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SUMMARY:Cataloging is not neutral: improving equity and inclusion in resource description
LOCATION:Online, Via Adobe Connect
DESCRIPTION:Cataloging is not neutral: improving equity and inclusion in resource description\n\n03/26/19 10:00 AM EST\n - 03/26/19 11:00 AM EST\Description:\nWorking toward equity and inclusion in library services is not just the responsibility of public-facing staff. As catalogers and other metadata professionals, viewing our controlled vocabularies and classification systems with a critical perspective can make us more aware of the inherent biases and oppressive language present in those systems. This presentation will discuss the political and social aspects of systems including Dewey Decimal Classification, Library of Congress Classification, and Library of Congress Subject Headings. It will give examples of problematic structures and language, and offer some practical steps libraries have undertaken to improve inclusion and social consciousness in the ways we describe our resources.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n	Participants will engage critically with the structural and cultural biases in controlled vocabularies and classification systems\n	Participants will examine specific examples of exclusionary language and problematic arrangement of resources used in libraries today\n	Participants will learn about measures libraries have taken to put critical cataloging into practice\n\nPresenter:  \n\nAndrew Clark is the Discovery and Metadata Librarian for Simmons University Library. His professional interests include critical cataloging, user experience with discovery systems, and zine cataloging.\n\n \Details:\nWho should attend:  Anyone interested in diversity in cataloging\n\nCompetency:  Cataloging and Metadata\n\nGEO Cost:      $40\nBronze Cost:  $24\nSilver Cost:    FREE\nGold Cost:     FREE\n\nCan't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.\n\nIt’s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.\Location:\nOnline\nVia Adobe Connect\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Cataloging is not neutral: improving equity and inclusion in resource description<br /><br />03/26/19 10:00 AM EST - 03/26/19 11:00 AM EST<br />Description:<br />Working toward equity and inclusion in library services is not just the responsibility of public-facing staff. As catalogers and other metadata professionals, viewing our controlled vocabularies and classification systems with a critical perspective can make us more aware of the inherent biases and oppressive language present in those systems. This presentation will discuss the political and social aspects of systems including Dewey Decimal Classification, Library of Congress Classification, and Library of Congress Subject Headings. It will give examples of problematic structures and language, and offer some practical steps libraries have undertaken to improve inclusion and social consciousness in the ways we describe our resources.<br />
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<strong>Learning Objectives:</strong>
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	<li>Participants will engage critically with the structural and cultural biases in controlled vocabularies and classification systems</li>
	<li>Participants will examine specific examples of exclusionary language and problematic arrangement of resources used in libraries today</li>
	<li>Participants will learn about measures libraries have taken to put critical cataloging into practice</li>
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<strong>Presenter:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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<em>Andrew Clark</em> is the Discovery and Metadata Librarian for Simmons University Library. His professional interests include critical cataloging, user experience with discovery systems, and zine cataloging.<br />
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&nbsp;<br />Details:<br />Who should attend:&nbsp; Anyone interested in diversity in cataloging<br />
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Competency:&nbsp; Cataloging and Metadata<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">GEO Cost: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $40<br />
Bronze Cost:&nbsp; $24<br />
Silver Cost:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FREE<br />
Gold Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;FREE</font><br />
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Can't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.<br />
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<strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><em>It&rsquo;s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.</em></font></font></font></font></font></font></strong><br />Location:<br />Online<br />Via Adobe Connect<br />,  
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