May Chan

In perpetual beta. Metadata is my bread and butter @uoftlibraries. Active mostly during conferences.

[Sam Wineburg @samwineburg]

In an age of information overabundance,
critical ignoring is as important as critical thinking.

[Cataloging & Classification Quarterly @CCQjournal]

New CCQ article: "The Development and Future of the Cataloguing Code of Ethics" by May Chan @msuicat, Jane Daniels @JaneDaniels1, Sarah Furger, Diane Rasmussen @infogamerist, Elizabeth Shoemaker, & Karen Snow https://t.co/bso2KSA2Yg #cataloging #cataloguing #critcat

[Dr. Sarah T. Roberts [email protected] @ubiquity75]

Opinion | We Forgot About the Most Important Job on the Internet - The New York Times from ⁦@Annaleen⁩ ⁦@nytopinion⁩ https://t.co/Kusfst27iU

[Dr. Beck Taylor-Grant @Beck_Grant]

80% of humanities researchers also reported that they had never received any training to assist them in sharing their data.
#opendata #openhumanities

[Jane Daniels @JaneDaniels1]

How about working with colleagues in the publishing industry? Compare & contrast ONIX & MARC? Extensibility & reuse without additional costs for conversion? @BIC1UK already creating Directory of Metadata Capabilities.

[Librarianship.ca @LibrarianshipCA]

Like cataloguing, embroidery and other fibre art reveals only the finished piece, not the work of the stitching to produce it.

https://t.co/x6C9RXa4B6

@hjpretty created a canvas titled MARC to Linked Data, a conceptual piece that explores the transition of MARC to linked data

[York University Libraries @yorkulibraries]

How can we improve coverage of Black histories on @wikipedia? #YorkU's librarians say diversifying the editor base is key at this year's edit-a-thon co-hosted by @yorkuniversity libraries @uoftlibraries @torontolibrary @ryersonlibrary Read more➡️: https://t.co/evBDXxdIbn #BHM

[U of T Libraries @uoftlibraries]

📣 #UofT Libraries is now accepting Carpentries Instructor Training applications until February 6. In partnership with @UofTDHN and @UofTInfoFaculty, we will be training 50 instructors to teach technical skills @thecarpentries workshops.

Apply today: https://t.co/w4eSj7krap

[BookNet Canada @BookNet_Canada]

Read this blog post to learn about the key changes made to the #BISAC Subject Headings List in 2021.

🔗 https://t.co/IJH3YcWcgf

[City of Toronto 🇨🇦 @cityoftoronto]

A draft Digital Infrastructure Plan (DIP) is available for review and we’d like to hear from you! To review the plan offer feedback between now and Oct. 19, use this online feedback tool https://t.co/iUIjIDuorZ.
Learn more about the DIP: https://t.co/efHRNrehNc

[City of Toronto 🇨🇦 @cityoftoronto]

Help shape the future of technology and data in the #CityofTO. Participate in an online public consultation for the opportunity to review the Digital Infrastructure Plan, ask questions and provide feedback. To register and for more info: https://t.co/efHRNqWGoC #digitalTO

[City of Toronto 🇨🇦 @cityoftoronto]

Drop off items for donation, bring household hazardous waste and pick up free compost at a City of Toronto Community Environment Day. Find an event near you: https://t.co/hEzS8f52A9

[May Chan @msuicat]

@infogamerist @ALALibrary @rdatoolkit @LFSpiteri @facetpublishing @CilipMDG @JaneDaniels1 Thanks for the props! Teamwork with @eleesasee was key.

[May Chan @msuicat]

Let’s also recognize the leadership of @AnaNdumu @catladylib @roselovec without which this publication and broader series it is part of would not exist.

[Library Juice Press @LibJuicePress]

OUT NOW! Borders and BelongingCritical Examinations of Library Approaches toward Immigrants. https://t.co/8O0rXVISYa @litwinbooks @libjuicepress

[May Chan @msuicat]

@AnaNdumu @hayzeus89 @dianita_956 @xsublibrarian @aboutness @Luna_Dee @SoRoPhD @cdramirez1 @amanmanchin @ItsKelsaB Thank you @AnaNdumu on your leadership in realizing this publication! Your editorial skills are amazing with an unexpected coaching effect. I feel more empowered to use words like “hegemony” with less hesitation now.

[May Chan @msuicat]

You know something’s up if I’m “tirelessly cordial.”