Cadence Cordell
cadenceac.bsky.social
Cadence Cordell
@cadenceac.bsky.social
MLIS graduate student | DH, open scholarship, scholarly communication, digital accessibility | sci-fi / fantasy enthusiast | she/her
I'm happy to share that this July, I'll be starting as the Digital Publishing Manager for Washington University Libraries in St. Louis! I'm so excited for this next step forward, and I'm thankful for all the support I've received in grad school at UIUC.
May 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Cadence Cordell
Librarians have been crowd sourcing the data rescue efforts, some of which are mentioned here. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Data Rescue Efforts
These are suggestions coming from various sources, including IASSIST, BlueSky, LinkedIn. Feel free to email if you have suggestions to be added. Note from Lynda: Thanks for the suggestions coming i...
docs.google.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Reposted by Cadence Cordell
Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious.

They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*
Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.

If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Accidentally broke @maryton.bsky.social by casually announcing that I'd been reviewing some of our DH LibGuides and found out that Esri Story Maps is being retired this Fall 2025: www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis...
Esri Story Maps Retirement | Transition to ArcGIS StoryMaps
Learn how to transition from classic Esri Story Maps to ArcGIS StoryMaps. Compare features and access resources to continue sharing stories with maps.
www.esri.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Finally finished this project: took my LOEX poster on hybrid workshops and transformed it into this little squirrel plush! The graphs on its torso were to represent in-person/online attendance stats, and the QR codes linked to resources on hybrid workshop design and examples.
December 15, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Reposted by Cadence Cordell
Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.

medium.com/nightingale/...
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization
How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try
medium.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Hi Bluesky! I've been here a while, but I'm a perennial lurker on social media and never introduced myself. My name is Cadence Cordell, and I'm a graduate student working towards my MLIS degree and graduating this Spring 2025.
November 14, 2024 at 7:15 PM