Work Plan

Deliverable	Timeframe	Due Date	Notes
Link to Work Plan with Action Items
Phase 1
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).	Short-term	July 2023	Create survey Create Communication & Survey Contact list Survey campuses Analyze survey results Define what “successful implementation” means and scope areas of ethical and inclusive metadata practices Utilize survey when reviewing and updating Work Plan
Create a list of UC reparative and inclusive cataloging local projects and practices that can be shared systemwide.	Short-term	July 2023	Who can contribute to this space? Will the site be ongoing? Who will be responsible for the site following our work? Categorizing, tagging, etc. needs Created: UC Reparative and Inclusive Cataloging and Metadata Projects and Practices
Create a means of information sharing and communication around local campus efforts	Midterm	October 2023	Determine ongoing responsibility for hosting and maintaining Determine the scope and policies for information sharing Created: SILS Community Slack channel #diversity-equity-inclusion
Create a directory of campus personnel with description and discovery-related DEIJA expertise or responsibility (i.e. NACO, SACO, Linked Data, Language, Accessibility)	Midterm	October 2023	Determine ongoing responsibility for hosting and maintaining Determine full list of areas of need (i.e. add language, non-Latin scripts, etc.)
Create a space for resources and training materials for UC libraries addressing DEIJA in cataloging, metadata and discovery	Short-term	July 2023	Determine criteria and scope Who can contribute to this space? Will the site be ongoing? Who will be responsible for the site following our work? Created: DEIA Resources and Training for Cataloging, Metadata and Discovery
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)	Midterm	October 2023	Identify potential best practices, policies, vocabulary, etc. that need to be changed Created: SACO Funnels Make a list of responsible groups for proposing/approving changes In Process: Groups Responsible for Policy Change
Hold regular updates with the stakeholders	Throughout		Create Communication & Survey Contact list Communicate throughout with SILS RM, SILS Discovery, CMCKG, SCCMCKG, EDICKG, and local campus diversity committees Present at SILS Town Hall(s), as needed
Create Phase 1 Final Report	Long-term	December 2023	Release Phase 1 final report December 2023
Phase 2
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.	Long-term/Phase 2	2024	Explore the landscape to see if there are recommendations from other sources Identify more inclusive vocabularies for potential use (i.e. Homosaurus) Determine where to host the recommendations
Develop best practices to create anti-racist and anti-biased description and classification for a more equitable, diverse and inclusive UC Library Search	Long-term/Phase 2	2024	Determine where to host the best practices
Make concrete recommendations for reparative cataloging for catalogers and systems personnel	Long-term/Phase 2	2024	Define “concrete recommendations” Find use cases and potential for discovery experience Explore the landscape to see if there are recommendations from other sources Determine where to host the recommendations
Make concrete recommendations for improved DEIJA discovery experience	Long-term/Phase 2	2024	Determine who the discovery stakeholders are and reach out to them Explore the discovery landscape to see what other libraries have done
Create final Phase 2 report	Long-term Phase 2	2024