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Specializations

  • Archives and Record Management
  • Disaster and Technology Studies
  • Youth Services and Design

Research Areas

Biography

Itza A. Carbajal is a U.S. settler born in New Orleans and raised in Texas currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Science at the University of Washington Information School focusing on children and their records. She began her career as teaching faculty at the University of Washington in the autumn of 2025 working with both graduate students in Library and Information Science and undergraduates in the Informatics program. Her philosophy as an educator centers on facilitating self-determination and emotional and cognitive development through teaching ancestral and contemporary self-documentation strategies, critical information skills, and by emphasizing the importance of storytelling in human history and society. Through a social-historical lens, Carbajal stresses the role of historic and contemporary records in shaping personal and collective memories through K-16 learning with a special focus on disaster education.

Education

  • MLIS, Information Studies, University of Texas School of Information
  • BA, English and History, University of Texas College of Liberal & Fine Arts

Publications and Contributions

  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2024)
    Journal of Civic Information, 6(2) Authors: Itza Carbajal, Marika Cifor, Yubing Tian, Tara Saleh, Ricardo Gomez
  • Journal Article, Professional Journal
    (2024)
    Alternative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 20(1), pp. 134-145 Authors: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Taylor J. Agajanian, Itza Carbajal, C. M. Duncan, Joanna C. La Torre, Cheyne P. Littlesun, Micah McCarty, Jessica M. Rose, Robin Ruhm, Caitie Sheban, Cherry Y. E. W. Yamane, Michael Williams
  • Research Report
    User Interviews: Findings from the Building a National Archival Finding Aid Network Project (2023)
    OCLC Research Authors: Chela Weber, Itza Carbajal, Lesley Langa, Lynn Connaway, Brooke Doyle, Brittany Brannon, Merrilee Proffitt
  • How-To Guide
    (2022)
    Sage Research Methods, Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online Author: Itza Carbajal
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021)
    The American Historical Review, 126(3), pp. 1102-1120 Authors: Itza Carbajal, Michelle Caswell
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021)
    Across the Disciplines, 18(1/2) Author: Itza Carbajal
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021)
    Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, Radical Empathy in Archival Practice, 3(2) Author: Itza Carbajal
  • Book Review
    Book Review of Ethical Questions in Name Authority Control (2020)
    Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies Author: Itza Carbajal
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    Post-Custodial Archiving for the Collective Good: Examining Neoliberalism in US-Latin American Archival Partnerships (2019)
    Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, 2(1) Authors: Hannah Alpert-Abrams, David Bliss, Itza Carbajal
  • Magazine/Trade Publication
    ¡Afro-Colombianos Presentes! Launching a Post-Custodial Project with the Proceso de Comunidades Negras in Colombia (2018)
    Tex Libris UT Libraries Blog Author: Itza Carbajal
  • Magazine/Trade Publication
    Digital Keepers: The Ethics of Saving Online Data About Latin American Social Movements (2017)
    Portal: LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections Annual Review Author: Itza Carbajal
  • Magazine/Trade Publication
    I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means: Differing Conceptions of the Archive (2017)
    SAA 2017 Conference Recap Article for the Students and New Archives Professionals Section Author: Itza Carbajal
  • Journal Article, Professional Journal
    (2017)
    Journalism Digital News Archive, Dodging the Memory Hole: Saving Online News Fellowship Author: Itza Carbajal
  • BA Thesis
    Questioning and Contesting Children’s Literature: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Latina(o) Children’s Books in the United States (2013)
    University of Texas San Antonio Author: Itza Carbajal

Presentations

  • Envisioning Critical Digital Futures for Archives (2025)
    2025 iConference Envisioning Critical Digital Futures for Archives Workshop - Indiana Bloomington, USA
  • Can I Come In: A Youth Centered Question on Archival Access Panel (2024)
    Australian Society of Archivists - Christchurch, NZ
  • Community & archives? Discussion on Community Archives (2024)
    Archival Enterprise II Course, University of Texas Austin - Austin, TX
  • Local to Global: Facilitating Research in Latin America Through Digital Archival Work (2024)
    Summer Youth Research Academy, Beloved Community - New Orleans, LLA
  • Records, Archives, and the Lives of Children (2024)
    Archival Enterprise II Course, University of Texas Austin - Austin, TX
  • Antiracism and Decolonization through Metadata (2022)
    Antiracism & Diversity in the Information Professions, Dalhousie University - Virtual
  • Climate Change and Digital Storytelling with Youth (2022)
    Archives and Climate Change, California Rare Book School - Virtual
  • Metadata Access in the Latin American Digital Initiative Repository (2020)
    Organization of Information, McGill University - Virtual
  • Metadata and Information Preservation (2020)
    Preservation Management, McGill University - Virtual
  • Decolonialization & Indigenization in/through Archives for Repatriation, Reparations and Land Reclamation (2019)
    Archival Education and Research Institute - Liverpool, UK
  • Metadata Development and Decisions in Post Custodial Collaborations (2019)
    Society of American Archivists (SAA) Conference - Austin, TX
  • Metadata From the Source: Participatory Metadata Models in Post-Custodial Projects in Latin America (2019)
    Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials Conference - Austin, TX
  • Ordinary Youth Records (2019)
    Archives and Social Justice – New Professionals Programme (NPP) Seminar Series - Virtual
  • Radical Empathy at Work: Lifelong Learning and Linked Data (2019)
    Texas Digital Library Webinar Series - Virtual
  • Warning! Materials May be Unsettling: Sensitive AV Materials in Archives (2019)
    Association of Moving Image Archivist Conference - New Orleans, LA
  • community, communities & archives: Discussion on Community Archives (2018)
    Archival Enterprise II Course, University of Texas Austin - Austin, TX
  • Creating Knowledges: A Discussion on the Significance of Gloria Anzaldúa and Archival Collections (2018)
    El Mundo Zurdo - San Antonio, TX
  • Linked Data in Digital Collections: Latin American Digital Initiatives (2018)
    LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries - Boston, MA
  • Centering Donor Consent: Investigating Archival Donor Relations Practices (2017)
    Archival Education and Research Institute - Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Crossing Borders: Why Archival Science Students Benefit from Interdepartmental and Transdisciplinary Coursework (2017)
    Archival Education and Research Institute - Toronto, Canada
  • Post-Custodial Methods in Archival Practice (2017)
    Access and Care of Indigenous Cultural Knowledge, University of Texas Austin - Austin, TX
  • Post-Custodial Praxis at LLILAS Benson: Lessons in Digitization, Access, and Community Partnerships (2017)
    Texas Conference on Digital Libraries - Austin, TX
  • Digital Keepers: Ethics of Saving Online Data About LatAm Social Movements (2016)
    Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association - Austin, TX
  • Towards an Archive of our Own: Exploring the Early Stages of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Digital Community Archive (2015)
    Studio for Media Activism & Critical Thought at Ryerson University - Toronto, Canada