How does colonialism and the values that stem from white supremacy affect the resources that are available for our research?
What kinds of implicit bias will we expect to see inside these tools, and how can we acknowledge and circumvent it?
How does colonialism and white supremacy impact metadata, which then shapes our search results?
The language people in power use to refer to certain groups affects how we find information about those groups, especially when doing historical research and trying to find primary sources from the past.
From the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA):
Library of Congress Subject Headings
We are told that credible, reliable and valuable information is found in peer-reviewed scholarly research, from "respected" and "prominent" sources published in traditional outlets. But who is allowed to contribute? Who is left out? How do we find voices outside of this?
Privilege & Bias in Scholarly Publishing / UC Merced
Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing / Proquest
Finding Diverse Voices in Academic Research / George Mason University Libraries
Grey literature: Advocating for diverse voices, increased use, improved access, and preservation / College & Research Libraries News
Photographs: Who is the one documenting?
Native American Photographers Unite To Challenge Inaccurate Narratives / New York Times
The Photographer's Intent: Understanding the Narratives We Amplify / American Journal of Public Health (editorials)
Archivists have an important job — a job that has the ability to save or erase an individual's history or even the history of an entire people. Dominique Luster works to build a historical view that includes marginalized voices and conscious language. In this talk, she shares lessons of this as put in motion with her work archiving the iconic photography of Charles "Teenie" Harris.