Chapter authors will discuss small-scale efforts and decisions that can be implemented at the ground level that accumulate to create larger scale changes, as evidenced by their own experiences. Topics may include but are not limited to:
Reparative description projects
Exploring post-custodial models
Curation: addressing legacy collections/narratives, gaps and silences, development strategies
Instruction and outreach with a DEI focus, including use of critical pedagogy, trauma informed pedagogy, etc.
Accessibility
Prioritizing preservation benchwork through a DEI lens
Cultural sensitivity and rehousing
Cultural sensitivity and handling considerations
Embargo periods and digital access
Environmental justice, sustainability, and disaster preparedness
Digitization - prioritization, workflows, description, etc.
Community driven archiving
The editors recognize that their professional identities reflect privilege and contribute to the status quo in their profession. We also acknowledge our role in perpetuating systemic injustices. We strongly encourage proposals from individuals of all ethnicities, races, countries of origin, gender identities and expressions, ages, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, economic backgrounds, scholarly and professional backgrounds and experiences, types and sizes of institutions, and other differences. We are committed to amplifying and highlighting lived experiences from these different perspectives as they relate to social justice in the fields of special collections, archives, and preservation.
Proposals should include the names and affiliations of all potential authors/contributors, title of chapter, and a 500-word abstract.
The deadline for submitting chapter proposals has now passed.