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Critical Cataloging

Cataloging ethics is described as the "principles and values that provide an intentional decision-making framework for those who work in cataloging or metadata positions."

Cataloging Code of Ethics
This site and document was produced in order to "create a dynamic document on cataloguing ethics...that embodies the collective experiences and wisdom of the cataloguing community of practice."
Simmons University's Critical Cataloging LibGuide
This Libguide offers a beginner's look into critical cataloging and why it matters in the professional field.
Culturally Responsive Cataloging Working Group
The Cataloging work group from the Community College League of California-CCLC is responsible for proposing policies related to cataloging, assisting in the development of cataloging workflows, and assisting in the development of training for those cataloging in the new shared environment. These actions are guided by our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility as outlined in the LSP DEIAA statement.
Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries (2012)
Standard 4. Development of collections, programs, and services.
Strategies for alternate subject headings and maintaining subject headings
From Hanging Together, an OCLC Research Blog