UCO - Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium Proceedings

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The Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium is a space for librarians, catalogers, archivists, and anyone interested in inclusive metadata to share their ideas and build a support network for this important work in our state's libraries and archives.

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Changing the Name of the Tulsa Race Riot to Tulsa Race Massacre in LCSH
(2021-12-01) Antell, Karen; Shorten, Jay
Librarians from the University of Oklahoma present the work that had to be done in order to get the official Library of Congress Subject Heading changed from "Tulsa Race Riot" to "Tulsa Race Massacre.”
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Pushing the Boulder, Pushing the Envelope: Embracing the Iterative Nature of Improving Metadata
(2022-07-14) Fox, Violet
Violet Fox, creator of The Cataloging Lab, gave the keynote presentation for the inaugural Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives where she encouraged metadata and archives professionals to keep up the important work, no matter the pace of the work.
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Finding the Right Words
(2022-07-14) Beezley, Shay; Palone, Kaitlyn
In Summer 2021, UCO Chambers Library's catalogers crafted an inclusive metadata statement. Our presentation will provide 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)
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DARE to Say NO
(2022-07-14) Earls, Anona; Compton, JJ
Using the Acronym DARE we'll look specifically at reclassing the offensive and dated terminology of call numbers for materials classified with N and O Cutter numbers for "Negro" and "Oriental." DARE is short for Decide (to undertake the project), Access (changing the metadata), Repair (the label, record, shelving location, etc) or Eliminate (weed)
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2022 Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium Program
(2022-07-14) UCO Chambers Library
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Started from the Middle, Now We're Here: Making a Game Plan for Metadata Justice at the Dickinson Research Center
(2022-07-14) Newby, Kera; Schafer, Samantha; Zilinskas, Lulu
The Dickinson Research Center (DRC) at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum has implemented new online databases for photograph and manuscript collections. As legacy materials were transitioned into ArchivesSpace and Islandora, staff recognized the need to better understand the existing metadata and the necessity of a plan of action to move toward equitability. However, that process has not been without its challenges - the biggest of which was knowing where to start. This presentation will discuss how DRC database projects are evolving from just improving accessibility to also incorporating metadata justice.
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Proceedings of the 2022 Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries and Archives Symposium
(2022-08-23) Beezley, Shay; Stoll, Mary; Masood, Sana; Long, Misty
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Politeness AND Executing Inclusive Metadata with OK Libraries & Archives
(2023-07-20) Chang, Suzette V.; Thick Descriptions
As of 2018, Oklahoma ranked as the politest state in the country. This ranking speaks to a powerful intention. Often politeness and respect are defined as synonymous, but these words are not the same. During this humanity driven conversation, Suzette Chang, Founder/CEO of Thick Descriptions an organization that disrupts traditional educational methods with anthropology to help humans thrive where they are building stronger communities, attendees will learn and discuss how politeness can be a barrier to accurately and respectfully describing materials related to underrepresented communities. Participants will laugh/smile/giggle/reflect and strategically think about how to be polite AND offer inclusive metadata.
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The Creation of the Tribal Nations of Oklahoma Metadata Database
(2023-07-20) Macken, Megan; Palone, Kaitlyn; Zilinskas, Lulu
In the closing discussions of last year's symposium the impromptu creation of the Metadata Justice Collective occurred. Those that volunteered to chair, Megan Macken, Lulu Zilinskas, and Kaitlyn Palone, met shortly thereafter about possible projects that could use collaborative work. Megan presented the idea to create a database of Oklahoma Tribal Nation preferred names. The speakers presented on how this work was accomplished, problems encountered, and plans for future.
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Beyond Exploitation: Metadata Justice and Prison Labor
(2023-07-20) Howard, Kristen C.
Large-scale digitization projects require enormous amounts of resources and labor, both of which are frequently in short supply in libraries and archives. How, then, has Oklahoma’s Yearbook Project been able to scan and process high school yearbooks at no cost for schools, libraries, museums, and historical societies? As a service of Oklahoma Correctional Industries, a state-level prison industry program, the Yearbook Project relied on the penal labor exemption of the Thirteenth Amendment which allows for involuntary servitude to occur behind prison bars. Although the Yearbook Project is currently on hiatus due to an ongoing investigation, metadata specialists, cataloguers, and the wider memory work community must still grapple with the legacy of this and other exploitative and unethical programs that have contributed to the resources and services we offer patrons. This presentation sheds light on the issue of exploitative prison labor on behalf of libraries and archives, and offers a solution grounded in metadata justice: labeling items, collections, and databases that benefit from exploitative labor
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2023 Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium Program
(2023-07-20) UCO Chambers Library; UCO Chambers Library
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Everyone Belongs Here: Creating an Inclusive Public Library Local History and Genealogy Collection
(2023-07-20) Skinner, Michelle
The Chickasha Public Library maintains a local history and genealogy print collection that is currently being cataloged and organized. This presentation will give an overview of the process involved in creating original records with accurate and inclusive metadata and descriptions that reflect the history, perspective, and experiences of diverse groups so that all people can see both themselves and others accurately reflected in the collection.
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Fus Fixico Classification System
(2023-07-21) Hutto, Heather D.
Western cataloging systems organize information by subject and are created through a western lens. Indigenous communities organize information according to other factors, notably: cosmology, geography, language, and a sense of being. Our library created and actively uses the Fus Fixico (“Angry Bird” in Muskogee 'Creek' Language) Classification System (FFCS). FFCS is named after the Fus Fixico letters, which were written by Alexander Posey, a Muscogee Humorist, who served as secretary at the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention. FFCS borrows elements from the Brian Deer Classification System, Dewey, and Graph Theory to create a more inclusive system that empowers improved metadata and LoC subjects to thrive, while also still providing for user-friendly collocation
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2023 Proceedings of the Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium
(2023-08-31) Beezley, Shay; Steele, Tom; Long, Misty; Masood, Sana; Lefler, Brooke
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Unveiling Hidden Stories: Interactive Digital Humanities Resources Empower Research on Underrepresented Communities
(2024-06-13) Macken, Megan; Mautino, Sara; Hunt, Amy
In three case studies, we show how the transformation from a static bibliography to an interactive digital humanities resource connects student researchers to the cultural heritage of often overlooked communities, including Indigenous artists and Indigenous architects and architecture. In addition to modernizing pre-existing metadata on Indigenous artists and the built environment of Oklahoma, we created an entirely new bibliography dedicated to the under-represented field of Indigenous Architecture of Oklahoma. These case studies show how unearthing and enhancing existing resources can help researchers develop new narratives about the history and culture of Oklahoma.
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2024 Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium Program
(2024-06-13) UCO Chambers Library, /
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The Limits of Repair: The Case for and Boundaries of Reparative Description
(6/13/2024) Searcy, Rachel; Stephan, Weatherly
This presentation will discuss a group reparative description project undertaken on an assembled archival collection held by New York University Libraries Special Collections that consists of documents concerning enslavement in Spanish-colonized Cuba. Years after its acquisition and accessioning, the Archival Collections Management (ACM) department undertook collaborative reparative description on the collection, applying the recommendations of the Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia’s Anti-Racist Description Resources. The presentation will discuss the project design and outcomes, as well as larger reflections on the individual, institutional, and systemic challenges encountered and the limitations on archival re-description alone in the service of anti-racism and anti-oppressive.
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Apparitional Representations: Disability History, Reparative Descriptions, and Ethical Failings in a Special Research Collection
(6/13/2024) Weiss, Melissa
In this presentation, I discuss the process and outcomes of a reparative description project I undertook for my master’s thesis at the University of Oklahoma. My thesis focused on remediating disability-related descriptions in the Western History Collections. I examined a variety of theoretical models and attempted to apply them as I remediated descriptions. My presentation covers the challenges of trying to remediate descriptions in an archive not dedicated to disability history and provides a methodology for doing remediations that might help archivists struggling with incomplete information about items in a collection.
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Creating Occult Identities and Subjects, or, How New NACO and SACO Funnels will Improve Access to Occult Resources
(6/13/2024) Frost, Guy; Breidenbaugh, Margaret
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and authorities for names, covens, groups, organizations, and especially practitioners of New Religious Movements are lacking. Many of the existing LCSH terms omit scope notes, opening them up to being misassigned to cataloging records. In addition, many practitioners of these movements may be misassociated with the existing terms or unsatisfied with how their creative works have been labeled. Much of this conundrum lies with a lack of knowledge of the subject, but another issue may stem from prejudice. In early 2024, three people met online to consider addressing this problem with the aim of forming an Occult SACO Funnel and a separate Occult NACO Funnel. Learn about the mission, vision, and immediate plans of this exciting project, including how to get involved.
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Reparative Analysis of OOHRP's Oklahoma and OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender Collections
(6/13/2024) Davis, Katanna; Daglaris, Patrick
This presentation will focus on two Oklahoma Oral History Research Program collections, the Oklahoma and OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender collections. As the OOHRP Digital Curation GRA, I will discuss my process of using controlled vs. homegrown vocabularies, more specifically the Library of Congress Subject Headings and FAST and the alternative vocabulary of the Homosaurus. I will go into discussion of how I approach, and what it looks like, creating metadata for these collections, along with the description writing process for these oral histories. There will also be a more broad discussion of reparative practices regarding 2SLGBTQIA+ oral histories and oral history collections.