Allison Bailund

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

Appointments

University Library , Sr. Assistant Librarian current

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 August 16, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Seeking Approval, Confronting Objectivity

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 Yañez

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"

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; Hector Correa; Tom Cramer; Ashleigh Faith; Steven Folsom; Susan Hoover; Michael Kanning; Jason Kovari; Jessie Keck; Huda Khan; Stephen Meyer; Anthony Moulen; Alexandra Provo; Daniel Scott; Jacob Shelby; John Skiles Skinner; Brian M. Watson; Tim Worrall

Zenodo, 2024, working paper

Library catalogs Linked data Semantic Web SPARQL (Computer program language) Wikipedia

Reprints, Reboots and Retcons

Allison Bailund; Steven W. Holloway; Kayla Kuni; Deborah Tomaras

Art Libraries Journal, 2023, journal article

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