Research Catalog

Title

Where are all the librarians of color? : the experiences of people of color in academia / coedited by Rebecca Hankins, CA, MLS and Miguel Juárez, MLS, MA.

Publication

Sacramento, CA : Library Juice Press, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hankins, Rebecca
• Juárez, Miguel, 1958-

Description

x, 341 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"This edited volume seeks to address the shared experiences of academic librarians of color, i.e. Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans"--

Subject

• Minority librarians > United States
• Academic librarians > United States
• Minorities in higher education > United States
• Diversity in the workplace > United States
• Academic librarians
• Diversity in the workplace
• Minorities in higher education
• Minority librarians
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Section one. Setting the stage for diversity in the profession -- Discovering librarianship : personalizing the recruitment process for underrepresented students / Emily K. Chan, Jovanni Lota, Holly A. Smith and Steven D. Booth -- Establishing a communal network for professional advancement among librarians of color / Tarida Anantachai, Latrice Booker, Althea Lazzaro, and Martha Parker -- Mentoring and retention of minority librarians / Melody Royster, David Schwieder, Ava Iuliano Brillat, and Lori Driver -- Interns or Professionals? A Common Misnomer Applied to Diversity Resident Librarians Can Potentially Degrade and Divide / Jason K. Alston -- Strengthening the pipeline -- talent management for libraries : a human resources perspective / Agnes K. Bradshaw -- Section two. How diversity benefits the profession -- Critical race theory and recruitment, retention and promotion of a librarian of color : a counter-story / Shaundra Walker -- Serving with a sense of purpose : a black woman librarian in rural New Mexico / Akilah Shukura Nosakhere -- Like a fish out of water, but forging my own path / Vince Lee -- Racial realism : an African American Muslim woman in the field / Rebecca Hankins -- Section three. Personal diversity stories -- The veteran and the rookie : our story, our experience / Rhonda E. Fowler and Karen Rogers-Collins -- Diversity at Miami University Libraries : four unique and similar experiences / Stacy Brinkman, Jacqueline Johnson, Kwabena Sekyere, Elías Tzoc -- Building dialogic bridges to diversity : are we there yet? / Roland Barksdale-Hall -- Making diversity work in academic libraries / Miguel Juárez.

Call Number

Sc E 17-689

ISBN

• 9781936117833
• 1936117835

LCCN

2015032617

OCLC

922220265

Title

Where are all the librarians of color? : the experiences of people of color in academia / coedited by Rebecca Hankins, CA, MLS and Miguel Juárez, MLS, MA.

Publisher

Sacramento, CA : Library Juice Press, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

ED: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. COLLECTION OF NEW ARTICLES.

Added Author

Hankins, Rebecca, editor.

Juárez, Miguel, 1958- editor.

Research Call Number

Sc E 17-689