please boost! ! The Queer Metadata Collective is looking for feedback from #catalogers #metadata workers #critcat #critlib #archivists #dh #histsex folks on questions or dillemmas they have encountered while describing individuals/communities/items

Some hypotheticals from working groups:

Classification:
* Some classification systems separate books about gay, lesbian, bisexual (etc) groups into different areas of the library. Should local practices override that in order to group them together?

@PragmaticAndy @stevieoberg Same story in #libraries but substitute #catalogers and similar behind-the-scenes folk for the word, coders.

Hey #catalogers can you explain why #LCSH still uses "Aeronautics" instead of aviation, and why there isn't really a term for "aviation systems", *but* there is a term for "Aviator sport utility vehicle" aka the Lincoln Aviator?

Make this make sense.

#aviation #libraries

RT @lindsayfshaw
Calling all #cataloguers!
@OCLC is conducting a survey to gather feedback about their Classify service. Please add your thoughts -- the survey is on the Classify homepage: http://classify.oclc.org. Survey ends 2022-Dec-31!

#CritCat #cataloging #cataloguing #catalogers

hiii y'all! I can (finally) announce that I've won (finally) announce that I've won a #vaniercanada Graduate Scholarship.

The award recognizes "world-class doctoral students... who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement"

My goal with the award money is (pending committee and ethics review) is to give it back by paying my research subjects (#catalogers in #GLAMS) for their time in focus groups improving the description of marginalized communities.

Out of curiosity, #catalogers, how many items can you originally catalog before your brain gives out for the day? #cataloging #librarians