2024-03-12

Attendees

@Marcia Barrett (UCSC)
@Catherine Busselen (UCSB)
@Ryan Finnerty (UCSD)
@Tricia Lampron (UCI)
@Cathleen Lu (UCSF) (notetaker)
@Latasha Means (UCM)
@Israel Yáñez (UCD)
@Erica Zhang (UCLA)

Regrets

	Item	Desired Outcome	Time	Who	Notes	Decisions	Actions

	Item	Desired Outcome	Time	Who	Notes	Decisions	Actions
1	START RECORDING			@Tricia Lampron
2	Announcements	UCSC Metadata Services is hiring a Cataloging Specialist (Library Professional 4 CX). Initial Review Date is March 25, 2024. Updates to Shared Drive	5 min	Everyone
3	Inclusive Cataloging/Harmful Language Statements	Define the first deliverable – what are we creating? An inclusive cataloging statement? A harmful language statement warning? A user feedback mechanism? Collected library statements on harmful language in metadata: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11qu8g1Ywd9wv2RXfNX-3vYXn4dlI1BpCMc6vSXW4tjk/edit#gid=0 Some campuses have harmful language statements which differs from inclusive cataloging statements. Which should we focus on? The harmful language statements are often also accompanied by a feedback mechanism. If our campus default Primo searches are UC Library Search, consideration of where statement lives on page?	20 min	@Tricia Lampron	Jam Board, Pg. 1 Document 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2023 presentation Catalog records sometimes include terminology or describe viewpoints that are biased, offensive, or outdated.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. Recording (2:47) Slides (downloadable from Core Connect and available on EIMP-PT Drive)		@Everyone Review recording & slides from “Public-facing Statements on Harmful Language in Library and Archival Description: Recommendations for Implementation” presentation by Katie Dunn & Samantha Garlock ALA Core Metadata Interest Group presentation, March 2023 @Everyone Gather best examples of public-facing statements and add them to the spreadsheet. What aspects do you like and why? The Cataloging Lab’s List of Statements on Bias in Library and Archives Description has examples.
4	Clarify remaining 2024 EIMP-PT deliverables		10 min	@Marcia Barrett	Jam Board, Pg. 1 Document		@Everyone Review document and comment
5	Review Permanent Group Responsibilities		10 min	@Marcia Barrett	Jamboard #2 Document		@Everyone Review document and comment
6		Total	50 min