Presented at CILIP Cataloguing & Indexing Group conference September 2012

1. Aiming for visibility:
promoting a University
cataloguing department
Karen F. Pierce
Cardiff University
CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group
Conference 2012

2. Defining high visibility
cataloguing
Trying NOT to be…
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3. Stereotypes

4. Background
• Invisible Cataloguers
• Located in an admin
building rather than a
library
• No day to day contact
with other library staff

5. Being seen (a physical
presence)
• ULS Briefings
• Working groups
• Staff development
activities

6. Staff development opportunities
From Pink Slip to Black Box
Alison Palmer & Karen Pierce

7. 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

8. Being seen (virtually)
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9. 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/

10. Publishing
• Catalogue & Index • Peer reviewed
journals
• Book reviews
• Impact factors
• Collaboration

11. Unexpected opportunities
© Jonas Tana
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12. Conclusion
• Be seen in person at • Have a blog (dept or
meetings & briefings personal)
• Join working groups • Have a twitter
• Run internal sessions account (dept or
about your dept personal)
• Attend conferences • Grab unexpected
• Organise conferences opportunities
• Write up events • Forge links with
attended academics
• Publish articles

13. http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/keep-calm-use-cataloguer-judgement-3/
PierceKF@Cardiff.ac.uk @Darklecat