1. Aiming for visibility : promoting a University cataloguing department Karen F. Pierce Cardiff University CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group Conference 2012

2. Defining high visibility cataloguing Trying NOT to be… http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JGOshAniqr0/TAWx- IKDw8I/AAAAAAAAAAc/AuBdKS09l3s/s1600/under+the+radar+logo.png

3. Stereotypes

4. Background Invisible Cataloguers Located in an admin building rather than a library No day to day contact with other library staff

5. Being seen (a physical presence) ULS Briefings Working groups Staff development activities

6. Staff development opportunities

7. Being seen (externally) Conferences 1. Attend a cataloguing conference 2. Present at a cataloguing conference 3. Attend &/or present at a NON-cataloguing conference 4. Organise a conference

8. Being seen (virtually) http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonitoclub/3867093636/size s/o/in/photostream/ http://www.desicolours.com/some-unique-cake-designs/26/02/2009http://cdn.activedesktopwallpapers.com/wallpapers/74/Cat- Under-Book-512X384-74.jpg

9. Blogs & Blogging CILIP CIG: http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/catalogueandindex/default.aspx http://planetcataloging.org/ http://highvisibilitycataloguing.wordpress.com/ Work & Expression (BSS City of London): http://citybibs.wordpress.com/ http://citybibs.wordpress.com/ http://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/ http://darksideofthecatalogue.wordpress.com/

10. Publishing Catalogue & Index Book reviews Peer reviewed journals Impact factors Collaboration

11. Unexpected opportunities © Jonas Tana http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonastana/6947168707/sizes/m/in/photostream/

12. Conclusion Be seen in person at meetings & briefings Join working groups Run internal sessions about your dept Attend conferences Organise conferences Write up events attended Publish articles Have a blog (dept or personal) Have a twitter account (dept or personal) Grab unexpected opportunities Forge links with academics

13. http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/keep-calm-use-cataloguer-judgement-3/ PierceKF@Cardiff.ac.ukPierceKF@Cardiff.ac.uk @Darklecat