![]() ![]() It is our hope that other institutions will be able to build on what we have done and implement culturally appropriate Indigenous subject headings in catalogues and repositories around the world. The list of terms that were added, changed, or deleted is available here. By undertaking a consultation process with Indigenous communities in Manitoba, as well as with librarians and archivists around the world, the subject terminology now employed in MAIN is not only more appropriate for describing archival records by or about Manitoba’s Indigenous people, but the descriptions remain highly discoverable and consistent with metadata standards and best practices.Īs this work was influenced by others working in this realm, we too encourage reuse of our work in other libraries and archives. Over a period of six years, the MAIN-LCSH Working Group of the AMA, along with the technical support of Artefactual Systems and the financial support of the AMA, worked diligently to realize this goal. Well done, all!įebruThe Association for Manitoba Archives ( AMA) announces the successful conclusion of a massive, multi-year project to update the provincial portal's ( MAIN, which runs AtoM) subject headings " to be more inclusive and respectful of Manitoba’s Indigenous people." From the details added to MAIN about the project: Now with the U of S able to take-on the hosting duties from Artefactual the public launch is on the horizon.Ĭongratulations on a successful re-launch of your database – especially during a pandemic and challenging work times. This arrangement was facilitated by U of S, which hosts the public database, to minimize further downtime as their IT staff were focused on support required due to the pandemic. Since then, several contributing institutions have been adding and updating entries through a temporary hosting arrangement. The work on the SAIN merger project was completed in March. This was a major undertaking involving both custom programming and manual review of descriptions. In late 2019, U of S, with funding and staff support from SCAA, contracted Artefactual Systems to merge the two SAIN databases. ![]() ![]() It may look similar, but now searches of the full shared content of SCAA member institutions can be made in one place, including the ability to search within different photographs collections making MemorySask – SAIN a powerful tool for research. SCAA’s website announced the launch on October 1, providing this summary: OctoThe Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists and the University of Saskatchewan have re-launched the new Memory Sask-SAIN AtoM database. ![]()
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