Digital Collections Diversity Audit

GOALS:

• Conduct a quantitative analysis of collections records to learn how many digital collections reflect some life experience/dimension of identity other than that of cis-het, white, non-disabled males.

• Identify areas to improve collection diversity and representation. Prioritize collection digitization and acquisitions from this data.

• Identify records that need improved records and reparative descriptions.

• Gain familiarity with digital collections holdings for general knowledge and inspiration for social media promotion.

PROCESS PLANNING:

1. Choose areas of identity to investigate: Confer with Reparative Description Team for help with deciding categories.

1. Run a report of the works in the digital collection. COMPLETE

   1. No Child Works

2. Create a working spreadsheet/data gathering methodology. IN PROGRESS

   1. Add an Update Subject Headings tab if needed.

   2. Add a marker to identify objects that need their metadata to be revisited?

   3. Creator vs. Content (creator must be self-identified)

   4. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ENIr2igJWYUFPZclLxzG8-aYmSFXpSFVkWnSiCJ4aS0/edit#gid=0

   5. Add open ended prompts? e.g., countries represented?

   6. More about #ownvoices

3. Analyze Data and Report Findings

   1. Come up with a scoring system?

   2. Qualitative and quantitative

QUESTIONS/BRAINSTORMING: