Events

Sanford Berman and his colleagues at Hennepin County Library (HCL) created a unique subject authority file for the HCL collection (1973 to 1999) and demonstrated that a catalog is far more than a list of holdings or a list of terms. David Lesniaski will give a short overview of the process used to recreate this catalog, but will focus on examples demonstrating the utility of a catalog that links subject headings to each other and to relevant bibliographic records in a coherent and user-friendly manner. He argues that a catalog, at its best, shows relationships between terms and leads users from what they know to an expanded conceptual map of vocabulary, concepts, and bibliographic items relevant to their inquiry. The HCL catalog and subject authority file can still serve as a model for subject authority practice today, because of the sustained intellectual effort of Sanford and his colleagues over several decades. A catalog of alternative terms that show conceptual relationships could be more useful to practicing catalogers than the plethora of vocabulary lists currently circulating.

This event is part of the Engaging with Critical Cataloging Past and Present webinar series which introduces Library of Congress Subject Headings from the perspective of catalogers engaged in subject authority work. Learn about some of the key historical figures and projects in Minnesota radical cataloging. Hear from contemporary catalogers inspired by this radical history to continue working towards critical, equitable, and respectful cataloging standards. 

Presenter: 

David Lesniaski is now Associate Professor Emeritus, having recently retired from 20 years of teaching in the St. Kate’s MLIS program. Prior to that he was on the faculty of St. Olaf College, serving in several roles from music cataloger to co-college librarian, and, prior to that, was a cataloger at the University of Minnesota, cataloging Polish and Ukrainian materials for the Immigration History Research Center. He was awarded a Fulbright to serve as a consultant for the creation of a graduate-level music library in Athens, Greece. He has a doctorate in music composition and theory from the University of Arizona, and continues to compose and perform.

Register to attend this session or register to attend all sessions of interest in this webinar series.

Sponsored by Minitex

Monthly Committee meeting: Contact support@carli.illinois.edu for attendance details.

The CARLI Public Services Committee meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 9:00-10:00am.

Resource Sharing Open house and In-Person Discussion at Harper College, Palatine and College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Organized by the CARLI Resource Sharing Committee

Come join colleagues from across Illinois to talk about resource sharing! The CARLI Resource Sharing Committee is pleased to announce our second in-person open house and discussion event where you can meet other library workers, grab lunch together, and talk about topics in library resource sharing.

The event will be hosted in-person on Friday, May 30 from 10am-3pm.

Where:
David K. Hill Family Libraty at Harper College, Palatine, IL - Morning
Learning Resource Center at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL - Afternoon

Directions & Parking:

• Harper College directions coming soon!
• College of DuPage:
  • The College of DuPage Library, on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the Student Resource Center (SRC), is located 25 miles west of downtown Chicago at 425 Fawell Blvd., on College of DuPage’s Glen Ellyn campus.
  • The easiest way to find the Library is to park in Parking Lot C or B and enter the SRC through Door 2. The Library's main entrance is directly across from these doors.
  • Attached is a full campus map as well as a map of the Student Resource Center (SRC).

Registration: To register, click the "Register" tab above. Deadline for registering will be in May 2025; date TBD.

Please note: Lunch and coffee are not included. Please plan to purchase a lunch at the College of DuPage cafeteria, bring your own lunch, or to pick-up a meal en route to COD.
Food options are available in abundance on Roosevelt Road just north of campus, or on campus in the E.E. Gibson Cafeteria on the first floor of the Student Resources Center (SRC); Neapolitan will be open where you may purchase individual pizzas made to order, salads, and sandwiches.

This event is free and open to library workers at all CARLI member institutions.

If you need disability-related accommodations to participate in this event, please email the CARLI Office. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.

The CARLI OER Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

Contact CARLI Support for attendance details.