diff --git a/nulrdcscripts/aproc/helpers.py b/nulrdcscripts/aproc/helpers.py
index f347529..0ec869c 100644
--- a/nulrdcscripts/aproc/helpers.py
+++ b/nulrdcscripts/aproc/helpers.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def import_inventories(source_inventories, skip_coding_history):
                 ["work_accession_number"],
                 ["filename"],
                 ["label"],
-                ["inventory_title"],
+                ["description", "inventory_title"],
                 ["record date/time"],
                 ["housing/container markings"],
                 ["condition notes"],
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def import_inventories(source_inventories, skip_coding_history):
                         "work_accession_number": row[fieldnames["work_accession_number"]],
                         "box/folder alma number": row[fieldnames["box/folder alma number"]],
                         "barcode": row[fieldnames["barcode"]],
-                        "inventory title": row[fieldnames["inventory_title"]],
+                        "description": row[fieldnames["description"]],
                         "record date": record_date,
                         "container markings": container_markings,
                         "condition notes": row[fieldnames["condition notes"]],
diff --git a/nulrdcscripts/ingest/inventory_helpers.py b/nulrdcscripts/ingest/inventory_helpers.py
index 3c5ffff..f261c95 100644
--- a/nulrdcscripts/ingest/inventory_helpers.py
+++ b/nulrdcscripts/ingest/inventory_helpers.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def get_description_fields(desc_arg: list[str], inventory_fields: list[str]):
     :rtype: list of str
     """
     if not desc_arg:
-        return ["inventory_title"]
+        return ["description"]
 
     #find missing description fields
     missing_fields = [
diff --git a/nulrdcscripts/ingest/params.py b/nulrdcscripts/ingest/params.py
index 1f34fba..8dce537 100644
--- a/nulrdcscripts/ingest/params.py
+++ b/nulrdcscripts/ingest/params.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     nargs = "*",
     action = "store",
     dest = "desc",
-    help = 'Use to specify column names to populate Meadow description field with. Can take multiple inputs. Information from each column will be separated by a ";" in the description. Example usage: -d "Date/Time" "Barcode". If not specified, script will default to looking for the column "inventory_title"',
+    help = 'Use to specify column names to populate Meadow description field with. Can take multiple inputs. Information from each column will be separated by a ";" in the description. Example usage: -d "Date/Time" "Barcode". If not specified, script will default to looking for the column "description"',
 )
 parser.add_argument(
     "--auxiliary",
diff --git a/nulrdcscripts/vproc/helpers.py b/nulrdcscripts/vproc/helpers.py
index c17a0bf..b512800 100644
--- a/nulrdcscripts/vproc/helpers.py
+++ b/nulrdcscripts/vproc/helpers.py
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ def import_csv(csvInventory):
                 ["work_accession_number"],
                 ["box/folder alma number", "Box/Folder\nAlma number"],
                 ["barcode"],
-                ["inventory_title"],
+                ["description", "inventory_title"],
                 ["record date/time"],
                 ["housing/container markings"],
                 ["condition notes"],
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def import_csv(csvInventory):
                     id1 = row[fieldnames["work_accession_number"]]
                     id2 = row[fieldnames["box/folder alma number"]]
                     id3 = row[fieldnames["barcode"]]
-                    title = row[fieldnames["inventory_title"]]
+                    description = row[fieldnames["description"]]
                     record_date = row[fieldnames["record date/time"]]
                     container_markings = row[fieldnames["housing/container markings"]]
                     if container_markings:
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ def import_csv(csvInventory):
                         "accession number/call number": id1,
                         "box/folder alma number": id2,
                         "barcode": id3,
-                        "inventory_title": title,
+                        "description": description,
                         "record date": record_date,
                         "housing/container markings": container_markings,
                         "condition notes": condition_notes,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 42b6bf6..2eec3c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "nul-rdc-scripts"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "Scripts for NUL RDC Digitization Team"
 authors = [
     "Northwestern University Libraries <repository@northwestern.edu>",