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    Inevitably Wikipedia
    (2019-10-24) Robichaud, Danielle
    Broad overview of editing Wikipedia through an archival lens, including contributing to the Wikimedia Commons.
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    Integrating Equity and Reconciliation Work into Archival Descriptive Practice at the University of Waterloo
    (Archivaria, 2021-06) Robichaud, Danielle
    Despite sustained calls for a critical review of harmful content within archival descriptive records, there remains much to be explored by way of implications for Canadian academic archives. This article addresses the absence of Canadian archival practitioners in broader discussions about the revision and remediation of descriptive records by exploring how staff in Special Collections & Archives at the University of Waterloo Library are working to integrate equity and reconciliation-informed thinking into the department’s archival practice by revising their approach to language in archival descriptions. Beginning with an overview of the department and the landscape in which it operates, this article provides a brief review of guidance available in the Rules for Archival Description. It then provides the rationale behind the recent changes to descriptive practice before exploring a series of examples of how and where this work is newly underway. The article concludes with a consideration of current identified challenges and the related work ahead.
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    No, we can't just script it: and other refrains from (tired) archival data migrators
    (2017-09-28) Robichaud, Danielle; Allain, Sara
    How are print finding aids migrated from binders in reading rooms to web-based descriptive platforms? And why is it taking so long? Paying special attention to format, description and discoverability challenges presented in a “let’s digitize it!” world, this presentation explores the relationship between technology and archival description.
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    Wikipedia Edit-a-thons: Thinking Beyond the Warm Fuzzie
    (Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2017) Robichaud, Danielle
    Wikipedia edit-a-thons represent a unique and fruitful avenue for galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) to engage with new and existing segments of their user communities. Encompassing information and technical literacy skills development, the success of edit-a-thon campaigns, such the annual art+feminism events, demonstrate their utility and value as outreach initiatives. What is less clear are the logistical, ethical and professional development implications of hosting these events. Centering first-hand experience and concrete examples, this paper explores GLAM-based edit-a-thons through a practical and actionable lens. Topics covered include: what is required to successfully host an edit-a-thon; the importance of leading by example in a volunteer-reliant economy; and the transferable work skills gained by hosting and participating in edit-a-thons.