Resources for Information Professionals

The following list consists primarily of resources the Collections staff at IRSHDC found useful (or potentially useful) in implementing its content management system and metadata model. The list is not exhaustive; it is evolving and intended to be collaborative. If you would like to suggest additional resources, please contact us. 

GENERAL

Sustainable Heritage Network
Indigitization Toolkit
Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC), AABC Archivists’ Toolkit
University of British Columbia (UBC), Digitization Centre, Digitization Documentation
Society of American Archivists, Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource Kit.

PROTOCOLS

Society for American Archivists (SAA), Protocols for Native American Archival Materials.
See also: a webinar series on the Protocols; the Sustainable Heritage Network's lesson plan and two videos introducing the Protocols, including guidance on how to begin discussing the protocols at non-Tribal institutions; and case studies for implementing the Protocols.
International Council on Archives (ICA), Indigenous Matters Summit, Tandanya – Adelaide Declaration

RESPONSES TO THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

Steering Committee on Canada’s Archives (SCCA), Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce (TRC-TF), A Reconciliation Framework for Canadian Archives. See also this webinar describing the process of developing the framework and discussing next steps. 
Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB), Truth and Reconciliation Report and Recommendations
Canadian Museums Association, Reconciliation Program

TRAUMA-INFORMED INFORMATION PRACTICE

Australian Association of Archivists, Implementing Trauma-Informed Archival Practice Workshop (scroll down for available times)
Australian Association of Archivists, A Trauma-Informed Approach to Managing Archives (online course of 90 to 150 minutes)
Blue Knot Foundation, What is Secondary Trauma?
U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit

OPEN SOURCE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

CollectiveAccess
AtoM
Mukurtu
Omeka

METADATA STANDARDS

Dublin Core Metadata Innovation (DCMI) Metadata Terms
University of British Columbia, Metadata Manual
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description
Rules for Archival Description (RAD)
Resource Description and Access (RDA)
MARC21, including MARC21 Format for Bibliographic Data
Categories for Description of Works of Art (CDWA)

KEY CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, AND WEBINARS

Sorting Libraries Out: Decolonizing Classification and Indigenizing Description (videos of the sessions are freely available upon creating an account here)
Jessie Loyer's keynote presentation: “Can we Decolonize Open? An Open Access Week Event” (Oct. 22, 2019). Resources from the presentation are available here. 
Society of American Archivists Native American Archives Section webinar "Implementing Reparative Description for Indigenous Collections" (May 26, 2021). 
Society of American Archivists Native American Archives Panel on the Protocols 101 and Starting Conversations in Real-World Institutions

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Local Contexts, Traditional Knowledge Labels
Local Contexts, Institution Notices

INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES

First Peoples’ Voices, Explore Languages. Download Keyboard and Apps here. 
Unified Canada Aboriginal Syllabics
First Nations and Endangered Languages Program (FNEL), UBC, First Nations Unicode Font

INDIGENOUS PLACE NAMES

First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC), First Peoples' Map
Musqueam Place Names Map
Stories from the Land: Indigenous Place Names in Canada

BRIAN DEER CLASSIFICATION

Xwi7xwa Library, UBC, Indigenous Knowledge Organization, including links to their classification system and subject headings. 
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), UBCIC Resource Centre Classification Plan
ACCI Classification: Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute Revision of Brian Deer

THESAURI

National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA), First Nations, Métis, and Inuit - Indigenous Ontology (FNMIIO)

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS REVISION PROJECTS

Association of Manitoba Archives' (AMA), Manitoba Archival Information Network (MAIN), Indigenous Subject Headings in MAIN
Indigenous Subject Headings at the Greater Victoria Public Library. See also: GVPL Interim Indigenous Subject Headings
University of Alberta Libraries, Decolonizing Description Work Group - Final Report. See also: Decolonizing Description at the University of Alberta Libraries (Sharon Farnel and Sheila Laroque).
University of Winnipeg, Library of Congress Subject Headings Related to Indigenous Peoples: A Project Changing LCSH for Use in a Canadian Archival Context. See also: Red River College, Indigenous Subject Headings Modification Project
Canadian Knowledge Research Network (CKRN), CKRN Interim Indigenous Subject Headings. See also: Decolonizing Canadiana Metadata: An Overdue Step in Removing Harmful Subject Headings.

OTHER RESOURCES

Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Writing Titles for Descriptions of Indigenous-Related Archival Materials
Morgan Hite, Mapping Canada's Indian Residential Schools
Community Webs (Internet Archive)
Xwi7xwa Library, UBC, Indigenous Librarianship Research Guide, including the section on Indigenous Knowledge Organization. 
The Making African Connections Digital Archive Statement of Values, Principles, and Approaches
Society of American Archivists Native American Archives Section