<div dir="ltr"><div>My clumsy message missed the point.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't teach a cataloging class. I'm a random rare materials cataloger who happened to end up on a random professor's contacts list for a once-a-year thing where I talk with her general cataloging class about what it's like to be a rare materials cataloger. </div><div><br></div><div>Posting to DCRM-L instead of referring the professor directly to rare materials catalogers I know who self-identify with visibly or aurally marginalized communities was meant to avoid putting people I know on the spot.</div><div><br></div><div>Long story short, I blew it. <br></div><div><br></div><div>With apologies,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Erin</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">______________________<br></span></a><a name="SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Erin Blake, Ph.D. | Senior Cataloger | Folger
Shakespeare Library | 201 E. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC,
20003 | </span></a><a href="mailto:eblake@folger.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">eblake@folger.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
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| Pronouns: she/her/hers</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> DCRM-L <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu" style="color:blue">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Erin Blake<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Users' Group <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu" style="color:blue">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Seeking demographic alternative to myself for Zoom
meeting with cataloging class</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hello! Those of you who know me personally know that I look
and sound like I came straight out of Central Casting in response to a call for
a Rare Materials Cataloger: white, middle-aged, grey-haired, female, Canadian
accent, British surname.... heck, at this very moment I'm even wearing a grey
wool cardigan that I crocheted myself. The only thing keeping me from
completely disappearing into the stereotype is that I don't have a cat.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the past, I've been the enthusiastic representative of
Rare Materials Cataloging for the "Guest Speaker" session of an
online cataloging class. Catalogers from all sorts of different professional
niches each have a 15- to 20-minute time slot where they introduce themselves,
say a few things about their type of work, then take questions from the class.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I'm happy to continue in this role, but for the sake of the
profession, I'm really hoping to find a replacement who doesn't look and sound
the way I do.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This year's session is Tuesday, 19 April. The class runs
from 6:30 pm to 9 pm Eastern, but you only have to be online for your slot.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please contact me directly at <a href="mailto:eblake@folger.edu" style="color:blue">eblake@folger.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:eblakedc@gmail.com" style="color:blue">eblakedc@gmail.com</a> if you're interested,
or if you know of someone the professor might want to consider. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Erin</p></div></div></div></div>