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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Pushing the Boulder, Pushing the Envelope: Embracing the Iterative Nature of Improving MetadataViolet Foxvioletfox@gmail.com@violetbfoxThe world’s largest turkeyFrazee, MinnesotaZine Librarianshipcritical catalogingradical catalogingreparative metadatamutual metadataethical metadataconscious editingmetadata justice“Authority Control as Outreach” with Tina Gross“‘My Zine Life is My Private Life’: Reframing Authority Control from Detective Work to an Ethic of Care” with Kelly SwickardFrances YocomDorothy PorterDoris Hargrett ClackRecent wins!● changing Blacks to Black people● changing Noble savage to Noble savage stereotype● changing Brothers and sisters to Siblings● changing Problem youth to At-risk youth● soon: LC’s Indigenous headings project (replacing Indians of North America, Eskimos, etc.)More recent wins!● more people have been aware of these discussions, their own responsibility for this work● more people have been trained in how the LCSH approval process works and how they can get involved● LC has started inviting attendees to the monthly meetings where they discuss controversial proposalsA brief story about choicesTo keep in mind:How do we move forward sustainably? How do we move forward with justice work as an integral part of our day-to-day efforts? How do we encourage each other to keep questioning the boundaries that we’re working within?Questions??Please get in touch! violetfox@gmail.com@violetbfox

Pushing the Boulder, Pushing the Envelope: Embracing the Iterative Nature of Improving Metadata

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Pushing the Boulder, Pushing the Envelope: Embracing the Iterative Nature of Improving Metadata

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