Cruising the library

Book • 2017
Explores perversities in the organization of knowledge, focusing on libraries.

The book examines Library of Congress subject headings related to sexuality.

It also discusses how these headings reflect and perpetuate societal biases and norms.

Adler's work is influential in critical cataloging and information studies.

It advocates for more inclusive and equitable knowledge organization systems.

Cruising the Library is a valuable contribution to understanding the politics of information.

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Melissa Adler
's first book, which came out of her research on the history of sexuality through libraries, archives, and museums.
Melissa Adler, "Peculiar Satisfaction: Thomas Jefferson and the Mastery of Subjects" (Fordham UP, 2025)

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