PACSCLExamples of terms not found in any #findingaid audited? "Trans," "illegals," or "codger." Indicative of the age of the collection? The cataloger? Institutional biases? The #harmfullanguage audit posed almost as many questions as it answered. #reparativedescription
"Colored," which occurred 3664 times, refers not only to people, but prints, slides, drawings, etc. An example of how critical #reparativedescription is given the context of a collection. #harmfullanguage
Words of aggrandizement - "important," "wealthy," "genius" - occurred 16050 times. And that doesn't count recent usage on X, just the finding aids. #harmfullanguage #reparativedescription
The word "negro" occurs 3585 times, as in "Hans Albrecht's visit to the US in 1926...sections of the report include topics such as, "factory farms and workers questions"...& "the negro problem."" https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/HAVERFORD_HC.MC.975.07.003 #harmfullanguage #reparativedescription
Continuing gendered invisibility, here are other terms/frequencies: Wife/7658, Daughter/5863, Sister/4831, Miss/4202. Signed JL's wife, Wayne's daughter, T&T's sister, Miss Behaving. #HarmfulLanguage #ReparativeDescription
Jeannette HoThe January issue of Critcatenate is available with the latest updates in the world of #InclusiveDescription and critical cataloging.
https://cataloginglab.org/2025/01/31/critcatenate-critcat-in-january-2025/
#Critcat #Metadata #Cataloging #Cataloguing #ReparativeDescription
The DLF Cultural Assessment Working Group (CAWG) has announced the publication of the Inclusive Metadata Toolkit.
It has two parts: 1) a guide that provides context for the listed tools and resources, and 2) the complete Inclusive Metadata Toolkit Resource Directory of inclusive metadata tools and resources.
#InclusiveDescription #ReparativeDescription #Metadata #DEI #Cataloging #Cataloguing
The August issue of the Critcatenate blog is available.
"Critcatenate is an effort to keep folks up to date on critcat efforts with a monthly-ish roundup of news. Critcat is short for critical cataloging, focusing on the ethical implications of library metadata, cataloging, and classification practice, standards, and infrastructure."
https://cataloginglab.org/category/critcatenate/
#InclusiveDescription #metadata #ReparativeDescription #Critcat #Cataloging #Cataloguing
The July issue of the Critcatenate blog is available with announcements on resources about #InclusiveDescription and related topics in the world of library #metadata.
https://cataloginglab.org/2024/08/01/critcatenate-critcat-in-july-2024/
The May 2024 issue of Violet Fox's blog Critcatenate is available:
https://cataloginglab.org/category/critcatenate/
#Critcat #Cataloging #Cataloguing #InclusiveDescription #ReparativeDescription #Metadata #DEI