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crln-9512	Sheketoff, Emily	Washington Hotline	2016-06-01	1	.pdf	application/pdf	562	25	52	Specifically, they argued: • LC’s process in this case was rigor- ous, transparent, and consistent with the highest standards of professional catalog- ing practice; • decisions to update a subject heading are based on many considerations, including literary warrant: the frequency with which a term is or is not used in print and other dy- namic resources that, by their nature, change with and reflect current social structures and norms (citing, for example, the Associated Press’ recent decision to cease using the phrase illegal alien); • LC reasonably and properly concluded in this instance that, when used in reference to people, the long-used terms illegal and alien have in recent decades acquired de- rogatory connotations, become pejorative, and been associated with nativist and racist sentiments; and • LC’s proposed changes are fully con- sistent with accepted professional cataloging standards and practices. o t l i n eEmily Sheketoff Administrative action lands Library of Congress in “immigration” imbroglio Until recently, it might have been hard to imagine any matter that could conceivably be taken up in Washington less likely to spark political controversy than the choice of subject headings used by the Library of Congress (LC) in cataloging materials.	cache/crln-9512.pdf	txt/crln-9512.txt