Roundtable Discussion on Metadata for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2022-01-25
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern
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Moderator(s): @Nora Zimmerman
Notetaker: @Anna Goslen
Attendees:
Julie Hardesty (Indiana University)
Anna Goslen (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Nora Zimmerman (Lafayette)
Meredith Hale (University of Tennessee)
Jen Young (Northwestern)
Julia Simic (U of Oregon)
Rebecca Pattillo (U of Louisville)
Sarah Seymore (UOregon)
Cara Key (Oregon State University)
Kate Lynch (Princeton University)
Heather Greer Klein (Samvera)
Brianna McLaughlin (Indiana University)
Kim Leaman (Princeton University)
Maggie Dickson (Duke University)
Anna Craft (UNC Greensboro)
Annamarie Klose (Ohio State)
Rachel Jaffe (UC Santa Cruz)
Wen Nie Ng
Agenda:
Roundtable Discussion on Metadata for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Julie Hardesty, Indiana University - IU Harmful Language Statement and reporting process
New, posted in September of 2021
Includes resources used to develop the statement
Provided on library’s website, in context of Digital Collections Services department
Links to a reporting form:
A Qualtrics form - requires a URL for the relevant item
Other fields for additional details - optional
Can share email address, but not required
Statement is also linked in footer of IU Digital Collections site, as well as Image Collections Online site (this site will eventually be superseded by Digital Collections site). Planning to add link to Media Collections site and Archives Online sites as well.
Statement will not be linked in context of library catalog, IUCAT, at this time.
Also have a DCS Harmful Language Support manual on internal Confluence page (not publicly accessible). Get notice when something is reported in qualtrics, connected to Jira for taking action through automated ticketing.
DCS is serving as intermediary between users and collection managers
Have a plan to review the statement annually - DCS team will be responsible for the review. Would try to connect with other departments about possible areas of expansion (IUCAT, etc).
Link to brown bag that explains process in more detail: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/m80h83sm3p
Meredith Hale, University of Tennessee - Digital Library of Tennessee harmful language statement
DTLN statement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1swm3Bq_E7AxTaHrapFJaV1X6TcuW3Oca/view
Email to report would go to Meredith only for right now, as chair of committee
Digital Library of Tennessee committee page: https://www.tenn-share.org/af_membercommittee.asp?committeeid=28&sp=4
DPLA local site - https://tn.dp.la/ - includes links to DPLA’s statement and DPLA’s reporting mechanism - have not yet received any reports via this avenue either
Shared via chat: list of statements on Cataloging Lab: https://cataloginglab.org/list-of-statements-on-bias-in-library-and-archives-description/
Since they are migrating, they have not tackled the issue of including it locally
Distinction between harmful description vs content - many participants have tried to address both in their statements. At Northwestern, they are creating 2 different statements.