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Milner Library

Angela Yon

Assistant Professor, Cataloging & Metadata Librarian
Milner Library
Office
MLB Milner Library 523
Office Phone
(309) 438-2863office
phone
Email
ayon@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4125-23... website
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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., Allbaugh, G., & Franzen, S. Strengthening Person-Centered Management through Mentorship: Building Library Community. Dani Brecher Cook, Maoria J. Kirker, and Diann Smothers (EDs), Person-Centered Management in Academic Libraries. American Library Association (2024): 63-73.
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. Collection Data: Sharing, Discovery, Inspiration, and Innovation. Art Libraries Journal 49.3 (2024): 85-94.
Yon, A., Baldoni, E., & Willey, E. Rules, privacy, and ethics: Challenges in creating author name change guidelines. Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) 68.4 (2024): 23.
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): 24.
Yon, A., & Willey, E. Using the Cataloguing Code of Ethics Principles for a Retrospective Project Analysis. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (2021)

Presentations

Capturing Hidden Narratives with Metadata and Digital Storytelling. Digital Library Federation (DLF) 2024 Forum. Digital Library Federation. (2024)
Creating Cards and Carving Pumpkins: How Fun Activities at Work Build Morale, Create Community, and Spark Creativity. Illinois Library Association 2024 Annual Conference: Libraries are Lit: Sparking Innovation and Imagination. Illinois Library Association. (2024)
Looking Beyond Your Digital Repository: Metadata for Storytelling. CORE Forum 2024. American Library Association. (2024)
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)

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)

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