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Book

Handbook of Black librarianship

Call Number

  • 020.8996 H23631 (CEN)

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Edition

Third edition.

Publication Information

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]

Physical Description

xxxii, 391 pages ; 28 cm

Summary

"Almost twenty-five years after the second edition of this classic title was published, this third edition covers black librarianship today"--

Contents

  • A chronology of events in black librarianship
  • African American forerunners in librarianship
  • BCALA leaders, awards, affiliates, and collaboration
  • Issues, impact and values in Black
  • Issues in library and information science education
  • Issues in equity, diversity, inclusion, and multiculturalism
  • Issues and advances in medical librarianship
  • Issues facing library professionals without an MLS/MLIS degree
  • Academic libraries
  • Public libraries
  • School libraries
  • Special libraries
  • State and Federal libraries
  • Collaborations with museums
  • Library trustees
  • Open pedagogy as the intersection of digital skills and community
  • Libraries' part in solving problems of inclusive online education during the pandemic
  • Digital access and historically Black college and university libraries
  • How tech has enhanced the jobs of library professionals
  • BCALA pearls of wisdom : Phyllis Green Mack, Retired Librarian, New York Public Library : as told to S. Michele Echols
  • Statements from retirees : Ida D. McGhee, MLS
  • Pearls of wisdom : in conversation with Marcia Smith-Woodard
  • Pearls of wisdom by Joyce C. Wright as relayed to Marva L. DeLoach
  • Stephanie Tolson, Retired Librarian
  • The joy in retirement
  • My life's work in academic and public librarianship
  • "When you become a librarian ..."
  • What librarianship has meant to me
  • Pearls of wisdom by Linda Jolivet as relayed to Marva L. DeLoach
  • Customer service : a many splendored thing
  • Are you thinking about ... mission? value? staff?
  • Challenges and triumphs : personal reflections on my career in the Atlanta Public Library System
  • Reflections, remembrances, and ramblings
  • Unlocking libraries' potential to improve the lives and prospects of the members of our communities
  • Brazilian Black librarianship : paths, struggles, and resistance
  • Understanding the journey : exploring information challenges faced by migrants in India and library interventions
  • Racial colorblind theory and book acquisition
  • Always been there : the cultural politics of children's books and black librarians
  • Brief bibliography of Essays and Journal articles by Dr. E.J. Josey
  • Spring reading list 2023
  • Bibliotherapy : African American youth and mental health
  • Bibliography of select African and African American films for collection development and academic course instruction
  • Black heritage reference collection : Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center
  • Selected US bookstores by state that are Black-owned and/or specialize in Black books and other Black resources.

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