Sarah Dupont

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Papers by Sarah Dupont

Comparing the Cataloguing of Indigenous Scholarships: First Steps and Finding

KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION, 2021

This paper provides an analysis of data collected on the continued prevalence of outdated, margin... more This paper provides an analysis of data collected on the continued prevalence of outdated, marginalizing terms in contemporary cataloguing practices, stemming from the Library of Congress Subject Heading term “Indians” and all its related terms. Using Manitoba Archival Information Network’s (MAIN) list of current LCSH and recommended alternatives as a foundation, we built a dataset from titles published in the last five years. We show a wide distribution of LCSH used to catalogue fiction and non-fiction, with outdated but recognized terms like “Indians of North America-History” appearing the most frequently and ambiguous and offensive terms like “Indian gays” appearing throughout the dataset. We discuss two primary problems with the continued use of current LCSH terms: their ambiguity limits the effectiveness of an institution’s catalog, and they do not reflect the way Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities in North America prefer to represent themselves as individuals and col...

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Indigenization of Knowledge Organization at the Xwi7xwa Library

This paper examines the Indigenization of knowledge organization within library and information s... more This paper examines the Indigenization of knowledge organization within library and information studies through conceptual analysis and a descriptive case study of an Aboriginal academic library, the Xwi7xwa Library at the University of British Columbia, Canada. We begin by locating the library in place and time, review its historical development in the context of Indigenous education in Canada and describe the evolution of its unique Indigenous classification scheme and related Indigenous subject headings. This place-based analysis leads to a particular articulation of Indigenization and a conceptual framework for Indigenization of knowledge organization at the Xwi7xwa Library, which guide the practice of knowledge organization design and modes of mobilization at this particular Aboriginal library. The conceptual framework rests on two basic assumptions: firstly, that collection development is curatorial in nature and is the seminal step in library knowledge organization, and, seco...

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Job Seeking Information Behaviours of Urban, Métis Youth

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI, 2013

Study of the information seeking behaviours of urban, Métis youth. Interviews address why Métis y... more Study of the information seeking behaviours of urban, Métis youth. Interviews address why Métis youth use certain tools, resources, and community programs to look for meaningful employment and how motivation affects the search process. Finds that talking to people is the most used method of information seeking.Étude des comportements de recherche d'information des jeunes métis en milieu urbain. Des entrevues permettent de clarifier pourquoi les jeunes métis utilisent des outils, des ressources et des programmes communautaires spécifiques pour chercher des emplois intéressants ainsi que les effets de la motivation sur le processus de recherche. Les conclusions démontrent que l'échange verbal est la méthode la plus utilisée.

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When Research is Relational: Supporting the Research Practices of Indigenous Studies Scholars

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Indigitization

KULA: knowledge creation, dissemination, and preservation studies, 2018

Indigitization is a British Columbia-based collaborative initiative between Indigenous communitie... more Indigitization is a British Columbia-based collaborative initiative between Indigenous communities and organizations, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), the Museum of Anthropology (MOA), the UBC iSchool at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Archives and Special Collections, to facilitate capacity building in Indigenous information management. This project is committed to clarifying processes and identifying issues in the conservation, digitization, and management of Indigenous community knowledge. It does so by providing information resources through the Indigitization toolkit and by enabling community-led audio cassette digitization projects through grant funding and training. Indigitization seeks to grow and work with a network of practitioners to develop effective practices for the management of digital heritage that support the goals of individual communities.

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Panel Discussion : Indigenizing Instruction : Transformative Practices from Western Canada

This session aims to identify ways to support and promote accurate information about Aboriginal p... more This session aims to identify ways to support and promote accurate information about Aboriginal people, identify how current library structures may be barriers to full inclusion for Aboriginal students and how to address them, and identify power issues at play in our own instructional practice and how to make positive changes. Panelists are asked to consider the following questions: How do you help your community find themselves in your collection or in your course? How do you Indigenize your instruction?