#master of library and science

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[alex51324]

Gulf of Mexico

FYI, the Library of Congress has put out this month's list of proposed changes to catalog subject headings.

The vast majority of them are headings where "Mexico, Gulf of" would be changed to "America, Gulf of."

Detour--what are subject headings?

Subject headings are the terms used in a library catalog to describe what a book, or other item, is about. They are chosen from a what's called a "controlled vocabulary," so that the same terminology is used consistently across items with the same topic--so you don't get, for instance, How To Ride Horses listed under "Horses, riding of," and All About Horseback Riding under "Riding, horseback." Once you know the headings for your topic, you can search those headings and be sure that you're finding everything.

It's tag wrangling, basically.

Okay--why is this important?

Most libraries in the United States use the controlled vocabulary put out by the Library of Congress--and so do a lot of libraries outside the US.

LoC making this change doesn't necessarily mean that every library that uses their system will have to follow suit--but in a lot of cases, they'll have to put in extra work to keep it from being changed through automatic system updates. More importantly, each library will have to devote time and resources to deciding what they want to do about this. (Plus, of course, changing it all back again in about four years.)

That kind of sucks. Anything we can do?

They are accepting comments on these proposed changes through midnight, tonight, February 18, 2025. If you want to comment, send an email to listcomments@loc.gov

It's not a long comment period; I'm not sure how they usually do it, but folks on one of the cataloging listservs are expressing surprise at how little time there is. However, they are at least keeping to their usual process of publishing the proposed changes and taking comments before they actually do it.

Anyway, if you decide to comment, keep it professional; be aware that this is being driven by political pressure, not the person who will be reading your email.

[sailforvalinor]

The master’s program I’m applying for: “What’s this? You’re applying for our master’s program? And you already have a bachelor’s degree in writing? Hmm, very good! Now write us a 1000 word essay. How are we supposed to know that you can write? A 4-year degree tells us nothing!”

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[thepaige-turner]

Not sure if I ever said this here but I’ve enrolled in a Master’s of Library Science program (second Master’s here I come)!

If you have done the program, drop me a line!! Would love to hear about your experiences and even what you do for work now! 😊

[bananasofthorns]

pspsps people who did/are doing an mlis. what bachelors degree did you do and what are some of the degrees you know other people in your program did? I am trying to figure out. college stuff (also feel free to tell me any other experiences/advice you have related to an mlis!)

[doctorcurdlejr]

Just so you all know I received a million compliments on my outfit, my poster, and my brilliant mind. Here's my two pixel photo love wins and thank you for the outfit help heart emoji ♥️

[cuddlingdragons]

drawings of The Man from my sketchbook last year that make me laugh.

Wanted to try drawing a potential younger and more clean-cut (out of school and pre-[REDACTED]) Jamfoot in my style and... the other one was a very quick scribble from when people were talking about manes and dewlaps ahsgsgs

[cerullos]

joke's on me for acting surprised when i gently suggest someone may be behaving a little patronizingly towards women only for them to turn right around and patronize me instead

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[catboypoltergeist]

trans ppl what places are hiring us rn fr

[sinisterexaggerator]

My master’s degree finally arrived in the mail!!!!

Need to frame that bitch.

[ripplesinthesand]

deciding to just give up and do the bare minimum to pass a class is sooooo fucking awesome i can't believe i spent four years of undergrad in agony trying to get As. why did i do all that.

[another-little-hippie]

im here in the real world talking total bs about doing a dual degree so i can start working on my MLIS blah blah. im a male cow with big ass horns shitting my brains out. i write ONE PARAGRAPH. ONE! and was like, oh that’s nice, now let’s go look at my silly rock and roll star-crossed-lovers on tumblr.

[alittleorcish]

i’m thinking about going back to school……. :’)

being 35 walking around campus will definitely be humbling lmfao