Peer Council 2018
Thank you to all who attended, presented at, and supported Peer Council 2018! We hope to see you next year!
Peer Council is the yearly assembly of librarians involved with and interested in library technical services hosted by WiLS! WiLS and the Peer Council 2018 Planning Team are excited to present this opportunity to learn new things, share information with peers, build a community of practice, and interact with a diverse group having shared common interests.
When: Monday, June 4th, from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Where: Third floor Community Room at the Madison Public Library – Central at 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703 (with parking available at the Overture Center Garage.)
Schedule and Programs
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and Coffee sponsored by Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome
10:15 – 11:15 Decolonizing Cataloguing and Classification
Kalani Adolpho, Diversity Resident Librarian, UW-Madison College Library
Libraries and archives are colonial impositions in many parts of the world, including lands that are now part of the United States Empire. As colonial impositions, libraries are complicit in the perpetuation of colonialism and Western hegemony through classification systems and controlled vocabularies. Through Library of Congress Subject Headings, Indigenous, queer, and gender non-conforming people are historicized, homogenized, and misnamed, and violence perpetuated against us is erased and/or referenced euphemistically.
This session will define, name impact, and provide examples of colonialism in cataloguing and classification, as well as share information on alternative headings and organization systems developed by Indigenous peoples and nations. Additionally, there will be ample time for questions and discussion after the presentation.
11:30 – 12:30 Right or Not? Why Accurate Rights Statements Matter
Molly Huber, Outreach Coordinator, Minnesota Digital Library & Minitex
Rights statements provide important information about the rights status of an object, and are the primary way for users to know what they can do with what they find online. The Digital Public Library of America has charged all of its hubs with implementing standardized rights statements across their collections, and the Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) has enthusiastically embraced the challenge. In the past year, we formed a team to study the twelve standardized rights statements at rightsstatements.org and to develop training materials to share with our more than 180 contributors on how to accurately apply them. Join presenter Molly Huber as she shares information about the rights statements initiative, what she learned from the pilot implementation project MDL just completed, and what the next steps might be.
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch (included with registration)
Tacos, tacos, tacos!
2:00 – 3:00 MarcEdit Tools and Workflows
Katie Dunn, Electronic Resources Librarian, University of Wisconsin Law Library
Drawing on a conversation started last year at Peer Council, Katie will share more about MarcEdit, a free tool for editing and conversion of MARC data. She will present an overview of MarcEdit tools and workflows with an emphasis on functionality requested by attendees.
3:00 – 3:15 Thank You and Adjourn
3:15 Tech Services Talk at Casetta Kitchen and Counter
Unstructured snacking and chatting time with your colleagues at a cute little restaurant walkable from the meeting location.
The meeting this year is being planned with help from these amazing people!
- Nic Ashman, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Nichole Fromm, Madison Public Library
- Amy Gannaway, South Central Library System
- Alison Hoffman, Monarch Library System
- Cathy Markwiese, Milwaukee Public Library
- Jill Thomas, Lawrence University
WiLS is very grateful to Madison Public Library for hosting us and to our meeting sponsor, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., for their support of Peer Council!
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made at least two business days prior to the event in order to receive a refund. If a registrant cancels less than two working days prior to the date of the event, the registrant remains responsible for payment; no fees will be refunded.
A substitute may take the place of the original registrant, but either the registrant or their institution is responsible for coordinating and communicating changes to WiLS. Cancellations and/or substitutions may be reported to Coop Info.
If an event is canceled by WiLS, due to low registration or inclement weather, registrants will be notified and fees will be refunded