Library Open Access Week Webinar
Library Open Access Week Webinar 2021
Decolonising Digital Collections: a community-led approach, Presenter: Kua Swan
This talk will explain the issues inherent in our current digital collections, created and curated from a Eurocentric perspective. We will introduce our pilot program to decolonise digital collections, using multiple strategies including: 1) connecting and collaborating with Communities, 2) rethinking language and descriptive metadata around collections, 3) exploring the application of Traditional Knowledge Labels, 4) respectfully building up content from First Nations perspectives.
This is a pre-recorded session and Kua will be online for a question and answer session after the recording.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.