A nomad lands in Alabama - Popline makes abortion a stop word.

Hi. This is a collection of miscellany. Recurring themes may include: baseball, my dog, crafts, DIY decorating and libraries/librarianship. You have been warned.

My "real" website is knowltonian.net

You can reach me at ekwilson at gmail dot com, if you so desire.

Popline makes abortion a stop word.

(Update: at some point since I took these screenshots and posted this, abortion has been removed as a stop word. via LISNews)

Popline, “Your connection to the world’s reproductive health literature,” has made abortion a stop word.

Stories here, here, and here. Listserv “announcement” of the change is here.

Screenshots of a search for “abortion”:

Results screen:

Here’s a screenshot of a search for “fertility control, postconception”:

And the results:

Comments (View)