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Peer reviewedMartin, Lynne M.; Via, Barbara J. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes a study that investigated index access to the literature of recruitment of minorities to the library science profession by comparing 12 representative articles from "Library and Information Science Abstracts" (LISA) and "Library Literature." Underrepresentation of minorities and the issue of recruitment of minorities…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Indexes
Peer reviewedBeattie, Diane – Reference Librarian, 1997
Arguing that provenance-based retrieval tools do not provide access to "hidden groups" (blacks, women, ethnic and cultural minorities, aboriginal, poor, and working people), this article examines ways to improve traditional descriptive tools. Concludes that archivists need to expand subject access to include function/occupation and type…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Authority Control (Information), Blacks
