Human Rights: Introduction

This introduction page provides links to help new users of Laurier Library, including contact information for reaching the subject librarian, information on problematic language in the library catalogue, and links to other relevant subject guides. Any available related course guides will appear at the bottom of the page.

Aided by Father James Robinson, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., center, and John Lewis, a crowd estimated by police at 5,000, marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, Ala. March 8, 1975. AP/AP

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On Problematic Language in Library Catalogues

Libraries using the Library of Congress classification system are working towards decolonizing and Indigenizing their collections. Unfortunately, this means that use of outdated terminologies may be required in order to search for materials, e.g. Indian instead of Indigenous, or Micmac instead of Mi'kmaq.

Please visit the Library of Congress website for a searchable list of current subject headings.

Please visit Laurier Library's Strategic Action Plan for more information about decolonizing the Library.

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Data & Statistics, Law & Society, Social & Environmental Justice

Global Studies, International Public Policy, Indigenous Studies, Sociology

Women & Gender Studies, Youth & Children's Studies

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