Dear Colleagues, On Tuesday, May 18th, we had another fabulous discussion in our Dreaming of a New Collections Management System webinar series. This week’s conversation brought honest and critical discussions on a range of topics: getting institution-wide buy-in on adopting decolonizing or DEAI practices; institutions connecting with their local BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities; establishing institutional NAGPRA and DEAI policies and procedures for collections management and documentation; and developing customizations to collections management systems to meet NAGPRA and DEAI needs. This week Kara Vetter, Nicole Allen White, and Mikka Gee Conway shared where each of their institutions are in the process of implementing DEAI and NAGPRA initiatives and embedding those into their collections management practices. If you missed this inspiring conversation, you may find a recording of the session on our Youtube Channel <https://youtu.be/vUkIhlXq4OY>.
In the next segment of our series, we will be looking to raise the profile of some of the lesser-known Collections Management System Solution Providers to learn more about how their systems are being used and adapted to meet the challenges raised in our series. The next webinar session is scheduled for June. We will share more information on this webinar in the coming weeks. Until next time, we wish you well! Alex Kron | Digital Projects and Collections Specialist BALBOA PARK ONLINE COLLABORATIVE <https://bpoc.org/> Email: [email protected] 1549 El Prado, Suite 8, San Diego, CA 92101 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://lists.mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
