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Title:

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

Publisher:

Library Juice Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 341 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Minority librarians--United States.
Academic librarians--United States.
Minorities in higher education--United States.
Diversity in the workplace--United States.

Other Authors:

Hankins, Rebecca, editor.
Ju©Łrez, Miguel, 1958- editor.

Notes:

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 -- 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, El©Ưas Tzoc -- Building dialogic bridges to diversity : are we there yet? / Roland Barksdale-Hall -- Making diversity work in academic libraries : sin pelos en la lengua (no holds barred) / Miguel Ju©Łrez.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1936117835
9781936117833

OCLC:

(OCoLC)922220265

LCCN:

2015032617

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)