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The Fresno State Library invites you to a FREE webinar!
Critical Cataloging & Librarianship Today Ethics, Power, and Possibility
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT/ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET.

Please join us for a conversation with four nationally known librarian leaders in the critical cataloging/critical librarianship movement. They will explore how we can continue to move forward with this important work in the shifting political landscape. The panel will also discuss why it matters in higher education and in society today more than ever.
Speakers

1. Emily Drabinski
Associate Professor and
Chair, School of
Information Studies, Queens College, City University of New York

2. Dr. Karen Snow
Professor and Ph.D. Program Director,
School of Information Studies, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois

3. Violet Fox
Creator of The Cataloging Lab, Minnesota

4. Billey Albina (FKA Amber Billey) Social justice rockstar librarian turned clinical social worker, Toronto, Canada.

Host: 
Julie Renee Moore Special Collections Catalog Librarian, Fresno State Library, California State University, Fresno. 

Use the QR code to register!

This webinar is sponsored by
The Womack Lecture Series
named for late librarian emeritus, Printise J. Womack, at Fresno State.

Text heavy poster with images of five middle aged women, four of whom are white. The text reads: The Fresno State Library invites you to a FREE webinar! Critical Cataloging & Librarianship Today Ethics, Power, and Possibility Tuesday, April 14, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT/ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET. Please join us for a conversation with four nationally known librarian leaders in the critical cataloging/critical librarianship movement. They will explore how we can continue to move forward with this important work in the shifting political landscape. The panel will also discuss why it matters in higher education and in society today more than ever. Speakers 1. Emily Drabinski Associate Professor and Chair, School of Information Studies, Queens College, City University of New York 2. Dr. Karen Snow Professor and Ph.D. Program Director, School of Information Studies, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois 3. Violet Fox Creator of The Cataloging Lab, Minnesota 4. Billey Albina (FKA Amber Billey) Social justice rockstar librarian turned clinical social worker, Toronto, Canada. Host: Julie Renee Moore Special Collections Catalog Librarian, Fresno State Library, California State University, Fresno. Use the QR code to register! This webinar is sponsored by The Womack Lecture Series named for late librarian emeritus, Printise J. Womack, at Fresno State.

Join @edrabinski.bsky.social & Karen Snow & Billey Albina & me for a free webinar, "Critical Cataloging & Librarianship Today: Ethics, Power, and Possibility" on Tuesday April 14th. Part of the Womack Lecture Series sponsored by @fresnostatelibrary.bsky.social. 📚 #critcat

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Critcatenate: #critcat in November 2025 – Cataloging Lab

New issue of Critcatenate now available, featuring news about critical #cataloging. cataloginglab.org/2025/11/30/c... #critcat

Metadata & cataloging librarians, please consider taking the surveys shared to help your colleagues! 📚

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Thank you Colette - and thanks to everyone who attended this World Cafe Event on Subject Analysis and LCSH. #metadata #cataloguing #subjects #critcat

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There's still time to register for our free World Cafe event on Subject Analysis and Subject Headings at the Wellcome Collection London, Wed 26th Nov 11:00-16:00
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
Registration open until 25th Nov
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics #changethesubject

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The surveys will close on December 5, 2025. If you have questions about the survey or the Working Group, please email working group chairs Allison Bailund abailund@sdsu.edu or Rebecca Saunders rlsaunders@email.wcu.edu.

#critlib #critcat

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Ramification of DEI shifts in higher education on reparative cataloging activity Survey for "Ramification of DEI shifts in higher education on reparative cataloging activity".

New survey researching how recent policy shifts within the U.S. in higher education are impacting DEI reparative metadata/cataloging efforts in academic libraries & archives in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. 📚 #critcat uncg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Don't miss our first #WorldCafe event on #SubjectAnalysis at the Wellcome Collection, London: 11:00-16:00 on 26th November.
Contribute to the discussion on the use of LCSH and other subject heading vocabularies.
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics

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#MetadataMatters #critcat #cataloguing #ethics #metadata

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@cilipmdg.bsky.social invites participants to a WorldCafe Event @wellcomecollection.bsky.social on the topic of Subject Analysis & LCSH within the current metadata landscape.

Wed 26th November 2025 11:00-16:00
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics

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Critcatenate: #critcat in July–September 2025 – Cataloging Lab

New issue of Critcatenate now available: cataloginglab.org/2025/09/30/c... If you're interested in critical cataloging, here's a roundup of news & new resources. 📚 #critcat

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Eternally impressed by @brimwats.com
So grateful to have some of my lived experience included in this research.
#critcat #critlib

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1 week to go!
Don't forget to register for our Cataloguing Ethics Panel Discussion and AGM.
Join us in-person at the University of Manchester or online via Teams.
#cataloguing #cataloging #metadata #ethics #inclusion #critcat #EDI #DEI #libraries #archives #galleries #museums #repositories

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Feedback Survey about Form Subdivision ($v) Omission from Subject Headings The Library of Congress announced in January 2025 that as part of a linked data-friendly “Modern MARC” cataloging practice, they will no longer include form/genre subdivisions (e.g., 600 $v, 650 $v, 6...

ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee Working Group on $v Retention invites participation in a survey investigating potential impacts of the Library of Congress' omission of form subdivisions ($v) in subject headings. Please share!
tinyurl.com/2792hbkn
#critcat #critlib

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https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1958692

https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1958692

Join us on Wednesday 3rd September from 2pm (BST) for our AGM Event with a Cataloguing Ethics Panel Discussion.
Hybrid event: in-person at the University of Manchester, or online via Teams.
Full details at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
#metadata #cataloguing #cataloging #ethics #critcat #event

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Walter F. Nickeson Podcast Episode · Catapod · 08/05/2025 · 46m

In the latest episode, I speak with Walter F. Nickeson, creator of SO MANY of the macros catalogers depend on to do their work:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

#CritCat #LibraryCataloging #LibraryPodcast

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LibGuides: Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium: About MJOKLA LibGuides: Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium: About MJOKLA

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

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Treshani presents her poster to two people listening.

Treshani presents her poster to two people listening.

Treshani Perera presenting her poster session about the libraries who created Harmful Language Statements—and discussing how many libraries have now disappeared those statements from their website. 👀

Keep an eye out for her research! cdmcd.co/5n5yZ8 📚 #ALAAC25 #critcat

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Violet B. Fox Podcast Episode · Catapod · 06/03/2025 · 49m

For the Violet Fox superfans out there (lol): I was interviewed on William Blueher's #cataloging podcast Catapod. We talked about #critcat, zine librarianship, why librarians should edit Wikipedia, and more. 📚 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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Critcatenate: #critcat in May 2025 – Cataloging Lab

New issue of Critcatenate now available, featuring a bunch of news, webinars, blog posts, and more about critical #cataloging in May 2025. cataloginglab.org/2025/05/31/c... #critcat

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Highlight of my presentation on #QMDC at #arlisna2025 was my beautiful son, Booker T. Cat, interrupting during the Q+A
@arlisna.bsky.social #critcat

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From Lebanon to Palestine: Fighting Erasure, Archiving against Genocide - Hybrid Event, 19 May 2025 #critcat #heritage #palestine #archives #libraries #museums www.archiveslab.org/events/pales...

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So excited to share about Queer Metadata Collective in this conversation!
#QMDC #critcat

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Targeting Books for Removal at U.S. Military Libraries - ACRLog In the course of looking for resources relating to critical cataloging, I stumbled on a new memorandum from the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense, dated May 9th and titled “Reviewing the Departm...

New blog post at ACRLog: Targeting Books for Removal at U.S. Military Libraries acrlog.org/2025/05/11/t.... I talk about how painful it is that LCSH are being used for this dirty work. #critcat 📚

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A new memorandum from the Dept of Defense listing specific subject headings to be used within military libraries to flag books with "divisive content." #LCSH #critcat 📚 media.defense.gov/2025/May/09/...

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Really looking forward to this book launch event tonight. More than ever, we need to invest in alternatives to systems controlled by the U.S. government. Get inspired by those who maintain their own systems! 📚 #critcat

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Andrea Puccio Podcast Episode · Catapod · 05/06/2025 · 45m

In the latest episode, I interview Andrea Puccio, Director of the Clark Art Institute Library.

#CritCat #LibraryCataloging #Cataloging

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The gulf of America Reflections on how to build counter-power and distributed library infrastructure against corporate and US hegemony.

Boosting this Australian blog post (by Hugh Randle)
#critcat #libraries #standards
Thanks to @violetbfox.bsky.social
www.hughrundle.net/the-gulf-of-...

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Critcatenate: #critcat in April 2025 – Cataloging Lab

New issue of Critcatenate now available, featuring #critcat news and resources from April 2025. cataloginglab.org/2025/04/30/c... 📚 #cataloging

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Working Together to Improve Disability and Medical Subject Headings | Minitex The library profession has undergone a sea change in controlled vocabulary in the past five years—cataloging librarians are working together to improve Library of Congress Subject Headings and rethink...

Thursday April 24th: join me for a free webinar, "Working Together to Improve Disability and Medical Subject Headings." Thanks to Minitex for a terrific webinar series focusing on #critcat collective action! 📚 #MedLibs 🦀 minitex.umn.edu/events/webin...

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Thanks to @violetbfox.bsky.social for including the March issue of Catalogue & Index in the ' #critcat in March 2025' update.
This issue of C&I focuses on EDI: journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an...
There are some other great resources on Critcatenate: cataloginglab.org/2025/03/31/c...

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