A review by autumn_alwaysreadingseason
The Power to Name: Locating the Limits of Subject Representation in Libraries by Hope A. Olson

3.0

A classic in cataloging literature, Olson uses a feminist perspective to critique foundational texts and standards in the profession. She closely reads Cutter and Dewey, looking at their shortcomings: the construction of a universal language, hierarchical relationships, and in Cutter's case the singular public. She then uses examples cataloged by LC to illustrate her points, showing how the systems alienate topics considered to be "other" to specific areas or, conversely, how these subjects are dispersed through the use of classification. Either way, it limits retrieval of those resources.

However, it is a little dated. I'm sure that there are new technologies and theories that could apply to Olson's argument today.