IDEAL19

Individual presentations are approximately 15 minutes each. There will be time at the end for Q&A.

Individual Presentation A: The Critical Catalog: a design approach to metadata for diversity (Rachel Ivy Clarke & Sayward Schoonmaker)
While diversity is a core value of American librarianship, no systematic and scalable tools currently exist to promote diverse reading materials by and about marginalized populations. This presentation introduces a design research prototype ‚"The Critical Catalog‚", a library catalog that returns diverse reading materials. The presenters will discuss the prototype‚ structure, metadata, and its social implications for knowledge organization.

Individual Presentation B: Harm Reduction in Library Classification (Violet Fox)
Pernicious biases in subject headings and library classification schemes have been discussed at length, but how should our profession best address those biases? While resource description can never be neutral, using a harm reduction framework can help us identify potentially alienating terminology. Participants will learn how they can become active partners in democratizing classification to introduce more diverse perspectives.

Individual Presentation C: #RepresentationMatters: Social Media as a Tool for Promoting Diverse Collections and Improving Access (Jade Albury, Nicolette Brant, Renee Romero)
Do your collections and services reflect the diversity of your users? Are your collections and services accessible to diverse users? Is diversity and inclusion at all a  part of your social media strategy? After a brief introduction to their collections, see  how two different teams are utilizing social media to intentionally highlight the diverse aspects of their collections and reach out to marginalized groups while marketing their services.

We performed a usability test of UNC Libraries database access page with users who are low vision or blind. While automated checkers like WebAIM's WAVE can assess and fix existing issues, they cannot detect everything that makes a webpage easy to use or replace the experiences of users meeting their information needs. We adapted our protocol for running a usability test and recruiting participants to ensure our methods were inclusive.

Slides available at: go.unc.edu/ideal-site-unseen.

This poster investigates issues of bibliographic description and access related to academic materials on Native American and Indigenous subjects in art and music. From a position of cultural humility, seeking productive questions rather than definitive answers, a cataloging librarian and an instruction librarian collaborate on improving access to Indigenous subject material and supporting student success.

This project intended to build a classification system that is reflective of the mission and values of Out on the Shelves Library, a volunteer-run independent LGBT2QIA+ library. To this end, goals for the new system included updated language, logical order and arrangement, and maintaining a historical record which promotes transparency and ensures it remains living system which is responsive to context and community.

Planning a journey to a new place can be stressful. A lack of accessible digital information can make a trip impossible depending on a user's cognitive or physical abilities. The floor plan is a ubiquitous element on library websites, but a recent survey revealed inaccessible, inefficient designs based on web accessibility guidelines and usability heuristics. The poster outlines recommendations for creating accessible representations of spaces.

The accurate and respectful representation of LGBTQ+ materials remains a challenge for libraries applying existing organizational systems. This poster details an in-house classification system created with the community's needs in mind; underlines the importance of meaningful collections/services for LGBTQ+ users and collecting user input; and outlines action items for LIS professionals wishing to weave their LGBTQ+ community into the library.

When making collection choices on a limited budget, it is important to be strategic. To make informed purchases, we need to have a better understanding of our collections. This poster will demonstrate how to use spreadsheets to visualize the representation in your collection to create data visualizations for subject librarians, collection development and faculty to create diverse, cost-effective and representative collections.

Individual presentations are approximately 15 minutes each. There will be time at the end for Q&A.

Individual Presentation A: Starting at the source: metadata and DEI (Jessica Janecki, Christina N. Manzella)
Two Duke Libraries technical services librarians explore ways to incorporate DEI initiatives into ongoing metadata work. The panel covers a case study of The Narrative of Sojourner Truth illustrating the importance of authority control, and biases and limitations in Library of Congress Classification representation of identity.

Individual Presentation B: Building Diversity and Inclusion into Cataloging and Metadata (Clara Burns, Sol Lopez)
Research on implicit bias in the Library of Congress catalog clarifies the urgent need for corrective metadata updates that accurately represent diverse communities seeking access to information. To address barriers to timely revision, this project seeks to identify focus points for optimal impact in order to develop possible strategies that could accelerate change and be scalable for most libraries to implement.

Individual Presentation C: Accessibility and Inclusion in the Design of Library Systems (Micah Altman)
We present an analysis focused on how the technical information systems and software used in libraries create barriers to inclusion and accessibility.  This analysis is informed by an IMLS-sponsored national forum, convened in April 2019, bringing together technologists, practitioners, and academicians.

Individual presentations are approximately 15 minutes each. There will be time at the end for Q&A.

Individual Presentation: A. The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC): Modelling Strong Governance and Un-Colonized Mutual Aid to Uplift Diversity and Inclusivity in Digital Libraries (Brian W. Keith, Laurie Taylor)
The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a collaborative, international digital library of Caribbean and circum-Caribbean resources, providing access and preservation for materials from archives, libraries, museums, and private collections. dLOC exemplifies shared governance and mutual aid, a model transnational digital collaborative community serving diverse populations and for promoting bridge building, intersectionality, and inclusion.

Individual Presentation B: University Archives and Ethnic Studies Programs: Why it is important to share university history with current students (Delphia Williams)
University presidents and chancellors have sought to dismantle ethnic studies programs and this disproportionately affects black and brown students. University Archives can help aid students in their struggle to preserve these programs. It can arm students with information on the history of these programs, the benefits they have provided and the additional services that have grown out of the establishment of ethnic studies programs.

Individual Presentation C: Celebrating Cuba! Global Access to the Cuban National Library's Catalog Records (David Van Kleeck)
This talk outlines a collaborative effort with Cuba's national library to open their collections to researchers around the world. This initiative includes loading their catalog records into WorldCat. Over 130,000 records have been added to the WorldCat database, some of which required creating original MARC records based on images from scanned catalog cards. Opening access to these collections will have a major impact on Cuba-related scholarship.

Publishers and librarians are integral in shaping the creation and dissemination of knowledge. This panel discussion featuring professionals from the publishing industry and academic libraries will explore how Whiteness in both professions have shaped the creation and dissemination of knowledge, will examine how colonialism is perpetuated through the knowledge creation system, and consider future models that de-center Whiteness.