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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    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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    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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    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