The Classification & Indexing Section will host the Open Session “Reclaiming subject access to indigenous knowledge”  on  Tuesday August 16. The Open Session will be chaired by John DeSantis and Maja Žumer.

1. Classifying and Indexing Philippine Indigenous Materials with Emphasis on the Codillera
   Cristina B. Villanueva, University of the Philippines Baguio, Philippines
   Paper in English
2. Of Places and Names:Working with Northern Canadian Communities to Enhance Subject Access to Digital Cultural Resources
   Sharon Farnel, University of Alberta Libraries, Canada
   Ali Shiri, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Canada
   Dinesh Rathi, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Canada
   Cathy Cockney, Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Canada
   Sandy Campbell, University of Alberta Libraries, University of Alberta, Canada
   Robyn Stobbs, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Canada
   Paper in English
3. Modifications to the Library of Congress Subject Headings for use by Manitoba archives
   Christine Bone, University of Manitoba Libraries, Canada
   Paper in English
4. The Moral Imperative of Subject Access to Indigenous Knowledge: Considerations and Alternative Paths
   Heather Moulaison Sandy, iSchool at the University of Missouri, United States
   Jenny Bossaller, iSchool at the University of Missouri, United States
   Paper in English

We hope to translate the papers to other major languages and will publish them as soon as possible at the WLIC 2016 web.  To come to our Open Session , just search for “Session 151”.