Ka Pō, Ka Ao, Ka Awatea: The Interface between Epistemology and Māori Subject Headings

Cataloging and classification provide intellectual access for organizing resources in libraries. In New Zealand, bibliographic control is largely through the application of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). LCSH provide a sense of context and order. In Indigenous frameworks this sense of...

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Published inCataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 53; no. 5-6; pp. 479 - 495
Main Author Lilley, Spencer C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 04.07.2015
Subjects
authority control
Bibliographies
Classification
Construction
controlled vocabularies
Epistemology
indexing vocabularies
Indigenous knowledge
Libraries
Links
Māori epistemology
Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku-Māori subject headings
Organizing
subject access
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ISSN0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI10.1080/01639374.2015.1009671

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Summary:Cataloging and classification provide intellectual access for organizing resources in libraries. In New Zealand, bibliographic control is largely through the application of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). LCSH provide a sense of context and order. In Indigenous frameworks this sense of order can be found in the link between epistemology and knowledge structure. This article argues that the development and application of Māori subject headings is directly related to the natural order that is pivotal to a Māori worldview. The impact of this worldview and its associated values are explored in the context of the construction of Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku.
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ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2015.1009671