Hello all,
See brief update from the Devaluation of Cataloging Working Group below.
Update from the Devaluation of Cataloging working group, SAC 2024 Midwinter
The group currently has eight members: Allison Badger, Allison Bailund, Katherine Chandler, Mary Dyer, Violet Fox, Tina Gross, Margaret Joyce (chair), Leigh Ann Martin
The group continues to meet on a monthly basis. In addition to developing resources that promote cataloging and metadata, we have gained access to ALA joblist data and are in the process of identifying trends related to cataloging and metadata, and creating summaries and visualizations of these trends.
Current drafts of material:
ALA joblist spreadsheet for cataloging/metadata.
Based of original large data set this contains the job listings that have cataloging or metadata duties mentioned as one of the first four job duties
Annotated bibliography spreadsheet
Bibliography of relevant readings
Metadata: a smart investment
Slides aimed at library administrators promoting the value of metadata/cataloging work
Library metadata acronym cheat sheet
Reference sheet for library students/new catalogers
Metadata making the magic happen
Zine aimed at library students to introduce various aspects of metadata work
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Margaret Joyce
Hawaiian Materials Cataloging/Metadata Librarian
University of Hawaii At Manoa
She/Her/Hers
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