Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2019
Publication Source
New England Archivists Newsletter
Abstract
This case study covers the process and policies involved in creating accurate and inclusive metadata for a historically marginalized community. The Japanese American Digitization Project was a consortial, collaborative digitization project with the goal of unifying and providing online access to tens of thousands of archival materials documenting the Japanese American experience. Traditionally, the Japanese American experience, particularly the internment during World War II, has been laden with euphemistic language. This article outlines community-driven metadata development, implementing an inclusive controlled vocabulary, and thinking about archival metadata as a process that can contribute to reparations.
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2019, New England Archivists
Volume
46
Issue
2
Keywords
metadata, digital collections, digital archives, archival description, social justice, Japanese American history
eCommons Citation
Jillian M. Ewalt (0000-0003-0805-3097) (2019).
Toward Inclusive Description: Reparations through Community-Driven Metadata. New England Archivists Newsletter.
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https://ecommons.udayton.edu/imri_faculty_publications/41
Comments
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