[Metadatalibrarians] Help with outdated and offensive terms in metadata

[Erica FINDLEY]

Is there anyone out there that would be willing to talk about this with me
more?

Thanks in advance,

Erica




*Erica Findley*
*Cataloging | Metadata Librarian*
Multnomah County Library
Isom Building
My schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Phone: 503.988.5466
multcolib.org <http://www.multcolib.org/>




On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Erica FINDLEY <ericaf at multcolib.org> wrote:

> Good morning,
> At my library, we are working on a digital collection of works created as
> part of the Oregon Federal Art Project
> <https://gallery.multcolib.org/collection/oregon-federal-arts-project>
> during the late 30's and early 40's. Some of the pieces of art have titles
> like "Basota negroid bust" or "Indian Habitat Diorama" and "Indian
> ceremonial dance".
>
> Since these terms are part of the title, I am not sure what to do. Do I
> keep the titles, but make some kind of note in these?
>
> Please help! If you can point me to any readings on this that would also
> be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Erica
>
> *Erica Findley*
> *Cataloging | Metadata Librarian*
> Multnomah County Library
> Isom Building
> My schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm
> Phone: 503.988.5466
> multcolib.org <http://www.multcolib.org/>
>
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