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Allison Bailund

Sr. Assistant Librarianabailund@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0001-7277-2673

Appointments

  • Principal Cataloging Librarian, 2025-Present
    San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
  • Monographs Cataloging Coordinator, 2023-2025
    San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US

  • BA
    University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US
  • MLIS
    University of Washington, WA, WA, US

Profile updated November 3, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Seeking Approval, Confronting Objectivity: Neutrality in the Library of Congress Subject Headings Approval Process
Allison Bailund; Deborah Tomaras; Michelle Cronquist; Tina Gross
In the Library with the Lead Pipe, 2026, journal article
Decision making Ethics Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy Neutrality Objectivity Subject cataloging--Standards Subject headings, Library of Congress
Genre Audiences, LCGFT and User Warrant: An Exploratory Study
Deborah Tomaras; Allison Bailund; Joshua Bergmann; Abby Dover; Steven W. Holloway; C. Rockelle Strader
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 2025, journal article
Cataloging Genre/form terms, Library of Congress Information retrieval Library science Library users User-centered system design
Inclusive Cataloging in an Academic Library Consortium
Allison Bailund; Anamika Megwalu; Julie Renee Moore; Yoko Okunishi; Israel YanĖƒez
Inclusive Cataloging : Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches, 2024, book chapter
Academic libraries Cataloging Ethics Subject headings Subject headings, Library of Congress
From "Afrofuturist Comics" to "Zombies in Comics": Inclusive Comics Cataloging from A to Z
Allison Bailund; Steven W. Holloway; Carole Sussman; Deborah Tomaras
Inclusive Cataloging : Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches, 2024, book chapter
Cataloging Comic books, strips, etc. Descriptive cataloging Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy Subject headings, Library of Congress
LD4 Knowledge Panel Recipe
Laura Akerman; Allison Bailund; et al.
Zenodo, 2024, working paper
Library catalogs Linked data Semantic Web SPARQL (Computer program language) Wikipedia

Reprints, Reboots and Retcons: Standardizing Comics Cataloging with the Best Practices guide from the GNCRT
Allison Bailund; Steven W. Holloway; Kayla Kuni; Deborah Tomaras
Art Libraries Journal, 2023, journal article Cited by 2
Cataloging Cataloging of serial publications Cataloging--Standards Comic books, strips, etc. Information retrieval Subject headings, Library of Congress
Virtual Spaces: Developing Experiential Learning Opportunities for Online Students.
Allison Bailund; Christina Miskey
Learning in Action: Designing Successful Graduate Student Work Experiences in Academic Libraries, 2022, book chapter
Distance education Education, Secondary Internship programs Library science
The Nuts and Bolts of Comics Cataloging
Allison Bailund; Hallie Clawson; Staci Crouch
The Library's Guide to Graphic Novels, 2020, book chapter
Cataloging Comic books, strips, etc. Information organization Information retrieval

Academic Conferences

NAR(y) a Source to Cite: Evaluating References in a Linked Data Environment
Allison Bailund
Ld4 Conference, 2021, conference poster
Information retrieval Linked data Name authority records (Information retrieval) Names, Personal (Cataloging) Privacy
Where Does This Go? Cataloging Protocols For Comics
Allison Bailund; Hallie Clawson; Staci Crouch
Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians, 2018, conference poster
Cataloging Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels Information organization Information retrieval

Dissemination

Report of the GNCRT Metadata and Cataloging Committee on the Inclusion of Manga Subgenres in the LCGFT Vocabulary
Allison Bailund; Deborah Tomaras
2023, report
Report of the Joint GNCRT/SAC/OLAC Working Group on Compound Terms in the LCGFT Vocabulary
Allison Bailund
2023, report
Report of the GNCRT Metadata and Cataloging Committee on the Inclusion of Anime in the LCGFT Vocabulary
Allison Bailund; Kathleen Boyd
2023, report
Report of the SAC Working Group on External Review of Library of Congress Vocabularies
Allison Bailund
2023, report
Report of the GNCRT Metadata and Cataloging Committee on the Inclusion of Manga in the LCGFT Vocabulary
Allison Bailund
Ala Gncrt, 2022, report

Creative Works

Ask the Comics Librarians: Cataloging Series
Deborah Tomaras; Allison Bailund
No Flying No Tights, 2023, online resource
Best Practices for Cataloging Comics and Graphic Novels Using RDA and MARC21
Allison Bailund
Ala Gncrt, 2022, online resource
Pioneering Women in Congress
Christina Miskey; Allison Bailund
In Custodia Legis, 2017, online resource

Data and Process

Fanfiction Platform and Metadata Surveys
Kate Holvoet; Allison Bailund
Figshare, 2020, data set