Digital Practice Workshop Series: Reparative Metadata Workshop

This presentation will equip attendees with practical strategies for identifying and addressing biased language in archival metadata and digital collections. Learn how a metadata team developed documentation and established workflows for inclusive and reparative cataloging practices, then see a demonstration of MaRMAT (Metadata Remediation and Assessment Tool)—a bias detection tool that flags potentially problematic terms in existing metadata using customizable lexicons. Attendees will leave with concrete approaches that are grounded in empathy, care, respect to better represent marginalized communities and foster ethical engagement with digital collections.

This event is part of the 2025–2026 Digital Practice Workshop Series! This inter-disciplinary collaboration highlights various aspects of digital practice, such as restorative metadata, digitization best practices, accessibility, and digital archiving. This discussion-oriented workshop series is aimed at faculty, staff, and students that are a part of the broader DH community at Northeastern.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please RSVP here.