Abstract

The John R. Borchert Map Library was the ideal incubator for an experiment that has changed how a wide range of people are thinking about structural racism and the history of race in American urban environments. Mapping Prejudice used a cartographic visualization of racial covenants as the intellectual nexus of a project that transcended disciplinary boundaries and invited community members into cutting-edge research work. The Map Library provided the physical space, resources, and geospatial expertise necessary for community-driven mapping work. It also served as an intersectional hub necessary for this transformative research initiative, illustrating the synergies between map librarianship and other disciplines. The work depended on the unique contributions of the map librarian: project management; experience networking with researchers, campus departments, and community groups; and knowledge of best practices surrounding data management, curation, and reuse. This article explains how Mapping Prejudice changed academic scholarship and public understandings by engaging volunteers in meaningful research. It concludes by providing a description of future directions for this project and calls on librarians to lead more work of this kind. The example of Mapping Prejudice suggests ways that map librarians can be leading new modes of inclusive, equitable and community-responsive research.

摘要

John R. Borchert 地图图书馆是一项实验的理想孵化器，该实验改变了广泛人群对美国城市环境中结构性种族主义和种族历史的思考方式。Mapping Prejudice 使用种族盟约的制图可视化作为超越学科界限并邀请社区成员参与前沿研究工作的项目的知识联系。地图库为社区驱动的制图工作提供了必要的物理空间、资源和地理空间专业知识。它还充当了这项变革性研究计划所必需的交叉中心，展示了地图图书馆管理与其他学科之间的协同作用。这项工作取决于地图馆员的独特贡献：项目管理；体验与研究人员的交流，校园部门和社区团体；以及有关数据管理、管理和重用的最佳实践的知识。本文解释了映射偏见如何通过让志愿者参与有意义的研究来改变学术奖学金和公众理解。它最后描述了该项目的未来方向，并呼吁图书馆员领导更多此类工作。Mapping Prejudice 的例子表明，地图图书馆员可以引领包容、公平和社区响应研究的新模式。它最后描述了该项目的未来方向，并呼吁图书馆员领导更多此类工作。Mapping Prejudice 的例子表明，地图图书馆员可以引领包容、公平和社区响应研究的新模式。它最后描述了该项目的未来方向，并呼吁图书馆员领导更多此类工作。Mapping Prejudice 的例子表明，地图图书馆员可以引领包容、公平和社区响应研究的新模式。