An introduction to the Code of Ethics: principles and values that provide an intentional decision-making framework for cataloguers on 26 Feb 2025 17:30 National Library of Ireland
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:30 – 19:30 GMT
Richard Hayes Room, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Tickets are free and available on eventbrite here on a first come first served basis.
The Library Association of Ireland Cataloguing and Metadata Group (LAICMG) are delighted to host their 2024 AGM in the the National Library of Ireland NLI preceded by a keynote by Jane Daniels on an introduction to the topic of the ongoing work of the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee.
The Cataloguing Code of Ethics was created by the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee, consisting of members from cataloguing communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with the assistance of Working Group members from the international cataloguing community. The document is a community response to clearly articulated needs for a code of ethics addressing the specific responsibilities of cataloguers and metadata managers engaged in creating, sharing, enriching and preserving metadata in an increasingly global and technology dominated cataloguing ecosystem.
“The term cataloguing ethics is defined as a set of principles and values that provide an intentional decision-making framework for those who work in cataloguing or metadata positions. A subset of critical librarianship, critical cataloguing focuses on understanding and changing how knowledge organisations codify systems of oppression.
Metadata creation is an ongoing process involving work that is wide-ranging, collaborative, and in a constant state of change. Tension between change and status quo creates opportunity to confront ethical issues within our community of practice.
As cataloguers, we have significant influence over how information resources are represented through the choices we make. This ethics document provides a framework for approaching cataloguing work that will be a useful tool for practitioners, employers, standards’ developers, vendors, students, and educators when ethical situations arise”
– cataloguing Code of Ethics
For more information:
Chan, M., Daniels, J., Furger, S., Rasmussen, D., Shoemaker, E., & Snow, K. (2022). The Development and Future of the Cataloguing Code of Ethics. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 60(8), 786–806. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2134247
Jane Daniels was Bibliographic Librarian at Cardiff Metropolitan University until her retirement in April 2022. She catalogued a range of resources and also managed metadata received from system, content and service providers. She was also a member of the WHELF (Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum) Cataloguing & Metadata Group; the Jisc NBK Phase 2 Task & Finish Group for Metadata Quality & Standards – Plan M; and the Ex Libris Community Zone Management Group.
Jane Daniels is an active member of the Joint USA, Canadian & UK Cataloguing Ethics Steering Committee, who, working with the cataloguing community of practice, produced the Cataloguing Code of Ethics in 2021. Jane is the past Chair (2018-2020) of the CILIP Metadata & Discovery Group (previously the Cataloguing & Indexing Group.) Since retirement Jane has become a volunteer at her local museum and has become an advocate for the adoption of the Code in the wider cultural sector.
The keynote will be followed by the LAICMG AGM (members only), and an opportunity to network with refreshments
Tickets are free and available on eventbrite here on a first come first served basis.
Schedule :
17.30 Registration and refreshments
17:45 Welcome;
18.00 Keynote;
18.45 Q&A
19.00 AGM
19.15 Networking with refreshments
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