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Gender, Sexuality, and the APA 7th Edition

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 by L.E. Eames

In a post from the APA 6th Edition blog from November 16, 2015, Chelsea Lee responds to a query about the singular they: “It’s possible that APA might directly endorse the singular they in the future, but that decision lies in the hands of the task forces and committees that craft and approve the Publication […]

RT Councilor report: ALA Annual 2011

June 30, 2011November 10, 2012 by phepburn

ALA Annual 2011 in New Orleans, LA, has wrapped up. I am back in the cooler but no less-flat surroundings of Chicago, and after a week of the heat and humidity of the Gulf Coast area, I crave time back among mountains and mild temperatures. But a week in BC is still two months off, […]

Midwinter Meeting Report from GLBTRT Councilor

January 14, 2011November 10, 2012 by Nathan Thomas

The following is a message from Peter Hepburn, the GLBTRT’sÂ Councilor. Â He is a representative of the GLBTRT on ALA Council, the governing body of ALA. Midwinter 2011 in San Diego, CA, has wrapped up, and I am most of the way home to Chicago (starting this on the plane home, finishing it in my office). […]

GLBTRT Task Force on RDA and Gender in Authority Records

February 12, 2008November 10, 2012 by krr

The GLBTRT ad hoc task force charged to comment on RDA’s proposed coding of gender in authority records submitted a response. The text of the response is below. The members of this task force were Naomi Kietzke Young (chair), Sherman Clarke, Brian Hasenstab, Tracy Nectoux, and Adam Schiff. Congratulations to them on a job well […]