KO KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

In this paper, I argue that the most provocative work in critical knowledge organization is happening at the level of process. I present three persistent assumptions about knowledge organization work and current provocations that challenge them....

Sort of People: Considerations About the Ontogeny of Autism in the DDC, 1942-2023 traces the ontogeny of autism within the Dewey Decimal System, from the 14th to the 23rd editions. This period marks significant shifts in the psychiatric...

Controlled vocabularies are widely used in Knowl­edge Organization Systems (KOS); however; they are criticized for perpetuating biases, being slow to change, and not reflecting the language of many groups and cultures. This paper examines and...

Terminology used in dementia care is fiercely contested. Advocates, health care providers, and researchers often have divergent perspectives on how aspects of dementia can and should be described. We created the Behaviours in Dementia Toolkit – a...

This study examines the historical perception of knowl­edge organization systems (KOS) as reinforcing oppressive regimes and epistemicides, particularly regarding issues such as race, gender, sexuality, and feminist studies. Drawing on the concepts...