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The Museum of World Culture (Världskulturmuseet) has been implementing some decolonial practices in its indigenous collection. Therefore, the museum started migrating its collection to a new platform, and as part of this project, the museum needs to review its knowledge organization system, as some problems related to classification and terminology were identified in the current database called Carlotta. The next step is to create a controlled vocabulary specific to the indigenous group, however, dealing with a sensitive collection requires identifying the ethical issues. Then, we question what ethical issues can be raised in organizing and representing Knowledge of Indigenous Collections in the Världskulturmuseet? This is a case study that employed an interview and content analysis of the Carlotta database. As a result, we point to the growth of research in the indigenous librarianship field. The museum uses inappropriate and obsolete terms to describe some of the collection objects. We conclude that indigenous self-determination in cultural institutions can guide the ethical issues related to the creation of a knowledge organization system in a museum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The booktube community comprises individuals who share their literary experiences through videos posted on the YouTube platform. They are also book collectors who share their collections and their own subjective reasons for collecting books. Since their videos are published using tags, our focus was on the 'bookshelf tour' tag. This is a case study which utilized video analysis to investigate their classification criteria. We used the think-aloud protocols to collect the data. Content analysis was conducted, and the concept of classification was employed to understand the particular categories of private organization in their shelves and where these categories originated. Furthermore, we also considered studies related to book collections for interpreting the subjective connection between collecting and classification items in private collections. The results of the investigation highlighted three main aspects. Firstly, the desire to showcase their collection significantly influences their classification categories. Secondly, classification stands out as one of the primary activities of book collectors. Thirdly, the categories are influenced by their backgrounds and life stories, although many of them have been changing their classification considering their audience's opinion. When they make these classifications visible and explain their reasons for their choices, they also engage with their audience. In conclusion, we observed that when a classification scheme is based on the classifier's identity, it can lead to some instability in the categories. However, it also demonstrates how memory plays a crucial role in the retrieval process and how their worldview is reflected in these categories. Moreover, the digital environment influences on personal classification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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