Author: Jessica Haba
Jessica Haba is a graduate student at Pratt Institute's School of Information. She will graduate in December 2022 with a Masters in Library and Information Sciences and an advanced certificate in archives. Her interests include the practical application of ethics within the archival field, and archiving genealogical materials. She is passionate about the idea that knowledge is for everyone, and wants to work toward a future of openly sharing the knowledge found in archives and special collections.
In this presentation, Jessica Haba and Bonnie Whitehouse will discuss their work of curating and describing LGBT audiovisual collections housed at the Lesbian Herstory Archives. They will discuss representing collections online, employing metadata standards, and addressing culturally sensitive topics.