Re: newbie seeks help---racism in printed works

[Martha Hickson <mehickson@COMCAST.NET>]

For guidance, try the Diversity Style Guide
(http://newswatch.sfsu.edu/guide/2003_style_guide.pdf) from NewsWatch, a
project of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism of
the San Francisco State University Journalism Department. It's a
resource I relied upon in my former career as a writer and editor. It
still comes in handy.

Good luck!

Martha Hickson
MLIS candidate
Rutgers-SCILS
New Brunswick, NJ
mehickson@comcast.net

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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of P. Porter Gonzales High
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Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 1:23 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: newbie seeks help---racism in printed works

Please excuse the cross posting, but I want to make
sure I am doing the right thing.  I know that
terms/titles like "Great Negro Entertainers" are
unacceptable and should be weeded.  However, are the
following terms considered racist as well?
     Chicano
     Mexican-American
     Latin-American, Latino

Isn't the proper term Hispanic?

I have many biographies printed in the 1940's--1970's
that I am concerned about.  Is there any easier way
than reading most of these books to determine if they
are racist or sexist?

Where do I set limits?  It seems to me that about 1/2
the library needs to be weeded due to age of the
collection, racism, etc. (The average age of the
entire collection is 1972.) I don't want to have bare
shelves but I don't want incorrect information either.
 My professors at UNT are probably reading this, and I
know that "quality is more important than quantity"
but I am nervous because I am a 'newbie'

Thanks for the guidance,
Tricia



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"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read.  One does not
love breathing."
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Patricia A. Porter, Library Media Specialist

Gonzales High School

1801 Sarah DeWitt Drive

Gonzales, Texas 78629

830-672-7535


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