IGeLU 2025

Conference

The University of Toronto Libraries' Indigenous Metadata Working Group is dedicated to improving access to materials related to Indigenous Peoples and knowledges in our collections. Our current project addresses a critical gap: the lack of MARC language codes for all Indigenous languages spoken in Canada. While the MARC code list for languages groups many Indigenous languages by continent, we are implementing the PCC-approved ISO 639-3 codes to enhance our bibliographic description. This initiative not only improves the granularity of our metadata but also facilitates users' ability to search for materials in Indigenous languages with greater precision. Hear how we're making use of Alma Analytics (including using local parameters to identify languages), using normalization rules to update the records and how Alma and Primo VE are both helpful and an obstacle to improving access to Indigenous knowledge resources.

User Experience / Discovery