Getting Started with DEIA Metadata

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Cultivating a Culture for Inclusive Metadata / Shay Beezley, Shay and Anna Nicole Sump-Crethar

ELUNA 2023 Annual Meeting, May 2023

SLIDES

Presentation on University of Central Oklahoma Library’s Inclusive Metadata Initiative activities which include the creation of an Inclusive Metadata Statement, the creation of a form to report offensive or outdated terminology in library metadata, specific strategies for remediating offensive/outdated terminology, problematic classification, and providing more inclusive language in library metadata.  In addition to retrospective projects, the library’s Systems division is working on creating a culture that supports inclusive metadata practices, both within the library and regionally in Oklahoma—which presents its own challenges in a deeply conservative state.

The DEI Metadata Handbook: A Guide to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Description / H.E. Wintermute, Christopher S. Dieckman, Heather M. Campbell, Nausicaa L. Rose & Hema Thulsidhos

book

Written primarily for professionals in library and information science but with applicability to archives and other information management industries, this handbook provides an overview of metadata work that focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). DEI metadata work has several goals: enhancing diverse representation in descriptive metadata; improving discovery of diverse resources; and mitigating negative effects of inaccurate, outdated, or offensive terminology. Readers will gain a broad awareness of DEI-related issues in metadata creation and management; learn techniques for retroactively reviewing and updating existing metadata to address these issues; and develop strategies to create metadata that better meets DEI needs.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Metadata and Cataloging: An Exploration of Strategies and Discussions / Tomeka Jackson and Jssica L. Serrao

ALA CORE LOGIN REQUIRED

RECORDING & SLIDES

A webinar that provides an overview of strategies associated with implementing EDI work in cataloging and metadata, including stakeholders, consensus building, implementations, assessment, and iteration strategies for future work.

Presented on October 26, 2022

Finding the Right Words / Shay Beezley and Kaitlyn Palone. 

Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium presentation, July 14, 2022

SLIDES

University of Central Oklahoma catalogers crafted an inclusive metadata statement in summer 2021.  This presentation gives an overview of the process, recommendations for creating your own statement, and the challenges of important terminology being misappropriated as buzzwords (e.g. “decolonizing” the catalog).

Metadata through a DEI Lens: Creating More Inclusive Cataloging in the MARC Environment / Christina Manzella & Rich Murray

ASERL webinar, March 2021

RECORDING & SLIDES

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

NISO DEIA Webinars, Workshop #1, October, 2021

Recording & Slides

This is the first of three free NISO DEIA Webinars and includes the following presentations:

1. DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) and Metadata / Treshani Perera

2. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Metadata: Some Works in Progress / Merrillee Proffitt

3. Minoritized Vocabularies & Metadata Collectives / Brian  M. Watson

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

presentation

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 also include discussion of our process in creating the statement and our goals in adding a harmful language statement to the library website and catalog.

Whose Authority? Applying a DEI Lens to Traditional Descriptive Practice / Laura Daniels, Jackie Magagnosc, Liz Parker

NETSL 2023 Annual Spring Conference, April 2023

presentation

Cornell University Library formed an Inclusive Descriptive Practice Task Force in 2021, dedicated to examining metadata practices and identifying methods to acknowledge the subjective nature of cataloging and archival descriptive practices. This session will give an overview of the formation, structure, and outputs of some of the subgroups in this task force, including examples of unexpected challenges and some successes thus far.

Words Matter for the CSU: Inclusive Description Task Force / Luiz Mendes, Allison Bailund, Julie Moore, Speakers

Panel Discussion, October 2023

RECORDING & SLIDES

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of the inclusive/critical cataloging movement. This panel of cataloging experts will leave participants with a solid idea of what inclusive cataloging is and why it is important. The panelists will provide real-life examples, best practices and approaches to identify projects that we are using in the CSU Libraries Network.