My colleagues at ACRLog wrote short tributes to the life and work of Fobazi Ettarh @fobettarh.bsky.social. I wrote about her work on disability, which I think deserves more recognition. acrlog.org/2026/03/04/t...
Thanks @ezerrenner.bsky.social for coordinating. #CripLib #VocationalAwe
Just out, there's now a wonderful editorial by Natalie Jovanovski & Bhavna Middha for the special issue that includes my paper on trial and error in everyday food life.
The issue is all about "moving beyond the self-versus-society binary".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I wrote about some of the unreasonable requests I've gotten as a candidate for library jobs, and how employers might make the interview process less dehumanizing. acrlog.org/2026/02/05/m... 📚
I gave a Rotman Lecture last fall about the my dissertation and book, specifically about the Kinseys (the man and the Institute) and the influence taxonomy has on the labels we use to describe ourselves (gender, sexuality, etc. It was recently uploaded to YouTube:
youtu.be/KDwF_3ilkwM?... 🗂️🗃️📚📃📜
We are super excited to announce the publication of our substantive report "International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for #OABooks and Chapters"
#openinfras #MetadataMatters #interoperability
copim.pub/new-report-p...
My grandparents did that too!
Oh this is sad. One of the fondest memories I have of my dad is just how much he looked forward to getting his Almanac every year, and how much he enjoyed it each and every day through the year.
University of Alberta Library Digital Scholarship Graduate Student Fellowship Program - Call for Applications
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kjqfCgfEEY7_WEcOH6xD7eV8fByXBYHMWQxxWc0Zo0I/edit
This will be our third year offering these fellowships - digital scholarship is so broad that it […]
Season 2 of the "Unboxing Queer History" podcast explores everything from Chicago's lost lesbian bars to stories from today's queer elders—bringing the Gerber/Hart Library & Archives collection to life through audio storytelling.
✍️: Kayleigh Padar for @windycitytimes.com
Violet I am so very sorry to hear this.💔
Looking forward to the Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium, happening online Thursday. Sessions on reparative description, LCSH revisions, Indigenous subject headings, & more. Registration is free! library.uco.edu/mjoklasympos... #critcat
A flyer for a set of documents "Demonstrating the value of cataloging". Six folders are labeled "talking points for administrators, top 5 reasons why you need a cataloger, annotated bibliography, resources list & acronym cheat sheet, side-by-side comparisons of good administrators bad metadata, and introduction to metadata zine. At the bottom text reads you can find these resources at the link in the post, and they were created by the ALA SAC Devaluation of Cataloging Working Group, 2025.
Could you use help explaining the value of #cataloging & good metadata to your admin, coworkers, #MLIS students, etc.? Happy to share this set of resources put together by an ALA working group chaired by @magsjoy.bsky.social. All of these & more are available at hdl.handle.net/11213/22872. 📚
New collection of short essays: "Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures: Reimagining Archival Practice Against Incarceration," edited by Alison Clemens & Jessica Farrell www.clir.org/pubs/reports...
Lovely to see you too @violetbfox.bsky.social Looking forward to all the critcat things!
