Core Webinar: Beyond Your Department: Uniting Catalogers

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Beyond Your Department: Uniting Catalogers" on January 13, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. TFighting against the perceptions of catalogers as isolated or antisocial can be a challenge, especially when many institutions only have one librarian assigned to catalog. Further, many of these catalogers hold multiple roles and may not originally be catalogers, resulting in a higher frequency of flawed records and inaccessible OPACs. We can address these problems by creating cataloging communities, which will improve the quality of their work, thereby improving the usability of catalogs for patrons.This presentation will provide examples and opportunities to connect catalogers, informed by the presenters’ initiatives in creating a statewide cataloger community. These opportunities to build community will be modeled with one-on-one interactions, cold emailing, listservs, workgroups, roundtables, connecting with existing resources, etc. The session will create connections among catalogers, with the larger goals of improving access to library materials and sharing metadata best practices. The formation of these communities will encourage more librarians to participate in metadata projects, making the field a more welcoming place to learn and work. These communities will also empower librarians to champion technical services roles and positions.

Beyond Your Department: Uniting Catalogers
Live Webinar: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1 - 2 p.m. CT

Presenters:

Amy Banks, Cataloging Librarian, Utah State,

India-Bleu Niehoff, Cataloging Librarian, Utah State, Logan, UT

Registration Fees:

Core Member: $57.85
ALA Member: $80.10
Nonmember: $89.00
Student: $44.50

How Do I Purchase Group Registration?

You can register a group by specifying the number of people who will be accessing the webinar during checkout. We offer webinars discounts based on the number of registrations you specify at checkout. If you are a Core member, you can purchase seats for yourself and your colleagues at the Core discount rate; ALA's new e-Learning store allows you to extend Core member savings to colleagues at your institution.

Can't attend the live event? No problem! All registrants will receive a link to the recorded session for later viewing at their convenience.

Register online or by phone at 1-800-545-2433 (press 1 to reach our customer service representatives).

For questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core staff at corece@ala.org.

About Core

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management, collections and technical services, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning. Core is a division of the American Library Association. Follow us on our Blog, Instagram and LinkedIn.