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PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-101538152665

ISBN-139781538152669

eBay Product ID (ePID)12050387398

Product Key Features

Number of Pages300 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBlack Librarian in America : Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening

SubjectCommunication Studies, Library & Information Science / General, Black Studies (Global)

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

AuthorShauntee Burns-Simpson

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2021-034087

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsIn taking a holistic approach to the study of Black librarianship, the contributors also shine a light on the shortcomings of the profession as a whole while offering ways forward.... Standout essays include a conversation with Dr. Robert Wedgeworth, pioneering librarian and first Black executive director of ALA, "'I'm Rooting for Everybody Black': A Labor of Love," which acknowledges the extra labor Black librarians do for Black patrons and the reality of 'doing more with less' at HBCU libraries. The entire fourth section is worth the price of admission alone, including a conversation with current ALA executive director Tracie D. Hall and her mentor, Satia Marshall Orange, in which Hall proclaims that "Black librarianship is not a passive endeavor." Other contributions in that section cover the recruitment of Black MLIS students, social justice initiatives among patrons and staff in Colorado public libraries, and how archivists can support Black digital-memory workers, including a list of Instagram accounts of note. In its third iteration, The Black Librarian in America remains a vital document for understanding the past, present, and future of Black librarianship. ck digital-memory workers, including a list of Instagram accounts of note. In its third iteration, The Black Librarian in America remains a vital document for understanding the past, present, and future of Black librarianship.ck digital-memory workers, including a list of Instagram accounts of note. In its third iteration, The Black Librarian in America remains a vital document for understanding the past, present, and future of Black librarianship.ck digital-memory workers, including a list of Instagram accounts of note. In its third iteration, The Black Librarian in America remains a vital document for understanding the past, present, and future of Black librarianship., In taking a holistic approach to the study of Black librarianship, the contributors also shine a light on the shortcomings of the profession as a whole while offering ways forward.... Standout essays include a conversation with Dr. Robert Wedgeworth, pioneering librarian and first Black executive director of ALA, "'I'm Rooting for Everybody Black': A Labor of Love," which acknowledges the extra labor Black librarians do for Black patrons and the reality of 'doing more with less' at HBCU libraries. The entire fourth section is worth the price of admission alone, including a conversation with current ALA executive director Tracie D. Hall and her mentor, Satia Marshall Orange, in which Hall proclaims that "Black librarianship is not a passive endeavor." Other contributions in that section cover the recruitment of Black MLIS students, social justice initiatives among patrons and staff in Colorado public libraries, and how archivists can support Black digital-memory workers, including a list of Instagram accounts of note. In its third iteration, The Black Librarian in America remains a vital document for understanding the past, present, and future of Black librarianship., The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening is required reading for the climate that we find ourselves in. It gives strength and encouragement toward the challenges Black librarians face and the space to share our treasured joys as we continue toward advancement and equity. Librarians, library staff, and library school students would gain much from its thoughtfulness., [T]he wealth of wisdom and lived experience of the stories that are represented in this volume are invaluable.... The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening is a powerful reminder of all that Black librarianship has endured and is enduring, as well as a joyful celebration of survival and empowerment for the steps that are to come. Not much and so much has changed in 50 years for Black library workers; but, as always, hope for the future lies in careful reflection on the past., This volume is part of an ongoing sequence of books on the Black librarian. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA), and it is the first title in the sequence to be edited by a Black woman. The essay topics are timely for the challenges that Black librarians continue to face in the field, and the information and perspectives are applicable across public, academic, and specialized libraries and archives. This latest Black Librarian in America title should be required reading not only for new Black librarians but also for those who seek to understand, support, and amplify Black librarians' historical foundations, current contributions, and ongoing needs within librarianship. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals., This rich volume celebrates the voices and important work of Black librarians in the profession. It is truly an inspiring collection that highlights critical activities, issues, and accomplishments, and will greatly contribute to the LIS field and scholarship., This is a wonderful timely compendium of works that amplify Black voices in the library and information science profession. What's most impressive is how each author's effective synthesis of literature draws readers into their narrative. Given how rare it is to see scholarship on the Black librarianship, this is a significant contribution to the field., The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening is timely and relevant. It's about the groundwork of and for inclusivity. Black librarians in American demonstrate our resilience every day by navigating through social issues, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal020.8996073

Table Of ContentTable of Contents About BCALA Foreword - Dr. Carla D. Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress Introduction - Editors A Rich Heritage: Black Librarian History Libraries and the Color Line: Du Bois and the Matter of Representation - Rhonda EvansMany, Many Hats: A Conversation with Robert Wedgeworth - Ana NdumuDisadvantage by (Financial) Design: The Disappearing Act of HBCU Library Science Programs - Aisha JohnsonHidden Figures: The Untold Stories of Black Women Activist-Librarians in HBCUs - Shaundra Walker II. Celebrating Collective and Individual Identity "I'm Rooting for Everybody Black": A Labor of Love - Jina DuvernayAssumed Identity: Realities of Afro-Caribbean Libraries - Kenya Flash, Twanna Hodge, and Kelsa BartleyThe Black Male Librarian: Community and Collective Individualism - James Allen Davis, Jr.Margins of the Margins of the Margins: On Being Black with Disabilities and/or Neurodivergence in Libraries and Archives - Kai Alexis SmithUhuru Celebration of Individual and Collective Healing and Empowerment - Roland Barksdale-Hall III. Black Librarians across Settings Building Community through Digital Innovation: @blacklibrarians and WOC+Lib - Shannon Bland and LaQuanda OnyemehEmpowerment through Access: Fostering Youth STEM Engagement with Culturally Reflective Library Services - Amalia E. Butler, Cheryl Small, and Teresa A. QuickLeading in Health Sciences Librarianship: Perspectives from Black Library Deans and Directors - Bethany McGowan and Jahala SimuelThe HBCU Librarians' Experience: Doing More with Your Time and Talent for Less Treasure - Jamillah Scott-Branch, Vernice Riddick Faison, & Danielle Colbert-LewisLeading while Black: Are You up to the Challenge? - Deloice Holliday and Michele Fenton IV. Moving Forward: Anti-racism, Activism, and Allyship Passing the Torch: The Tradition of Mentorship among Black Librarians - Tracie D. Hall and Satia OrangeRethinking Black MLIS Student Recruitment: A Call to Action - Vivian Bordeaux and Jahala SimuelPost-2020 Public Libraries: The Urgency for Community Dialogue and Healing - Taliah Abdullah, Hadiya Evans, Regina Renee WardSustaining the Academic Library in Precarious Times- Angiah Davis and Michelle JonesExpanding the Black Archival Imagination - keondra bills freemynAfterword - Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. About the Editors and Contributors

SynopsisThis 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., The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening is the latest in the powerful line of The Black Librarian in America volumes. While previous editions we organized around library types, this edition is organized in four thematic sections": A Rich Heritage: Black Librarian HistoryCelebrating Collective and Individual IdentityBlack Librarians across SettingsMoving Forward: Activism, Anti-Racism, and Allyship"Issues pertaining to Black librarians' intersectional identities, capacities, and contributions take center stage. The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening is not only the first edition to be edited entirely by Black women, but it is officially produced by BCALA members in commemoration of the organization's 50th anniversary. Dr. Carla Hayden (14th Librarian of Congress) and Julius Jefferson, Jr. (president of the American Library Association for the 2020-2021 term) contribute moving foreword and afterword segments., The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening is the latest in the powerful line of The Black Librarian in America volumes. While previous editions we organized around library types, this edition is organized in four thematic sections":·A Rich Heritage: Black Librarian History·Celebrating Collective and Individual Identity·Black Librarians across Settings·Moving Forward: Activism, Anti-Racism, and Allyship"Issues pertaining to Black librarians' intersectional identities, capacities, and contributions take center stage. The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening is not only the first edition to be edited entirely by Black women, but it is officially produced by BCALA members in commemoration of the organization's 50th anniversary. Dr. Carla Hayden (14th Librarian of Congress) and Julius Jefferson, Jr. (president of the American Library Association for the 2020-2021 term) contribute moving foreword and afterword segments.

LC Classification NumberZ682.4.A37B575 2021