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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for bringing up this question, Francis.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">At the Ransom Center there is a group working on a similar Statement on Language in Descriptive Records. Links to this statement are going to be added programmatically to all finding aids with a <processinfo>
tag, and I was wondering as well whether institutions are adding this type of statement to the bibliographic records (since adding it to the catalog interface is not an option for us).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Really interested in hearing what others are doing. Thanks for sharing!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Paloma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Light",sans-serif;color:#404040">Paloma Graciani Picardo|
<i>Metadata Librarian and Head, Printed & Published Media</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Light",sans-serif;color:#404040">Harry Ransom Center | The University of Texas at Austin |
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/">www.hrc.utexas.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Lapka, Francis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 10, 2020 12:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu' <dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] statements on harmful language or catalog remediation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">A colleague has brought my attention to this admirable
</span><a href="https://clarklibrary.ucla.edu/research/statementoncataloging/"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">statement on cataloging</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro""> at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. I believe this is
the central idea (but I encourage folks to read the entirety):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The Clark Library is revising our cataloging practices, checking records for accuracy and to eliminate, whenever possible, language that is biased or racist. We are updating metadata especially in instances when
the historical narrative needs to be challenged or when greater social context needs to be included.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">I believe a lot of institution are drafting similar language. At Yale, we have (so far) a
</span><a href="https://guides.library.yale.edu/specialcollections/statementondescription"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">Statement on Harmful Language in Archival Description</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">, which includes mention
of our efforts in reparative work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">In light of statements such as this, I wonder:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">Has anyone undertaken a statement that acknowledges the difficulty presented by harmful language in
<i>transcribed</i> fields, especially in historical special collections material?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">The statements that I’ve encountered so far all exist outside of the catalog proper. Are there any such statements within a catalog interface, e.g. in a footer or
other boilerplate? Has anyone considered adding explanatory statements directly to a catalog record that has particularly harmful language (presumably transcribed)?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro"">Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Francis Lapka</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Senior Catalogue Librarian</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Yale Center for British Art</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">203-432-9672 · </span><a href="mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">francis.lapka@yale.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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