Library Class and Subject Guides: Cataloging Toolkit: Critical Cataloging

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Libraries in the U.S. and Canada are changing how they refer to Indigenous Peoples
Best Practices in Authority Work Relating to Indigenous Nations in the U.S.
This best practices document is intended for U.S.-based settler and other non-Indigenous library workers, encouraging thoughtful reflection and emphasizing the importance of sustained relationship building in ensuring library terminology respects Indigenous peoples' autonomy in naming practices.

The Cataloging Lab
The DEI Metadata Handbook
Provides an overview of metadata work that focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Respectful Terminology Platform Project
An open and online platform that will enable a dynamic, multilingual set of terminologies applied to Indigenous Peoples, places, heritage, tradition, knowledge and cultures. These terminologies and vocabularies would replace outdated and inappropriate terminologies used currently in cultural memory sectors such as museums, libraries, archives centers and galleries.