SDSU Library: Directory

Professional History

Principal Cataloging Librarian, 2025—Present
San Diego State University
Monographs Cataloging Coordinator, 2023—2025
San Diego State University

Education

BA, University of California Los Angeles
MLIS, University of Washington

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 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": 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; 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: 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