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Exhibitions (Selected, recent)
“Words Matter” and “Unseen Labor” Exhibitions
During the 2023-24 school year, the Fresno State Library Special Collections Research Center hosted two cataloging exhibitions, “Words Matter” and “Unseen Labor.” The following provides an overview of the exhibitions and the associated activities.
"Words Matter! The Inclusive Cataloging Movement Takes Flight" (SCRC Exhibition), August 28, 2023-May 17, 2024.
“Unseen Labor: An International Library Community-Organizing Embroidery Project and Exhibit about Metadata, Our Stories and Our Service” (Traveling exhibition), August 28, 2023- May 17, 2024. The accompanying virtual exhibit catalog (2022) can be viewed here: https://openbooks.library.umass.edu/unseen-labor-exhibit/
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Presentations (Selected, recent)
- “Open Rules for Cataloging” (poster presentation), Presenter: Julie Renee Moore; Graphic Design: Suzanne López, American Library Association Annual Conference (Chicago, IL, in person), June 28, 2026.
- “Critical Cataloging & Librarianship Today: Ethics, Power, and Possibility” (panel webinar), Presenters: Emily Drabinski, (Chair, Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at the City University of New York); Violet Fox (Creator of The Cataloging Lab, Minnesota); Dr. Karen Snow (Professor, School of Information Studies, Dominican University, Chicago, IL); Billey Albina (FKA Amber Billey) (Social justice rockstar librarian turned clinical social worker, Toronto, Canada); Coordinator and Host: Julie Renee Moore (Special Collections Catalog Librarian, Fresno State Library, California State University, Fresno); sponsored by The Womack Lecture Series, named for late librarian emeritus, Printise J. Womack, April 14, 2026.
- “Open Rules for Cataloging Fall/Winter 2025 Update” (panel webinar for the ORC Community), speakers: Speakers: Julie Renee Moore (President); Lloyd Chittenden (Past President); Amy Hitchner (Secretary and ORC Rules Committee Chair). December 18, 2025.
- “Fire, Arsenic, and Mold, Oh My! Cataloging and Handling Potentially Hazardous Materials in Our Libraries” (panel presentation), Presenters: Mary Kocman, Palos Verdes Library District; Julie Renee Moore, California State University, Fresno; Tennessee Gardner, Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation, California Library Association Annual Conference (Riverside, in person), October 25, 2025.
- “Open Rules for Cataloging” (poster presentation), Presenter: Julie Renee Moore; Graphic Design: Suzanne López, California Library Association Annual Conference (Riverside, in person), October 25, 2025.
- “The Toxic Book Project at Fresno State” (panel webinar), Speakers: Julie Renee Moore, Suzanne López, CSU Libraries Conference, June 3, 2025.
- “Diversifying Behind-the-Scenes Librarians: A Student Mentorship Pilot Study” (panel webinar), Tammy Lau, Dolly Lopez, Julie Renee Moore, CSU Libraries Conference, June 3, 2025.
- “Introducing Open Rules for Cataloging” (panel webinar), Speakers: Lloyd Chittenden (ORC President); Julie Renee Moore (ORC Vice President); Amy Hitchner (ORC Secretary and ORC Rules Committee Chair). Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa, Canada), January 17, 2025. (This was for LAC’s series: “Afternoons of Discovery.”)
- “Cataloging Objects for Circulation” (hybrid workshop) Presenters: Andrew Le, Jefferson County Library (Washington State) (in person); Julie Renee Moore, California State University, Fresno (virtual). OLAC Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota), October 9, 2024.
- “Putting the Pieces Together: Evaluating the Impact of Descriptive Cataloging for Realia” (hybrid program). Panelists: Andrew Le, Jefferson County Library (Washington State) (in person); Robert Freeborn, Pennsylvania State University (virtual); Julie Renee Moore, California State University, Fresno (virtual). OLAC Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota), October 9, 2024.
- “Words Matter: Inclusive Cataloging in an Academic Library Consortium, “ Panelists: Julie Renee Moore, Special Collections Catalog Librarian, California State University, Fresno; Allison Bailund, Monographs Cataloging Coordinator, San Diego State University; Luiz Mendes, Cataloging Coordinator, California State University, Northridge, American Library Association Annual Conference (San Diego, in person) via CORE, June 29, 2024.
- Moore, Julie Renee. “Nazis in the Stacks” in Special Projects in Reparative and Inclusive Description, in the series Practical Approaches for Reparative Description, sponsored by DPLA's (Digital Public Library of America’s) Metadata Working Group, May 10, 2024. (webinar) DPLA YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/u6RmcI3ivXg?feature=shared
- Moore, Julie Renee, Rob Freeborn, and Jessica Janecki. “Best Practices for Cataloging Objects Using RDA and MARC21.” Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Bibliographic Standards Committee, ACRL. (3-hour online workshop via the Zoom webinar format), February 24, 2022.
Publications (Selected, recent)
- Moore, Julie Renee. “Personal Reflections on Paige G. Andrew’s Career as a Cartographic Resources Cataloging Librarian: Impact and Scholarship.” Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, Taylor & Francis Online, (May 2025) Vol. 21 (no. 1-2), pages 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/15420353.2025.2462726
- “The Fresno State Toxic Book Project” (LibGuides), collaborators: Julie Renee Moore, Suzanne López, (March 31, 2025) https://guides.library.fresnostate.edu/toxic-book-project
- Bailund, Allison, Anamika Megwalu, Julie Renee Moore, Yoko Okunishi, Israel Yanez, “Inclusive Cataloging in an Academic Library Consortium” in Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches, editors, Amber Billey, Elizabeth Nelson, and Rebecca Uhl. Chicago, Illinois: ALA Editions, 2024. https://csu-fresnostate.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CALS_UFR/1mjau32/alma991022371669502907
- Moore, Julie Renee, “Words Matter! Bringing Cataloging from Behind-the-Scenes to Center Stage.” Reality Check column in Technicalities. Media Publishers Division. (March/April 2024), Vol. 44, No. 2, pages 1; 4-6. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/z316q8346
- Moore, Julie Renee. “Illuminating Cataloging Through Exhibitions, Education, and Outreach Efforts.” Society of California Archivists Newsletter, no. 190, (Spring 2024), pages 1-2; 17. https://calarchivists.org/resources/Documents/Newsletter/2024Spring.pdf
- Barrett, Marcia; Hutchinson, Josh; Kudo, Yoko; Moore, Julie Renee; Jemison, Kyla; Scott, Amanda; Keenan, Teressa; Kardos, Ann; and Burel, Melissa, OLAC Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discs, Objects, Streaming Media, and Video Games Using the Original RDA Toolkit and MARC 21. Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Cataloging Policy Committee (10/2023). https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/olac-publications/28
- Barrett, Marcia; Hutchinson, Josh; Kudo, Yoko; Moore, Julie Renee; Jemison, Kyla; Scott, Amanda; Keenan, Teressa; Kardos, Ann; and Burel, Melissa, Full MARC Examples to Accompany OLAC Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu- ray Discs, Objects, Streaming Media, and Video Games Using the Original RDA Toolkit and MARC 21. Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Cataloging Policy Committee (10/2023). https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/olac-publications/27
- Best Practices for Cataloging Objects Using RDA and MARC21. Objects Task Force (Moore, Julie Renee, Chair), Cataloging Policy Committee, Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc., January 2020. This OLAC document is folded into the Combined Best Practices for Cataloging Special Formats Using RDA and MARC21, which will be included in the RDA Toolkit. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/olac-publications/1/
