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The DEI Metadata Handbook: A Guide to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Description

H. E. Wintermute, Christopher S. Dieckman, Heather M. Campbell, Nausicaa L. Rose, Hema Thulsidhos

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Written primarily for professionals in library and information science but with applicability to archives and other information management industries, this handbook provides an overview of metadata work that focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). DEI metadata work has several goals: enhancing diverse representation in descriptive metadata; improving discovery of diverse resources; and mitigating negative effects of inaccurate, outdated, or offensive terminology. Readers will gain a broad awareness of DEI-related issues in metadata creation and management; learn techniques for retroactively reviewing and updating existing metadata to address these issues; and develop strategies to create metadata that better meets DEI needs.
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Publication Details

Published: July 26, 2024

Publisher: Iowa State University Digital Press

Location: Ames, Iowa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/isudp.2024.153

ISBN: 978-1-958291-09-2

Downloads: 5149

License Information: Copyright © 2024 by H. E. Wintermute, Heather M. Campbell, Christopher S. Dieckman, Nausicaa L. Rose, and Hema Thulsidhos is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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About the Authors

Harriet E. Wintermute is Chair of Acquisitions, Cataloging, Metadata, and E-Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Before her current role, Harriet led the Metadata Services department at Iowa State University. She has worked as cataloging and metadata librarian at UNL and Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. She has a BA in Computer Science from Wellesley College. Harriet obtained her MLIS and a graduate certificate in special collections at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she began her career in library metadata as a graduate student employee.

Heather M. Campbell is Head of Metadata Services at Iowa State University. Prior roles include Discovery and Metadata Librarian at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Humanities and Instruction Librarian at Grinnell College, and Senior Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She received a BA in French from Drake University, an MA in French from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She enjoys teaching Fundamentals of Metadata, an ALA Core continuing education course.

Christopher S. Dieckman is a Metadata and Cataloging Librarian at the Iowa State University Library. He previously worked for OCLC as a catalog specialist. He received a BA in music from Northern Illinois University and an MLIS from Kent State University, where he concentrated on metadata and cataloging. Areas of interest include subject cataloging, user discovery, rare materials, and the role of library metadata in the broader information landscape.

Nausicaa L. Rose is a Metadata Librarian at Iowa State University. She previously worked at Wartburg College as the Technical Services supervisor. She received a BA in English and History from Monmouth College. She received her MLIS from the University of Iowa.

Hema Thulsidhos is a Metadata Projects Librarian at Iowa State University. She earned her MLIS degree from the University of Pittsburgh and holds a BA in Corporate Secretaryship from MOP Vaishnav College for Women (India). Before joining Iowa State University, she served as a Volunteer Librarian at the Grand View Library and a Library Intern at Drake University. These roles helped her gain valuable experience in digitization, metadata creation, and cataloging.

Reviews

Whilst this book is aimed mostly at library metadata creators, it could also apply to any information professionals who may create resource descriptions in their work, and also be of interest to library and archive students. Because of this, the book feels like a great introduction to the subject for someone new to EDI in metadata. –Ashleigh Weir, Catalogue & Index

DEI work has been at the forefront for much of the discussion in the last five years in libraries, with metadata and cataloging being no exception. This book allows librarians to tackle this work in a practical, ethical way; while still acknowledging the varied limitations that institutions experience. –B. L. Hendrickson, Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table

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H. E. Wintermute et al. 2024. The DEI Metadata Handbook: A Guide to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Description