The library profession has undergone a sea change in controlled vocabulary in the past five years—cataloging librarians are working together to improve Library of Congress Subject Headings and rethink our approach to subject access. Join Violet Fox, the co-coordinator of the SACO Medical Funnel, to hear about what’s changed and how you can get involved in ensuring better access to library resources about disability, medicine, and health. 

This event is part of the Engaging with Critical Cataloging Past and Present webinar series which introduces Library of Congress Subject Headings from the perspective of catalogers engaged in subject authority work. Learn about some of the key historical figures and projects in Minnesota radical cataloging. Hear from contemporary catalogers inspired by this radical history to continue working towards critical, equitable, and respectful cataloging standards. 

Presenter:

Violet Fox is a Cataloging & Metadata Librarian at Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library. She is the creator of the Cataloging Lab, a wiki designed to encourage collaboration in library metadata. Violet is passionate about critical cataloging, zine librarianship, and promoting the mental health of library workers.

Register to for this session: https://minitex.umn.edu/events/webinar/2025-04/working-together-improve-disability-and-medical-subject-headings

Register for all sessions: https://minitex.umn.edu/news/professional-development/2025-02/new-series-engaging-critical-cataloging-past-and-present