Live sessions via Zoom:
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm ET
(recordings accessible for 6 months)
While the current, standard classification systems have their benefits, they also often create unnecessary confusion and barriers to accessing resources. During this course, you’ll learn how to conduct an inclusivity audit of your cataloging system and learn practical strategies for how to ensure your collections are organized with all people in mind.
This process can be daunting, but you’re not alone! This course will provide guidance no matter the type of library you work in or the current cataloging system you use. You’ll learn tangible takeaways, such as how to make the case for inclusive cataloging to your leadership and how to involve your community. You’ll also hear how other libraries have begun their critical cataloging process for Indigenous and other non-Western collections. You will leave this one-day intensive with new ideas and strategies for making sustainable change at your library.
The live sessions run on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm ET (recorded for on demand viewing). Don’t miss this opportunity!
When you sign up early, you’ll have immediate access to our Early Access On-Demand Resources—a series of webinars from past Library Journal and School Library Journal courses—to explore at your own pace
Understand the history of and need for critical cataloging practices
Create a plan for a cataloging audit
Define your goals for inclusive metadata
Plan small outcomes-based projects for short- and long-term inclusive cataloging
Understand and apply Indigenous cataloging practices
Use Homosaurus to enhance the discoverability of LGBTQIA+ resources
This course is geared toward frontline and other public-facing staff.
This will be a half-day online course and will include:
Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.)
Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.
Early access on-demand resources: Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace.
Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.
If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions, you'll spend approximately 4 hours on this course. You'll earn 4 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.
All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on-demand for six months following the initial broadcast as a part of your purchase.
Complete the course and earn 4 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.
All guest speaker sessions feature live captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email libraryjournal@edmaker.co upon registration if you require any special accommodations and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.
For support with online courses, please contact libraryjournal@edmaker.co.
Discounted rates are available for a limited time only. Secure your tickets now to lock in the best price.
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Advance |
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Deadline |
February 20, 2025 |
March 27, 2025 |
April 10, 2025 |
Ticket Price |
$199 |
$217 |
$237 |
We offer discounts for groups of 3 or more.
For larger groups of 15 or more, we offer the option to apply group rates across multiple courses to receive significant discounts. For more information, select “Bulk Course Credits Packages” in the form below.
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Session 1 | 12:00-12:40 pm ET
The Past and Future of Inclusive Cataloging
Who makes decisions about cataloging? And how can you get involved to make change? This session will provide transparency into cataloging systems and processes and shed light on how those processes have led to current ethical concerns. Learn the positives and challenges of current cataloging systems, as well as the potential for change in this foundational session. You will learn why you should consider revamping the way you catalog your collections through an inclusive and culturally responsive lens. You will also learn tangible strategies for advocating for change to your library leaders as well as tips for getting involved in change at a larger, national level.
Speaker:
Violet Fox, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian at Northwestern University's Galter Health Sciences Library
Break | 12:40-12:45 pm ET
Session 2 | 12:45-1:30 pm ET
Indigenous Cataloging: Centering Indigenous Cultures, Communities, Collections
This session will highlight Indigenous cataloging practices. Learn how to start the work of decolonizing the way information is sorted, cataloged, and shared by more accurately representing Indigenous knowledges and cultures. You will leave this session with new ideas about how Indigenous cataloging can serve as a model for inclusive representation and access to knowledge.
Speakers:
Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian at Simon Fraser University
Taya Jardine, Indigenous Metadata Librarian at Xwi7xwa Library, UBC
Break | 1:30-1:40 pm ET
Session 3 | 1:40-2:20 pm ET
Cataloging with Homosaurus: Advocating for LGBTQIA+ Resources and Discoverability
The Homosaurus is an international linked data vocabulary of LGBTQIA+ terms that supports improved access to LGBTQ resources within cultural institutions. This session will teach you practical ways to ensure your cataloging practices are inclusive of LGBTQIA+ people. You will also learn how to use Homosaurus to enhance the discoverability of LGBTQIA+ resources.
Break | 2:20-2:25 pm ET
Session 4 | 2:25-3:05 pm ET
Reparative Cataloging One Step at a Time
If you want to start reparative cataloging in your library, but you’re overwhelmed or don’t know where to start, this session is for you. Hear from three librarians who established small, manageable pilot projects to focus on one metadata issue at a time. Leave this session with ideas for how to create sustainable, iterative projects and processes for ensuring more inclusive cataloging over time.
Speakers:
Savannah Lake, Digital Scholarship and Innovation, Digital Scholarship Librarian at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Joseph Nicholson, Special Collections & University Archives, Metadata Librarian at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jenn Brosek, Collection Services, Collection Strategist at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Break | 3:05-3:15 pm ET
Session 5 | 3:15-4:00 pm ET
Tools and Strategies for Auditing and Recataloging Nonfiction
Learn specific and tangible tools for how to audit and recatalog your nonfiction collection in a more equitable way. You’ll leave with a model for this process as well as a clear plan of action that you can adapt to your individual needs.
Speaker:
Meghan O'Keefe, Fiction and Readers' Advisory Librarian at Algonquin Area Public Library District
Closing remarks | 4:00-4:05 pm ET
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