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Welcome to the NASIG 2024 Conference.  This conference will take place at the Spokane Davenport Grand,  Spokane, WA June 3 - June 7, 2024.  Please visit the NASIG website for conference details.

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Tuesday, June 4 • 2:45pm - 3:45pm
"This Work is Urgent, This Work will Take Time": Integrating EDI-A into Resource Description Workflows

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Program Description:
Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility (EDI-A) issues have necessarily impacted libraries as we work towards supporting more inclusive and diverse spaces and collections for our users. These topics have caused librarians to reevaluate traditional approaches to resource management and description, and many projects and training initiatives have been developed to counter the colonialist lens that Library of Congress and descriptive cataloguing rules has put on our collections. This presentation discusses approaches for infusing EDI-A into day-to-day workflows and draws from examples from the Cataloging, Metadata, and Digitization department at Carleton University Library. Through knowledge-sharing and staff development, we are collectively building a cataloguing culture where EDI-A work is not an "extra" - it is infused within guiding principles for how we approach resource description in our daily work. I will discuss some of the strategies I've applied to support the department and will provide examples that signals how EDI-A work will never be completed, but rather something we are continuously building on.
Learning Outcomes:
Overview of EDI-A themes as they relate to resource description and cataloguing
Impact of EDI-A work for library users
Strategies for including communities when developing training resources for library staff
Speakers
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Jennifer Browning

Head of Cataloguing, Metadata, & Digitization, Carleton University
Jennifer received her MLIS from Western University in London, Ontario. Her research and work interests include the impact of resource description on user communities and continuous workplace learning and professional development for staff in technical services.

Tuesday June 4, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm PDT
Meeting Room 1
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