The Descriptive Notes editorial team is pleased to announce the publication of a new post in our relaunched Inclusive Description series.
In "Indigenous representation and inclusion: Central Michigan Universities Libraries Critical Cataloging and Reparative Description Project," Gabriella Stuardi and Marian Matyn describe a project at Central Michigan University to create local subject headings to address limitations of existing Library of Congress (LC) headings and provide more accurate and culturally respectful descriptions about Indigenous people.
Read it here: https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/indigenous-representation-and-inclusion-central-michigan-universities-libraries-critical-cataloging-and-reparative-description-project/
Descriptive Notes is the blog of SAA's Description Section, featuring articles related to all aspects of archival description. The editorial team is currently soliciting posts for a new Audiovisual Description series, focusing on the workflows for describing and providing access to audiovisual materials in archives and libraries. Read our submission guidelines here (https://saadescription.wordpress.com/guidelines/) or email us at saadescription@gmail.com.
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Betts Coup
Acting Lead Editor
Descriptive Notes
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