<div dir="ltr">Hi Bob, Margaret, and all,<div><br><div>I have begun sketching out <a href="http://cataloginglab.org/kb/noble-savage-noble-savage-in-literature-revision/">two LCSH revision proposals on Cataloging Lab</a>, so that the proposals can be openly crowd-sourced and then routed through the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/laipafun.html">Latin American & Indigenous Peoples SACO Funnel,</a> rather than submitting them myself through my institution. <br><div><br></div><div>As I said before, if the existing terms have remaining literary warrant as established concepts known by that name, then at minimum, adding "stereotype" (to the heading and through the broader term) at least calls it what it is more clearly than is currently the case with the current headings ("Noble savage", and "Noble savage in literature"). It would also align the terms with two examples in LCSH (Model minority stereotype, and Strong black woman stereotype). Additionally, these two LCSH records currently lack source citations and scope notes, the addition of which could help provide context to catalogers when choosing to apply the terms or not.</div><div><br></div><div>But I'd support LCSH revisions that go even further to address concerns with the current headings, such as replacing the headings with new preferred terminology, or deprecating the headings in favor of existing LCSHs like those suggested earlier in this thread. </div><div><br></div><div>Additional feedback is welcome on the proposals, including off-list or on Cataloging Lab.<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br><div><div><div>Matthew<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 5:42 PM Bob Kosovsky <<a href="mailto:bobkosovsky@nypl.org" target="_blank">bobkosovsky@nypl.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">> I really like the idea of using “Noble savage stereotype” and “Noble savage stereotype in literature,” </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>By adopting those terms as subject headings I feel that one is perpetuating the stereotype. </div><div><br></div><div>If there is someone on this list who has Native American or First Nations ancestry, I would like to hear their thoughts. I think there has to be a better way.</div><div><br></div><div> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Librarian, Rare Books and Manuscripts,<br>Music & Recorded Sound Division </div><div>The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - <span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center</span><br></div><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span></span></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.nypl.org" target="_blank">www.nypl.org</a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div><div><div><br>
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