Work Plan

Identify needs at each campus with regards to successful implementation of ethical and inclusive metadata practice for description, faceting, subject headings, controlled vocabularies, and authority records in SILS and UC Library Search (Alma and Primo).

High

What does “successful implementation” mean?

Do we need a deliverable for identifying EDIJ resources & projects? A number of these deliverables are dependent on such a list.

Create a list of UC reparative and inclusive cataloging local projects and practices that can be shared systemwide. 

High

Will this be a continually updated list, and if so, who will maintain?

Create a means of information sharing and communication around local campus efforts

Create a directory of campus personnel with description and discovery-related DEIJA expertise or responsibility (i.e. NACO, SACO, linked-data, Accessibility)

Medium

Create a space for resources and training materials for UC libraries addressing DEIJA in cataloging, metadata and discovery

High

Make concrete recommendations for addressing representation issues with vocabularies, including misrepresentation due to factual error or bias and underrepresentation or erasure due to lack of specific headings.

Develop best practices to create anti-racist and anti-biased description and classification for a more equitable, diverse and inclusive UC Library Search

Make concrete recommendations for reparative cataloging for catalogers and systems personnel

Make concrete recommendations for improved DEIJA discovery experience 

Identify which groups are responsible for changes at local, national and/or international levels (e.g., local-level, SILS Operations Team, Operations Subteams, Leadership Group)

Medium

Hold regular updates with the stakeholders

(Q1-4)

Create final report

(Q4)