Harmful Content Working Group

Executive Summary

The purpose of the Harmful Content Working Group is to determine reporting mechanisms or workflows as part of efforts to address harmful or offensive content, for example, content that is racist, sexist, xenophobic, or homophobic, in the Library’s digital collections. This work relates to the Library’s initiatives and practices to incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion and reparative work routinely.

Links

• Charge
• Running Agenda (Google Document)
• Recommendations
• Deliverables
  • Statement on Harmful Content

  • Access Mediation Recommendations

  • Communications and Workflows

Membership

• Esmé Cowles, Assistant Director of Library IT (Chair)

• Faith Charlton (co/chair)

• Christa Cleeton
• Melody Chen
• Will Harrris
• Kate Lynch
• Lidia Santarelli
• Kim Leaman