Terms of Art Symposium: "Reparative Archival Description at Rauner Library"

Caro Langenbucher, Processing Specialist, Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth
Joshua Shaw, Library Web and Application Developer, Digital Library Technologies Group, Dartmouth
Richel Cuyler, Cultural Heritage Technical Developer, Dartmouth
Moderator: Peter Carini, Archivist, Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth

This group of presenters from Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth, will focus on their work to contextualize harmful content in Rauner's collections and remediate damaging, outdated, or incomplete language in archival descriptions. The group will discuss their goal to incorporate a reparative framework that will ensure marginalized people represented in Rauner's collections are accurately and respectfully represented. The session will begin with an overview of the process before diving into a moderated discussion regarding the specific issues and obstacles encountered.