial Intelligence and Complicit Bias. Technicalities, 40(5), 1–6.

"Browsing through Bias: The Library of Congress Classification and Subject Headings for African American Studies and LGBTQIA Studies"

Howard, S. A., & Knowlton, S. A. (2018). Browsing through Bias: The Library of Congress Classification and Subject Headings for African American Studies and LGBTQIA Studies. Library Trends, 67(1), 74–88. https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2018.0026

"Classification in a Social World: Bias and Trust"

Mai, J.-E. (2010). Classification in a social world: bias and trust. Journal of Documentation, 66(5), 627–642. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220411011066763

"The Ethics of Classifying the World: From Library Catalogues to AI"

Thornley, C., Bustillo, M., & Supprian, C. S. (2022). The Ethics of Classifying the World: From Library Catalogues to AI. European Conference on Knowledge Management, 2, 1462-R40.

"A Library Matter of Genocide: The Library of Congress and the Historiography of the Native American Holocaust"

Dudley, M. Q. (2017). A Library Matter of Genocide: The Library of Congress and the Historiography of the Native American Holocaust. International Indigenous Policy Journal, 8(2), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2017.8.2.9