# There Are No Cataloging Police (aka Cataloging for the Non-Cataloger)

**URL:** https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/there-are-no-cataloging-police-aka-cataloging-for-the-non-cataloger/2953
**Category:** IUG Conference 2026
**Tags:** cataloging
**Created:** [May 29, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/there-are-no-cataloging-police-aka-cataloging-for-the-non-cataloger/2953 "2026-05-29T18:35:27Z")
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### Author: ![CyberpunkLibrarian](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/user_avatar/forum.innovativeusers.org/cyberpunklibrarian/32/1168_2.png) [@CyberpunkLibrarian](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/CyberpunkLibrarian)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/there-are-no-cataloging-police-aka-cataloging-for-the-non-cataloger/2953/1 "2026-05-29T18:35:27Z")

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**Program Title:** There Are No Cataloging Police (aka Cataloging for the Non-Cataloger)

**Track:** General

**Program Description:** Have you been given cataloging duties? Not sure where to start? Does reading the rules feel like a Choose Your Own Adventure book? In part 1, we’ll start at the beginning with some cataloging history and theory, including a discussion of cataloger’s judgment, and a high-level look at some ‘rules.’ Part 2 will then look at applying what we talk about here.

**Speaker/ Information:** Lynn Gates. Technical Services Manager, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

[There Are No Cataloging Police.pdf](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/uploads/short-url/A6Fj6qBSpKbyJu0IW3QSoxsbEBf.pdf) (6.6 MB)