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Presentation on activities of Duke University Libraries’ Inclusive Description Task Force including accessibility for non-English speakers, remapped LC Subject Headings, alternative thesauri, and flexing the LC Subject Headings Manual and LCSH.
Metadata to Support DEIA / Treshani Perera, Merrilee Proffitt, Brian M. Watson
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Public-facing Statements on Harmful Language in Library and Archival Description: Recommendations for Implementation / Katie Dunn & Samantha Garlock
ALA Core Metadata Interest Group presentation, March 2023
Catalog records sometimes include terminology or describe viewpoints that are biased, offensive, or outdated. Library-provided descriptive metadata can also include harmful language, which can – and should – be updated to be more sensitive and accurate without compromising discoverability. In the summer of 2022, several members of the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries’ Critical Cataloging Interest Group came together to explore creating a public-facing statement on harmful language that may appear in the library’s catalog or other descriptive metadata. The purpose of this statement is to invite library patrons and staff to report harmful language they encounter, while providing context and education about why harmful language may be present, and assure patrons and staff that their concerns will be heard and addressed.
This presentation describes the characteristics of existing harmful language statements, and our recommendations for libraries interested in creating their own statement. It will also include discussion of our process, and our goals in adding a harmful language statement to the library website and catalog.
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Whose Authority? Applying a DEI Lens to Traditional Descriptive Practice / Laura Daniels, Jackie Magagnosc, Liz Parker
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