Catalogers

/ˈkætəlɔɡərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cataloger: multiple people whose work involves organizing and listing items in catalogs.

Etymology

Regular plural of cataloger, formed by adding -s. Common in professional library and museum contexts.

Kelly Says

Modern catalogers face a paradox—digital tools have automated much cataloging work, yet the explosion of information means we need more skilled catalogers than ever to organize the chaos of the internet.

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Gender History

Plural of cataloger; carries same historical male-coding in institutional contexts where librarians (predominantly women after 1920s) were underrepresented in credited foundational roles.

Inclusive Usage

Use plural 'catalogers' as gender-neutral; when discussing historical teams, center women's contributions explicitly.

Inclusive Alternatives

["cataloguing professionals","metadata specialists","classification experts"]

Empowerment Note

Women have constituted the majority of practicing catalogers since mid-20th century but remain underrepresented in recorded history of the discipline's theoretical development.

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