aiming for visibility: promoting a university cataloguing department internally (and externally)
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Presented at CILIP Cataloguing & Indexing Group conference September 2012TRANSCRIPT
Aiming for visibility: promoting a University cataloguing department
Karen F. PierceCardiff University
CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group Conference 2012
Defining high visibility cataloguing
Trying NOT to be…
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Background
• Invisible Cataloguers• Located in an admin
building rather than a library
• No day to day contact with other library staff
Being seen (a physical presence)
• ULS Briefings
• Working groups
• Staff development activities
Staff development opportunities
From Pink Slip to Black BoxAlison Palmer & Karen Pierce
Being seen (externally)
Conferences• 1. Attend a cataloguing
conference• 2. Present at a
cataloguing conference• 3. Attend &/or present at
a NON-cataloguing conference
• 4. Organise a conference
Being seen (virtually)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonitoclub/3867093636/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.desicolours.com/some-unique-cake-designs/26/02/2009http://cdn.activedesktopwallpapers.com/wallpapers/74/Cat-Under-Book-512X384-74.jpg
Blogs & Blogging• CILIP CIG:
http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/catalogueandindex/default.aspx
• http://planetcataloging.org/
• http://highvisibilitycataloguing.wordpress.com/
• Work & Expression (BSS City of London): http://citybibs.wordpress.com/
• http://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/
• http://darksideofthecatalogue.wordpress.com/
Publishing
• Catalogue & Index
• Book reviews
• Peer reviewed journals
• Impact factors
• Collaboration
Unexpected opportunities
© Jonas Tana http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonastana/6947168707/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Conclusion
• Be seen in person at meetings & briefings
• Join working groups• Run internal sessions
about your dept• Attend conferences• Organise conferences• Write up events
attended• Publish articles
• Have a blog (dept or personal)
• Have a twitter account (dept or personal)
• Grab unexpected opportunities
• Forge links with academics
http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/keep-calm-use-cataloguer-judgement-3/
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