Remembering Allyson Carlye’s lifelong work as a cataloger through her 2010 appearance in the iSchool’s “Librarians Do Gaga” video.
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April 19, 2020 at 1:25 pm
I had the immense pleasure of being Allyson's graduate assistant back in 2002-2003. She was wonderful to work with and opened my eyes to the world of librarianship. We worked on one of her first distance learning cataloging courses as well as FRBR research. Good ol' FRBR. Of all the classes I took at the iSchool, I remember Advanced Cataloging the most. The way she structured and taught the class made us think, make decisions, and argue our points. I learned that cataloging, like law, is based on books and books of rules but ultimately comes down to subjective interpretations of those rules.
As others have mentioned, Allyson was kind, caring, thoughtful, fierce, and astute in addition to being an excellent teacher, researcher, and mentor. I feel so fortunate that my path crossed with hers in a way that allowed me to get to know the person behind the professor. My thoughts are with Lisa, her loved ones, and all of us feeling the loss. RIP Allyson.
As others have mentioned, Allyson was kind, caring, thoughtful, fierce, and astute in addition to being an excellent teacher, researcher, and mentor. I feel so fortunate that my path crossed with hers in a way that allowed me to get to know the person behind the professor. My thoughts are with Lisa, her loved ones, and all of us feeling the loss. RIP Allyson.