Angela Yon
Assistant Professor, Cataloging & Metadata Librarian
Milner Library
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Milner Library - MLB 523B
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- About
- Education
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Research Interests & Areas
resource description and discovery, critical cataloging, linked data, open data, digital humanities and digital scholarship
MS Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College Research Initiative Award
Milner Library
2022
Book, Chapter
Yon, A., & Willey, E. Learning From Each Other: Reciprocity in Description Between Wikipedians and Librarians. Laurie M. Bridges, Raymond Pun, and Roberto A. Arteaga (EDs), Wikipedia and Academic Libraries. Maize Books (2021): 288-301.
Journal Article
Yon, A. Contextualizing Performers in Circus Route Books: Linked Data Entities and the Open Data Environment. Trends and Issues in Library Technology: Agile project management and summer conference issue, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) (2023): 41-52.
Yon, A., Allbaugh, G., & Franzen, S. Thinking Outside the Dyad: Incorporating Cohort-Based Experiences into Mentorship. Library Leadership & Management 37.2 (2023)
Yon, A., & Willey, E. Using the Cataloguing Code of Ethics Principles for a Retrospective Project Analysis. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (2021)
Willey, E., & Yon, A. Applying Library of Congress Demographic Group Characteristics for Creators. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 57.6 (2019): 349-368.
Presentations
Cataloging Ethics in Applying Demographic Group Terms. DEI Metadata Networking meeting. RAILS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Metadata Networking Group. (2023)
Cataloging Ethics in Applying Demographic Group Terms. Milner Library Collections DEI Summit. (2023)
Collection Data: Sharing, Discovery, Inspiration, and Innovation. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Satellite Conference - Art Libraries Section: Big Ideas, Challenging Questions. Rijksmuseum Research Library and the IFLA Art Libraries Section at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (2023)
Outsiders in Demand: Chinese and Japanese Circus Performers. Circus Historical Society Convention. Circus Historical Society. (2023)
Social Teambuilding in an Academic Library: Inspiring a Balance between Work and Play. Academic Library Association of Ohio 2023 Annual Conference: Finding Balance - Hybrid Spaces, New Opportunities and Transformed Missions. Academic Library Association of Ohio. (2023)
Using the Cataloging Code of Ethics for a Retrospective Project Analysis. 2023 IACRL People's Choice Award Award in Scholarly Publishing webinar. Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries. (2023)
Contextualizing Performers in Circus Route Books: Linked Data Entities and the Open Data Environment. IFLA WLIC 2022 (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Conference 2022). International Federation of Library Associations. (2022)
The Heart of a Library: Getting to Know Each Other. Illinois Library Association 2022 Annual Conference: At the Heart of It. Illinois Library Association. (2022)
Shelter in the COVID Storm: Building Relationships through Mentoring. Illinois Library Association 2021 Annual Conference virtual: Breaking Down Barriers, Building Up Communities. Illinois Library Association. (2021)
Yon A. & Anderson-Zorn A. K., (2020) “Be Empowered! Take the 'Scary' out of Linked Data”, MAC Annual Meeting Presentations 2020(1).
Grants & Contracts
Agency Through Otherness: Portraits of Performers in Circus Route Books 1875-1925, the final year of the Step Right Up: Digitizing Over 100 Years of Circus Route Books Project. Council of Library & Information Resources. Private. (2020)
Enhancing Catalog Records with Author Characteristics. University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2017)