
Seit der Veröffentlichung seines Buches "Prejudices and antipathies" (1971), einer Abhandlung über tendenziöse Terminologie in den Library of Congress Subect Headings (LCSH), ist Sanford „Sandy“ Berman (geb. 1933) als lautstarker und unermüdlicher Kritiker des bibliothekarischen Mainstream der USA bekannt. Die vorliegende Arbeit soll einen Überblick über Bermans Wirken als Bibliothekar und Aktivist bieten, darunter sein Bemühen um benutzerfreundlichere Kataloge, sein sozialer Aktivismus, sein Einsatz für „alternative“ Materialien in Bibliotheken und sein Engagement im Kampf gegen Zensur und die Kommerzialisierung von Bibliotheken. Das zentrale Kapitel der Arbeit ist Bermans bis heute andauernder Kritik an der Terminologie der LCSH gewidmet.
Since the publication (in 1971) of his book "Prejudices and antipathies", a tract about biased terms in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Sanford „Sandy“ Berman (b. 1933) has been known as an outspoken and ceaseless critic of mainstream American librarianship. This thesis aims to provide an overview of Berman's work as an activist librarian, including (but not limited to) his struggle for more user-friendly catalogs, his social activism, his advocacy for „alternative“ materials in libraries, and his campaigning against censorship and the commercialization of libraries. The thesis' central chapter is devoted to Berman's continuing critique of LCSH terminology.
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