Side by side: The use of multiple subject languages in capturing shifting contexts around historical collections.

Dobreski, B., M. Resnick, & J. Qin. (2019). Side by side: The use of multiple subject languages in capturing shifting contexts around historical collections. In: International Society for Knowledge Organization: Chapter for Canada and United States, June 13-14, Philadelphia, PA, June 13-14, 2019  (NASKO 2019). https://journals.lib.washington.edu/index.php/nasko/article/view/15615  

Archival representations strive to convey the original context around historical collections, but perspectives on certain topics and materials may change over time. Such shifting perspectives pose problems for providing appropriate subject access without obscuring contexts or misrepresenting resources in their broader cultural settings. This study seeks to examine these problems through an investigation of historical materials associated with American sideshows, public opinions on which changed drastically from the 19th to the 20th centuries.