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The inaugural "Cataloging Queer Library Issues: A Symposium in Honor of Walt 'Cat' Walker" took place on August 12, 2021. This virtual event highlighted various aspects of queer librarianship, including programs, projects, outreach, and initiatives, from areas of academic library and archives work.
In this portion of the program, we heard 5 lightning round presentations.
Presentation #1: Using the Homosaurus in the Local Catalog at University of Kentucky Libraries (Adrian Williams, University of Kentucky)
Presentation #2: Undergraduate Research with Queer Collection Material: The John Hay Library Undergraduate Fellowship Program (Heather Cole, Brown University)
Presentation #3: Reenvisioning Cataloging and Classification for a LGBT2QIA+ Community Library (Amber Dierking, Grand Valley State University; Avi Woontner, Institute of American Indian Arts Library)
Presentation #4 : Our Own Labels: LGBT2QIA+ Representation in Catalogue Records (Laura Krueger and Rio Picollo, University of British Columbia School of Information)
The inaugural "Cataloging Queer Library Issues: A Symposium in Honor of Walt 'Cat' Walker" took place on August 12, 2021. This virtual event highlighted various aspects of queer librarianship, including programs, projects, outreach, and initiatives, from areas of academic library and archives work.
In this portion of the program, we heard 5 lightning round presentations.
Presentation #1: Using the Homosaurus in the Local Catalog at University of Kentucky Libraries (Adrian Williams, University of Kentucky)
Presentation #2: Undergraduate Research with Queer Collection Material: The John Hay Library Undergraduate Fellowship Program (Heather Cole, Brown University)
Presentation #3: Reenvisioning Cataloging and Classification for a LGBT2QIA+ Community Library (Amber Dierking, Grand Valley State University; Avi Woontner, Institute of American Indian Arts Library)
Presentation #4 : Our Own Labels: LGBT2QIA+ Representation in Catalogue Records (Laura Krueger and Rio Picollo, University of British Columbia School of Information)
