The Library of Congress this week confirmed that it will replace the cataloging subject headings “Aliens” and “Illegal aliens” with the more accurate—and non-offensive—terms “Noncitizens” and “Illegal ...

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Republicans in Washington D.C. have taken an unusual interest in the Library of Congress’ day-to-day business lately. For the first time in history, conservatives hijacked a legislative appropriations ...

The Library of Congress has agreed to change the subject heading from the “Tulsa Race Riot” to the “Tulsa Race Massacre” in reference to the 1921 tragedy where a white mob attacked Black residents and ...

For the past century, the Library of Congress has described the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as a race “riot,” but on Monday they made the change to “massacre” official. Historians and educators said the ...

Library subjects and call numbers can be the subject of controversy. jakkaje808/shutterstock.com Amanda Ros, Texas A&M University For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books ...

After taking on Big Bird over his Covid-19 vaccination, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is going after the Library of Congress for abandoning the use of the term “illegal alien” as a subject heading for ...

Six years ago, a group of Dartmouth College students petitioned the Library of Congress (LC) to change the catalog subject heading “illegal aliens” to “undocumented immigrants.” Four years ago, the ...

The Library of Congress, saying a once common phrase had become offensive, announced it will no longer use “illegal aliens” as a bibliographical term. The library will now use “noncitizens” and ...

For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.” But then, on March 22, 2016, the library made a momentous decision, ...