Course Information
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Assessing Digital Collections Using DEIA
$250.00
Dates: August 4 - August 31Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This course demonstrates how you can create and perform your own Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) assessment of your current digital collections (digitized archives and special collections). Focusing on the overwhelming need to make digital collections in libraries and museums less white, less ableist, less racist, and less bigoted, this course provides methodology and select literature on how you can conduct your own DEIA assessment, and how to actualize change in a post-assessment environment. This course will center on one principle each week, discussing how to improve your: diversity of digital items, representation in subject matter, digital collections’ metadata and descriptions, and accessible formatting and presentation, respectfully. Performing a DEIA assessment on a regular basis will directly inform your practice, that of your colleagues, and will improve the field of digital librarianship.
Course Description
This course demonstrates how you can create and perform your own Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) assessment of your current digital collections (digitized archives and special collections). Focusing on the overwhelming need to make digital collections in libraries and museums less white, less ableist, less racist, and less bigoted, this course provides methodology and select literature on how you can conduct your own DEIA assessment, and how to actualize change in a post-assessment environment. This course will center on one principle each week, discussing how to improve your: diversity of digital items, representation in subject matter, digital collections’ metadata and descriptions, and accessible formatting and presentation, respectfully. Performing a DEIA assessment on a regular basis will directly inform your practice, that of your colleagues, and will improve the field of digital librarianship.
Mēgan A. Oliver
Mēgan A. Oliver (she/her) earned her MLIS in 2011, and has worked at Florida State University’s Ringling Museum, SUNY Purchase College, and the University of South Carolina. She is currently the Head of Digital Projects at the University of Missouri Kansas City and an adjunct lecturer at the iSchool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include a dedication to ethical workplaces, sustainable digital curation, and disability advocacy.
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