Subject Headings for the Colombian Conflict: The Case of a Digital Collection within the Medellín Public Library System Catalog

This article presents the importance of cataloging in the ­representation of knowledge of the Colombian conflict. The case of the Sistema de Bibliotecas Públicas de Medellín (SBPM) is reviewed with reference to the content and cataloging of its digital collection, "Voces que construyen tejido.&...

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Published inCataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 60; no. 6-7; pp. 675 - 682
Main Author Restrepo-Fernandez, Maria Camila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 03.10.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Cataloging for special collections and archives
Colombian conflict
Conflict
Knowledge representation
Library cataloging
Public libraries
subject analysis
Subject heading schemes
Colombia
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Summary:This article presents the importance of cataloging in the ­representation of knowledge of the Colombian conflict. The case of the Sistema de Bibliotecas Públicas de Medellín (SBPM) is reviewed with reference to the content and cataloging of its digital collection, "Voces que construyen tejido." Subject headings developed by catalogers specific to the Colombian conflict, are extracted and analyzed as to frequency of occurrence. A proposal for the construction of a controlled vocabulary for the theme of armed conflict in cooperation with victims of violence is discussed.
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ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2022.2133038