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The first webinar in our Practical Cataloguing series today! MDG Chair Will Peaden will present "Introduction to MARC21 Cataloguing" at 13:00 (GMT+1) If you have registered but have not received a link to join the webinar please contact [email protected] We will do some live posts here.

The latest issue of our OA Journal 'Catalogue & Index' (ISSN 2399-9667) has now been published. Issue 212 (Sept 2025) contains articles on the topic of "Non-MARC Cataloguing and Metadata Practices." Read the full issue at: journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an... #cataloguing #metadata #nonMARC

Practical Cataloguing Webinar 1: Introduction to MARC21 Cataloguing is this Wednesday 24th Sept 13:00-14:00 (GMT+1). Free to all. Registration required: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event... #cataloguing #cataloging #metadata #training #event #webinar #libraries

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📢MDG's September 2025 Bulletin has been distributed to our mailing list, it includes details of our Practical Cataloguing Webinar Series, a save-the-date for a World Café event on Subject Analysis and much more! #cataloguing #metadata #events #news #libraries 📚🐈 email-cilip.org.uk/6WFS-2PB9Q-4...

📢MDG Practical Cataloguing Webinar Series starts Wednesday 24th September! 🐈📚📖 The #webinars will showcase #library #metadata experts & practitioners discussing & exploring everyday #cataloguing challenges to provide a platform for developing your metadata skills. www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

It was a pleasure to have Prof Karen Snow, Carissa Chew @carissachew.bsky.social, Dr Karen Pierce @darklecat.bsky.social, & Helen Griffiths @helgriff.bsky.social presenting on Cataloguing Ethics as part of a our AGM Event yesterday. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees (online & in-person).

All the #metadata that #libraries create/edit/enrich and share with each other via union catalogues is incredibly valuable. #metadata is the blood in the circulatory system of information organisation and retrieval. #MetadataMatters

This is an important read. Cataloguing is at a critical moment.

If you would like to join us online via Teams at 2pm on Wednesday 3rd September for our Cataloguing Ethics Event and AGM do register at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/regis... Our Events Officer will be sending further details about how to join to all registered attendees ahead of the event.

If you are able to join us in-person on Wednesday 3rd September for our Cataloguing Ethics Event and AGM do register at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event... Our Events Officer will be sending further details about the AGM and drinks social afterwards to all registered attendees ahead of the event.

1 week to go! Don't forget to register for our Cataloguing Ethics Panel Discussion and AGM. Join us in-person at the University of Manchester or online via Teams. #cataloguing #cataloging #metadata #ethics #inclusion #critcat #EDI #DEI #libraries #archives #galleries #museums #repositories

Join us on Wednesday 3rd September from 2pm (BST) for our AGM Event with a Cataloguing Ethics Panel Discussion. Hybrid event: in-person at the University of Manchester, or online via Teams. Full details at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event... #metadata #cataloguing #cataloging #ethics #critcat #event

MDG August 2025 Bulletin has now been distributed. Includes an invitation to our AGM & Event on Wed 3rd Sept feat. a Panel Discussion on the Practical Application of Cataloguing Ethics. Plus Final Call for Papers for MDG Conference 2026 Read it at email-cilip.org.uk/6WFS-2O6VG-4... #metadata #ethics

MDG July 2025 Bulletin has now been distributed. Includes: events & training opportunities from our friends at @arlis-uk.bsky.social, @iaml-aibm.bsky.social, and @indexers.bsky.social Plus Calls for Papers for MDG Conference 2026 and C&I Journal. Read it at tinyurl.com/yc2mmur #metadata #cataloguing

Metadata isn’t gold until it’s contextualized.

Sometimes cataloguing leads you down a rabbit hole that doesn’t end being germane to the book but still enriches your day a little. A book from 1866 had a Parisian bookseller’s ticket to its pastedown, for a shop at 15, Quai Voltaire.

A busy week this week: the July RSC Meeting takes place Monday-Thursday asynchronously, with synchronous meetings in Executive Session this evening and Public Session tomorrow. Attend the Public Session as an observer: www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/news #cataloguing #cataloging #metadata #bloomscrolling

Visit a library today and you likely already visited them online to search their catalogue or access services (many digital). This experience required libraries to be on the cutting edge of computing as it became a part of everyone's lives, including at UW. main.lib.umanitoba.ca/university-o...

We are truly honoured to have received a finalist nomination for the 2025 @alpsp.bsky.social Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025! #MetadataMatters #openinfrastructure #OAbooks Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel, and we'll know more in about 2 months' time ...

More good news 😍 We're really excited to be working with the NUPs on this project to establish a consortial catalogue shared by all participating publishers. The catalogue is being built using Thoth's customisable publisher website template (via Strapi) thoth.pub/solutions/ho...

📢 Open Letter to UK Govt: we're urging Keir Starmer, Peter Kyle & Bridget Phillipson to prioritise critical AI literacy for ALL. It's time everyone had access to learning that supports them to choose how they want to engage with AI. Read here: connectedbydata.org/blog/2025/07... #AILiteracy

#CILIP is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Google to deliver Super Searchers - a national programme designed by Google to enhance information literacy and critical search skills across schools, libraries, and communities. www.cilip.org.uk/news/705542/...

Early bird bookings for our 2025 in-person conference close on Monday 7 July. Join us for The Heart and Mind of Indexing, 19-21 September, at The Writers’ Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre, University of Birmingham, UK. Full programme and bookings for #SIConf25 at

The #SIConf25 starts on Fri 19 Sept with a welcome from our president @carosanderson.bsky.social and a keynote from Anya Somerville,  Head of Indexing & Data Management at the House of Commons Library, on indexing parliamentary papers. Book at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

We continue #SIConf25 on Friday 19 Sept with breakout sessions: one for newer indexers led by Ruth Martin, and one for experienced indexers with Alan Rutter. Book your place at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

On Saturday 20 September, our first #SIConf25 session is on AI and indexing. How can indexers and indexing societies adapt to the new world of AI? @tanyaizzard.bsky.social and Xiaoyuan [JoJo] Chen will present ideas and suggestions. Book at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

The second #SIConf25 session on Saturday 20 September is a panel discussion that compares indexers' approaches to the same text, facilitated by @closereadingie.bsky.social . It's always fascinating to see the different ways we index. Book at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

Sat PM breakout sessions #SIConf25 are on indexing software. Our facilitators are Sheree Mosley and Susie Marques-Jones on SKY Index, @apeaceinns.bsky.social on Cindex, Caroline Diepeveen on Macrex and Katharina Munk for Index-Manager. Book at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

There's also a #SIConf25 breakout session on cross-references with indexer Ann Hudson on Sat PM. How do we make the best decisions about use of cross-references to help readers find the information they want? Book at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

And for those who'd like something different, @lm-indexing.bsky.social 's #SIConf25 breakout session will explore mindful collage and journaling to support wellbeing. Book your place at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

We finish #SIConf25 Saturday with a panel discussion on working with authors, with panellists including authors and index enthusiasts @djbduncan.bsky.social and @carosanderson.bsky.social, followed by a series of lightning talks. Book at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

Late morning breakout sessions at #SIConf25 on Sunday 21 September are Caroline Diepeveen on working on large projects and Ruth Martin on indexing emotions/emotional indexing. Book your place at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

Our post-lunch breakout sessions at #SIConf25 on Sunday 21 September are @exterindexing.bsky.social on breaking the rules and @susanpennyindexing.bsky.social on client communication. Book your place at the earlybird rate until Mon 7 July at

Early-bird bookings for Society of Indexers @indexers.bsky.social #SIConf25 conference ‘The Heart and Mind of Indexing’, 19–21 September at Edgbaston Park, close tonight (7 July) at midnight. More details and booking link below. See you in Birmingham? #IndexSky www.indexers.org.uk/conference-2...

CILIP MDG members are invited to the next Society of Indexers Coffee Morning Zoom meeting on Thursday 17th July at 11am UK time. @indexers.bsky.social will be joined by true crime author, David Green, who will talk about the experience of indexing his own writings. www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

Catalogue & Index - Call for papers. We are looking for contributions themed around #cataloguing  & #metadata work beyond the usual library standards, such as #EAD #ISADG #BIBFRAME #DublinCore or #WikiData Deadline for submission 1st Sept 2025. Guidance: journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an...

MDG's June Bulletin has been distributed: tinyurl.com/4py42mw9 - C&I Vol 211 on AI in metadata work 💻 - C&I Call for Papers 'non-MARC' cataloguing 📝 - Uncataloguing Event 🐈 - Visit to the BFI Library 📚 - Call for Proposals: MDG Conference '26 #MetaFutures 🔍 #metadata #cataloguing #events #conference

Is your institution providing guidance to inform the decisions staff make on using GenAI? I'm liking the S.E.C.U.R.E GenAI Use Framework for Staff from Charles Sturt University. It walks through the risks. @cilip.bsky.social @cilipmdg.bsky.social @cilip-arlg.bsky.social secureframework.ai#examples

The June issue of OA #journal Catalogue & Index is live. This issue focuses on the use of generative #AI within the #metadata world, including articles that critically examine the applicability of generative AI in library metadata creation and #cataloguing. journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an...

#Metadata #Event Klaxon! 📢 UK Committee on RDA & @cilipmdg.bsky.social in conjunction with @whelfed.bsky.social invite you to join us for an #Uncataloguing Workshop in on 25th July 2025 in Cardiff @cardiffuni.bsky.social Full details & booking at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

The May MDG eBulletin has been distributed to our mailing list. It includes: - Books to Review 📚 - C&I Call for Papers 📝 - Call for Proposals: MDG Conference 2026 #MetaFutures 🔍 - RDA Steering Committee papers 📃 Read online at: tinyurl.com/yut3vn6j #metadata #cataloguing #events #news #conference

You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC). A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world. Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/

We have received a large number of submissions for the Metadata Management Associate role (openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/job-meta...) and will be conducting our first set of interviews on June 6th. If you wish to be considered in this round, please submit your application no later at 11:59 UCT.

Do you work with medieval manuscripts? Then please consider completing this questionnaire on the impact of cataloguing on the discoverability and usage of medieval manuscripts: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

📢Call for papers for the MDG Conference 2026 (11-13 March) #MetaFutures #Cataloguers, #indexers and other #metadata specialists have a significant role to play in the future of information services and it’s something worth shouting about! Full details: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...

📢 OBC is hiring! We are looking to recruit a new Metadata Management Associate. They will work with the OBC team & our #OpenAccess publishers to builder richer metadata records to support our library outreach. The position is fully remote and flexible openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/job-meta...

#MetadataJob with @openbookcollective.bsky.social & @copim.bsky.social "become involved with a new organisation at the cutting edge of the Diamond #OpenAccess movement, supporting the creation and improvement of the #metadata from OBC publisher members" openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/job-meta...