[Eril-l] Core Webinar: EDI Strategies in Metadata and Cataloging: An Exploration of strategies and discussions

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Core Webinar: EDI Strategies in Metadata and Cataloging: An Exploration of
strategies and discussions

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.



Description:

This webinar will examine EDI strategies and challenges in Metadata and
Cataloging. We will first investigate what EDI is and why it is essential
to this field of Librarianship. Next, we will explore a brief historical
timeline that shaped the events of EDI in Metadata and Cataloging. After
exploring its origins, we will examine the strategies other academic
institutions have formulated, particularly our work at Clemson University
with the Digital Collections. This webinar aims to explore, analyze, and
understand EDI techniques in Librarianship and how they can be added or
addressed in the audience's collections. Also, we hope that this webinar
will create networking opportunities among various librarians who attend or
contribute to the current conversation.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the webinar, attendees will:

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   Learn how to conduct EDI strategies in Metadata and Cataloging.
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   Learn about the challenges and obstacles with this work and how to
   overcome them.
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   Be able to collaborate with other institutions in the field with EDI
   work.
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   Learn about implementations and assessment strategies with EDI Metadata
   and Cataloging for future iteration.


Who should attend?

Metadata and Cataloging librarians

Presenters:

Jessica L. Serrao is the Metadata Librarian for Digital Collections at
Clemson University, where she creates, enriches, and maintains metadata and
standards for digitized historic materials. She holds an MSLS from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Concentration in
Archives and Records Management, a Certificate in Digital Curation, and an
MA in Public History from North Carolina State University. Jessica
currently chairs Clemson Libraries’ Inclusive Description Task Force. Her
work and research interests lie at the intersections of metadata, ethics,
and inclusive representation of marginalized groups in the archival record.

Tomeka Jackson is the Linked Data Librarian at Middle Tennessee State
University. Prior to this, she was a Library Resident at Clemson University
Libraries. Before her residency, she worked at Kennesaw State University as
a Cataloging and Metadata Assistant from 2018-2022. In addition, she has
held positions at the Smyrna Public Library in Smyrna, Ga., and the Cobb
County Public Library in Marietta, Ga. She also worked as a project
archivist for the Atlanta History Center and volunteered at the Delta
Flight Museum in Hapeville, Ga. She was named an Emerging Leader by the
American Library Association in 2022. Jackson earned her master’s in
library and information science from the University of South Carolina and a
master’s in heritage preservation and a bachelor’s in history, both from
Georgia State University.


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Registration fees for webinar:  Core Member $57.85; ALA member: $80.10;
Student member $44.50; Non-member $89.00

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1565

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org.

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

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