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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 July 22, 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 Objectivity Social norms
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 Information retrieval Library science Library users
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
Artificial intelligence Linked data Semantic Web
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
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
Africa Afrofuturism Fantasy Speculative fiction

Reprints, Reboots and Retcons
Allison Bailund; Steven W. Holloway; Kayla Kuni; Deborah Tomaras
Art Libraries Journal, 2023, journal article
Fantasy Popular culture Science fiction Storytelling
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 Educational technology Shared virtual environments
The Nuts and Bolts of Comics Cataloging
Allison Bailund; Hallie Clawson; Staci Crouch
The Library's Guide to Graphic Novels , 2020, book chapter
American Library Association. Cataloging and Classification Section American Library Association. Cooperative Cataloging Committee Information organization

Academic Conferences

NAR(y) a Source to Cite: Evaluating References in a Linked Data Environment
Allison Bailund
LD4 Conference, 2021, conference poster
Bibliographical citations Information retrieval Linked data Semantic Web
Where Does This Go? Cataloging Protocols For Comics
Allison Bailund; Hallie Clawson; Staci Crouch
Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians, 2018, conference poster
Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels Information organization Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office

Dissemination

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 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 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