The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America

Issues and Challenges
Herausgeber: Jackson, Andrew P.; Nosakhere, Akilah S.; Jefferson, Julius

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of poignant essays covers a multiplicity of concerns for the 21st-century Black librarian and embodies compassion and respect for the provision of information, an act that defines librarianship. The essays, written by Black librarians in public, academic, state, federal, technology, and special libraries, are personable, inspiring, and thought provoking for all library professionals, regardless of race, class, or gender.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 642g
• ISBN-13: 9780810882454
• ISBN-10: 0810882450
• Artikelnr.: 34444440

Autorenporträt

Andrew P. Jackson is Executive Director at Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center. He has served as a Library Consultant/Advisor to Roosevelt Public Library and Wyandanch Public Library, and he is Adjunct Professor at CUNY's York College Department of History and Philosophy-Cultural Diversity Program and Queens College-Graduate School of Library Information Studies. Julius Jefferson Jr. is Information Research Specialist in the Congressional Research Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress, where he provides public policy research assistance exclusively to Members of Congress, congressional committees, and staff. Prior to joining CRS, Jefferson served as a reference librarian in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division of the Library of Congress and in the Howard University Libraries system. Akilah S. Nosakhere is Director of Library Services for New Mexico State University Carlsbad and has held management positions in academic and public research libraries in the Atlanta area. A former African American Studies subject editor for seminal Resources for College Libraries (RCL) Books for College Libraries, she currently serves on the editorial board of ALA/ACRL CHOICE.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication A Selected Bibliography: E.J. Josey, Andrew P. Jackson A Tribute
to Dr. E.J. Josey, Satia Orange and Effie Lee Morris Epigraph Preface,
Andrew P. Jackson Acknowledgments Introduction, Akilah Shukura Nosakhere
PART I: FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARY Chapter 1. Information Literacy Instruction
in K-12 Education: What Does the Research Say About Success in the 21st
Century? Siliva Lloyd Chapter 2. Inequality of Resources in School
Libraries in the 21st Century, Joyce F. Ndiaye Chapter 3. Challenges as a
Black School Librarian in the 21st Century: Why I Choose to Stay, Angela
Washington-Blair Chapter 4. The "Qualified" Black Librarian, Barbara
Montgomery Chapter 5. The Charge and Challenge of the Black School Library
Media Specialist, Ayodele Ojumu Chapter 6. Swimming Against the Tide:
Library Media Specialists in Urban Schools, Karen Lemmons and Andre Taylor
Chapter 7. Winning the Future with 21st Century School Libraries, Gloria J.
Reaves Chapter 8. Meeting the Needs of the African American Students in the
School Media Program, Pauletta Brown Bracy PART II: FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Chapter 1. What Does Black Public Librarianship Look Like in the Proverbial
Information Age?, Linda Bannerman-Martin and Sandra Michele Echols Chapter
2. Servant Librarianship and the Importance of African Americans Mentors,
Rhea Brown-Lawson Chapter 3. Becoming a Leader within the Library
Profession, Rose Dawson Timmons Chapter 4. Making the Grade: An African
American Library Director in a Majority Community, Jos N. Holman Chapter 5.
Designing and Promoting Public Library Services for Teens of Color without
losing one's Sanity, Syntychia Kendrick-Samuel Chapter 6. Adultism:
Discrimination by another Name, Tamara Stewart Chapter 7. Public Libraries
in the 21st Century, Lucille Cole Thomas PART III: FROM THE ACADEMIC
LIBRARY Chapter 1. National and International Challenges of Black
Librarianship, Ruth M. Jackson, Ph.D. Chapter 2. Academic Art Librarianship
and the Black Librarian, Deirdre D. Spencer Chapter 3. Managing HBCU
Academic Libraries during Economic Recession: Challenges and Expectations
for Black Library Deans and Directors, Felix Unaeze Chapter 4. Managing the
Academic Library: The Role of the Black Librarian Leader in Three Different
Institutional Environments, Dr. Theresa S. Byrd Chapter 5. Not Just a Drop
in the Bucket: Black Instructional Librarians Teaching for Academic Success
, Lisa A. Ellis PART IV: FROM THE SPECIAL LIBRARY Chapter 1. Medical
Libraries, Information Technology and the African American Librarian ,
Ellie Bushhousen Chapter 2. Achievements of Selected 21st Century African
American Health Sciences Librarians, LaVentra E. Danquah Chapter 3. Why Did
I Become a Special Librarian?, Phyllis Hodges Chapter 4. The Southern
California Library: Opening the Doors to the Next L.A., Michele Welsing
Chapter 5. The Dark but Good side of Diversity in Corporate Libraries,
Brendan Thompson PART V: FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL LIBRARIES Chapter 1. We
Need Some Color Up In Here: Educating and Recruiting Minority Librarians in
Indiana, Michele Fenton and Deloice Holliday Chapter 2. A Charge to Keep I
Have, Steven Booth Chapter 3. Massachusetts Black Librarians Network, Inc.:
Commitments and Challenges to our 21st Century Presence, Em Claire Knowles
PART VI: FROM THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCHOOL Chapter 1. Going the
Distance: Supporting African America Library and Information Science
Students, Angel K. Washington Durr Chapter 2. African American Faculty in
LIS: Unresolved issues in a new era, Maurice B. Wheeler, Ph.D. PART VII:
FROM LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY Chapter 1. Technology Skills for the 21st Century,
Fantasia Thorne Chapter 2. Archival and Digital Music Challenges with
Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Libraries, Gladys
Smiley-Bell and Harvey J. Stokes, Ph.D. Chapter 3. Web 2.0 in Libraries,
Jennifer W. Baxmeyer Chapter 4. From MARC to MARS: The Impact of Technology
on Librarianship, Allene Farmer Hayes Chapter 5. HBCU Library Alliance:
Preserving Our Culture, Ira Revels PART VIII: ISSUES AND PROFILES Chapter
1. The Black Body at the Reference Desk: Critical Race Theory and Black
Librarianship, Tracie D. Hall Chapter 2. Diversity in Librarianship: Is
There a Color Line?, Cheryl L. Branche Chapter 3. Beyond the Spectrum:
Examining Library Recruitment of Blacks in the New Millennium, RaShauna
Brannon and Jahala Simuel Chapter 4. Exploring the Generational Transfer of
Tacit and Explicit Librarianship Knowledge, Johnnie O. Dent and Valeda Dent
Goodman Chapter 5. Your World Outside the Library, Carol Nurse Chapter 6.
The 21st Century Black Librarian: Renewing Our Commitment to Liberation and
Cultural Activism, Taneya D. Gethers Chapter 7. Dismiss the Stereotypes!
 Combating Racism and Continuing our Progress, Margaret J. Gibson Chapter
8. Walking in the Footsteps of Giants: My Journey in Public Libraries,
Emily Guss Chapter 9. In Retrospect and Forward: Issues Facing Black
Librarians, Binnie Tate Wilkin Chapter 10. E.J. Josey: The
Internationalist, Mary and Herb Biblo Chapter 11. A Soldier in E. J.
Josey's Army, Linda Saylor-Marchant Chapter 12. Pay it Forward for Effie
Lee Morris: A Tribute, Satia Orange Epilogue, Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.
Contributors Index