The PACSCL DEI committee invites you to attend a panel discussion about confronting and dismantling long-standing pejorative language in library cataloging and description, centering around the documentary, Change the Subject.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 3:00–4:30PM EDT
PACSCL DEI committee
Online Event
Free
Virtual
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The PACSCL DEI committee invites you to attend a panel discussion about confronting and dismantling long-standing pejorative language in library cataloging and description on October 13th 3-4:30 PM via Zoom. The event will center around the documentary, Change the Subject, as well as a discussion around how some PACSCL institutions are enacting change in their cataloging practices. Panel speakers will include: Jill E. Baron, Librarian for Romance Languages & Latin American Studies (Dartmouth Library) and co-director of Change the Subject documentary; Deborah Bishov, Social Sciences & Instructional Design Librarian (Villanova University Falvey Memorial Library); Demian Katz, Director of Information Technology (Villanova University Falvey Memorial Library); and Jennifer Baxmeyer, Interim Assistant UL for Metadata Services (Princeton University Library). We also invite you to watch Change the Subject along with us on Twitter October 6th using the hashtag #pacsclchangethesubject.