Where are all the librarians of color? : the experiences of people of color in academia /

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. - Sacramento, CA : Library Juice Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (x, 341 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface / Introduction / Section one. Setting the Stage for Diversity in the Profession. Discovering librarianship: Personalizing the recruitment process for underrepresented students / Section two. How Diversity Benefits the Profession. Critical race theory and recruitment, retention and promotion of a librarian of color: a counter-story / Section three. Personal Diversity Stories. The veteran and the rookie: our story, our experience / Loriene Roy -- Rebecca Hankins, Miguel Juárez -- Emily K. Chan, Jovanni Lota, Holly A. Smith, Steven D. Booth ; Establishing a communal network for professional advancement among librarians of color / Tarida Anantachai, Latrice Booker, Althea Lazzaro, Martha Parker ; Mentoring and retention of minority librarians / Melody Royster, David Schwieder, Ava Iuliano Brillat, 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 -- 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 or foolish optimism: an African American Muslim woman in the field / Rebecca Hankins -- Rhonda E. Fowler, 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.

"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"--



9781634000413


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


Electronic Books.

Z682 / .W447 2015