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1. A Critical Dialogue: Faculty of Color in Library and Information Science.

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Ceja Alcalá, Janet, Colón-Aguirre, Mónica, Cooke, Nicole A., and Stewart, Brenton

Subjects
INFORMATION science, SOCIAL justice, HIGHER education, SOCIAL problems, TEACHING
Abstract

Using a social justice framework, we discuss our experiences as faculty members of color working in Library and Information Science (LIS). We present our educational trajectories as well as our professional engagement with teaching, research, and service. This piece contributes to the growing literature on diversity in LIS by articulating African American and Latina perspectives of academia, which are underrepresented demographics in LIS and more generally in higher education in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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2. WHAT'S NEXT FOR IMLS.

Author

ALBANESE, ANDREW RICHARD and COOKE, NICOLE A.

Subjects
*LIBRARY directors, *GOVERNMENT aid, *COVID-19 pandemic, *SOCIAL justice
Abstract

An interview with R. Crosby Kemper III, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is presented. Topics include he discusses challenges for IMLS as U.S. Congress has allocated funds in COVID-s19 pandemic relief through IMLS, and he explains how the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial and social justice awakening has affected work of libraries.

Published
2021

3. Standing in the Gap.

Author

Cooke, Nicole A.

Subjects
*RACE discrimination, *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology), *BLACK people, *EQUALITY, *LIBRARIES
Abstract

The article offers information on the implicit and explicit discrimination on social media in the U.S. Topics discussed include "standing in the gap" refers to the idea of praying for others as a means of interceding on their behalf; stand in the gap for a Black person, a person of color, or someone who belongs to a marginalized community; awareness and acknowledgment of inequality and a commitment to address it; and also need to stand in the gap in libraries.

Published
2020

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