# Episode 690: Rejecting Neutrality

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Podcast: [Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lost-in-the-stacks-the-research-library-rock-n-roll-radio-show-390345)
Published: 2026-07-24T18:44:00+00:00
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## Resource

Catalogers discuss rejecting neutrality in the creation and management of subject headings, taking special notice of the Library of Congress's insistence on (some version of) "neutrality." Guests: Deborah Tomaras, Metadata and Resource Management Librarian at Marist University; Tina Gross, Metadata Analyst at University of Minnesota. First broadcast July 24 2026. Playlist "We asked Deborah to explain why this quite common term, which has been around since the 1950s, and has literary warrant, was not accepted as a subject heading in 2024."

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