Jumpstart Inclusive Cataloging

AFTER YOU ATTEND THIS COURSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

• 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.

INCLUSIVE & REPARATIVE CATALOGING

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Ensure your collections are accessible and inclusive by learning how to catalog with a critical eye and begin an inclusivity audit.

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 provides transparency into cataloging systems and processes and examines how those systems have led to current ethical concerns. You’ll explore the strengths and challenges of existing cataloging structures, the potential for change, and why cataloging through an inclusive and culturally responsive lens matters. You’ll also learn tangible strategies for advocating for change locally and engaging in national-level efforts.

Speaker:

Violet Fox, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian

Break | 12:40–12:45 pm ET

Session 2 | 12:45–1:30 pm ET
Indigenous Cataloging: Centering Indigenous Cultures, Communities, Collections

This session highlights Indigenous cataloging practices and explores how to begin decolonizing the ways information is sorted, described, and shared. Learn how more accurate representation of Indigenous knowledges and cultures can improve access and equity, and how Indigenous cataloging can serve as a model for inclusive representation across collections.

Speakers:

Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian, Simon Fraser University
Taya Jardine, Indigenous Metadata Librarian, Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

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 LGBTQIA+ resources. This session introduces practical ways to ensure cataloging practices are inclusive of LGBTQIA+ people and demonstrates how to use Homosaurus to enhance discoverability within library catalogs.

Speaker:

Crystal Yragui, Science Cataloger, University of Washington Libraries

Break | 2:20–2:25 pm ET

Session 4 | 2:25–3:05 pm ET
Ideas to Action: Getting Started with Reparative Cataloging

Feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to begin with reparative cataloging? This session focuses on practical first steps for launching reparative cataloging projects, including gaining leadership buy-in and building sustainable workflows. You’ll leave with ideas for moving from decisions to implementation and creating lasting, inclusive cataloging practices.

Speaker:

Elyse Fox, Digital Collections Librarian, California State University, Sacramento

Break | 3:05–3:15 pm ET

Session 5 | 3:15–4:00 pm ET
Tools and Strategies for Auditing and Recataloging Nonfiction

Learn concrete tools and strategies for auditing and recataloging nonfiction collections through an equity-centered lens. You’ll leave with a practical model and a clear plan of action that can be adapted to your library’s specific needs.

Speaker:

Meghan Cleff, Adult & Teen Services Manager, Batavia Public Library

Closing Remarks | 4:00–4:05 pm ET

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

This course is designed for academic librarians, cataloging librarians, and library staff involved in cataloging, metadata, and collection organization.

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.
• Online classroom: The virtual learning platform holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT

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 professional development credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

ON-DEMAND ACCESS

All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on demand for six months following the initial broadcast as part of your purchase.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Complete the course and earn 4 professional development credit hours. A certificate of completion will be emailed to you after the course.

ACCESSIBILITY

All guest speaker sessions feature auto-captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email course-support@libraryjournal.com upon registration if you require any special accommodations. We will make our best efforts to facilitate them.

SUPPORT

For support with online courses, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com .

Meghan Cleff, Readers’ Services Librarian, Batavia Public Library

Meghan Cleff (she/her) is a Readers’ Services Librarian at Batavia Public Library, where she primarily manages multiple adult collections. She has worked in public libraries for the past eight years and has prior experience in academic and special libraries. Meghan is dedicated to making libraries more accessible and expanding services to library users whenever possible.

Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian, Simon Fraser University Library

Ashley Edwards (she/her) is Métis-settler, with Métis ancestors from the Red River Settlement of Manitoba, specifically St. Francis Xavier, where they took scrip. She is the Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian at Simon Fraser University Library’s Burnaby campus, on the shared territories of the Skwxwú7mesh, səlilwətaɬ, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and Kwikwetlam Nations. Ashley is the lead developer of the Indigenous Curriculum Resource Centre, which uses a locally modified version of the Brian Deer Classification System. She is also a PhD student in the Faculty of Education at SFU, where her research focuses on decolonizing education, particularly library education.

Elyse Fox, Digital Collections Librarian, California State University, Sacramento

Elyse Fox is the Digital Collections Librarian in the Donald and Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives at Sacramento State. A 2016 graduate of Simmons College, she has served in various cataloging roles in public, academic, and government libraries and archives. She currently oversees the library’s digital collections program, including the development and implementation of a revised metadata application profile to support cataloging unique collections. In recent years, she has undertaken projects to remediate and apply inclusive cataloging practices to the library’s diverse collections. Her research interests include reparative and inclusive cataloging, digital project management, and all things metadata.

Violet Fox, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian

Violet Fox is a cataloger and library metadata expert. Violet is the creator of the Cataloging Lab, a wiki designed to encourage cooperation in improving cataloging and classification standards. She has also been a part of cooperative projects such as the LIS Mental Health project and 23 Linked Data Things. Violet is an adjunct instructor at Syracuse University and loves learning new things from her students.

Taya Jardine, Indigenous Metadata Librarian, Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

Taya Jardine (she/they) is a 2SIQ (Two Spirit Indigiqueer) Mi’gmaw e’pit from Natoaganeg First Nation in what is now colonially referred to as New Brunswick, Canada. They are the Indigenous Metadata Librarian at Xwi7xwa Library, located on the unceded traditional territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm at the University of British Columbia. Taya is responsible for stewarding Xwi7xwa’s adaptation of the Brian Deer Classification System and the First Nations House of Learning Subject Headings to support accurate, respectful, and responsible description of Indigenous knowledges.

Crystal Yragui, Science Cataloger, University of Washington Libraries

Crystal Yragui (she/her) is a cataloger and metadata enthusiast at the University of Washington Libraries, where she has been working to expand access to library materials through more inclusive metadata practices for thirteen years. Crystal is a member of the Homosaurus Implementation Board and co-coordinator of the Orbis Cascade Alliance Homosaurus Implementation Project (HIP)—a project she helped to design and initiate. Crystal serves as Chair of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Identity Management Advisory Committee (PCC IMAC) and guest faculty at the University of Washington Information School, where she teaches cataloging.

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