- Alison Dickey, Assistant Dean, Palmer School of Library and Information
Science
Practitioners and library school professors alike are concerned about
how few students are choosing to become catalogers. There does not seem
to be a vital "next generation" to succeed the experienced
catalogers working today. The elimination of required courses that teach
cataloging is often cited as the source of the problem, but in master’s
programs where such courses are still required the same problem exists.
The speakers in this session will present ideas for recruiting and mentoring
new catalogers. Topics will include how to plan and supervise internships,
how catalogers can promote the profession to master’s students,
and how knowledge organization course curricula might be enhanced to
highlight the value of this field. The presentations will be informal
and all attendees will be encouraged to join the discussion.
- Gregory Leazer, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Studies,
UCLA
- V. Heidi Hass, Head of the Reference Collection, Pierpont Morgan
Library
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