Screen LibraryThe Black librarian in America : reflections, resistance, and reawakening /
"This book will contribute to the discourse on ways of increasing anti-racism, empowerment, and representation in the LIS field and beyond. It continues in the civil rights legacy of African American librarian pioneers including Dr. E.J. Josey, Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Dr. Carla Hayden, and Dr....
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Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book will contribute to the discourse on ways of increasing anti-racism, empowerment, and representation in the LIS field and beyond. It continues in the civil rights legacy of African American librarian pioneers including Dr. E.J. Josey, Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Dr. Carla Hayden, and Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 288 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781538152669 1538152665 9781538152676 1538152673 |
| Index Number: | Z682 |
| CLC: |
G259.712 G251.6 |
| Call Number: | G251.6/B627 |
| Contents: |
A rich heritage: Black librarian history -- Libraries and the color line: Du Bois and the matter of representation / Disadvantaged by (financial) design: the disappearing act of HBCU library science programs / A hidden figure: Adella Hunt Logan, Tuskegee Institute's first librarian / Celebrating collective and individual identity -- "I'm rooting for everybody Black": a labor of love / Assumed identity: realities of Afro-Caribbean librarians / The Western librarian: community and collective individualism / Margins of the margins of the margins: on being Black with disabilities and/or neurodivergence in libraries and archives / Uhuru celeration of individual and collective healing and empowerment: five lessons from an activist librarian-author-griot / Black librarians across settings -- Building community through digital innovation: @BlackLibrarians and WOC+Lib / Empowerment through access: fostering youth STEM engagement with culturally reflective library services / Leading in health sciences librarianship: perspectives from Black library leaders / The HBCU librarians' experience: doing more with your time and talent for less treasure / Leading while black: are we up for the challenge? / Movign forward: antiracism, activism, and allyship -- Passing the torch: the tradition of mentorship among Black librarians / |