Adrian Williams
Cataloging & Metadata Librarian, University of Kentucky

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Adrian Williams graduated from Florida State University in 2018 with their Masters in Library Science. They’ve been the Cataloging & Metadata Librarian at the University of Kentucky since 2020, and have been working to make library and archival metadata more inclusive for LGBTQ+ folks, our histories and our cultures ever since. They are a member of the Homosaurus Editorial Board, as well as a co-coordinator for the Trans Metadata Collective and Queer Metadata Collective. Their research and service focuses on LGBTQ+ subject assignment and analysis, as well as trans-inclusive library work more generally.