Critcatenate: #critcat in April 2022

Critcatenate is an effort to keep folks up to date on critcat efforts with a monthly roundup of news. Critcat is short for critical cataloging, focusing on the ethical implications of library metadata, cataloging, and classification standards, practice, and infrastructure.

#critcat in April 2022:

Upcoming:

  • The Cataloguing and Classification Committee of ARLIS (art librarians organization in the U.K.) has a six-session “ARLIS Cat & Class ethics series,” which are all free, online.  All will be recorded & available at the ARLIS UK & Ireland YouTube channel.
    • Friday April 29: Cataloguing Code of Ethics 2021
    • Friday May 6: Decolonization, Distance and Ethics
    • Friday May 13: British Library Race Equality Action Plan
    • Friday May 20: North American Indigenous languages
    • Friday May 27: Inclusive Terminology Glossary
    • Tuesday May 31: British Library/Qatar Foundation Partnership
  • Wednesday May 11: free webinar from Minitex: “Move Over Melvil: Towards More Inclusive and Accessible Library Collections,” including presentations on ditching Dewey for genrefication, as well as creating name authority headings for Indigenous content creators.
  • Wednesday May 11-Friday May 13: 2022 OVGTSL conference held by the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians will feature several critcat-related sessions (virtual attendance registration $55):
    • “Next Steps in Decolonizing the Catalog: Application of Indigenous Subject Headings at the University of Dayton” presentation by Jill J. Crane & Grace Huffman on replacing “Indians of North America” & other LCSH.
    • “The Frontlog Quandary: A Case Study of DEI in the Cataloging Community” presentation by Jeremiah Kamtman discussing the impact of processing backlogs on providing access to music scores by composers of color.
    • “Resources for Understanding Metadata and Description of Library Collections: Professional Development Tools for Technical Services” presentation by Andrea Morrison & Janice Gustaferro describing resources available for revising problem subject headings and more.
  • Wednesday June 8: “Reparative Description” webinar from the Society of American Archivists, providing “practical guidelines, examples, resources, and best practices for making your collection descriptions more accurate, representative, and respectful of the people they represent and serve” ($49).
  • Friday June 10: “Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion in Library Collections and Catalogs” will be the theme for the 2022 Joint Spring Meeting of Nebraska Library Association’s College & University Section and Technical Services Roundtable.  Registration info to be announced (this meeting has been free in past years).

Please get in touch if I’ve missed anything relevant, I’d be happy to add it to next month’s report!

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