African-American Studies Librarians Interest Group

LHS will begin with a Keynote Address by Dr. Renate Chancellor, Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at the Catholic University of America, who will speak on "'The Hill We Climb': Towards Equity and Inclusion in Library and Information Science." Dr. Chancellor's research focuses on human information behavior and social justice. Her recent publications include E.J. Josey: Transformational Leader in the Modern Library Profession (2020) and a forthcoming book on Clara Stanton Jones. 

In addition, LHS will feature 4 "Invited Speakers" programs, geared toward students, new historians, and not-so-new historians who wish to learn new skills:

Last but never least, more than 30 scholars will present research papers on topics ranging from the history of outreach and instruction in various library contexts, to ALA leaders like Jennie Flexner, to the development of Marian (Christian) libraries, to British men's experiences as academic librarians, to the influence of occult literature on cinema -- and more. There will be some lightning talks / social events as well. 

A finalized schedule will be posted in a few weeks at LHS web site, https://sites.google.com/oakland.edu/libhistsem/home . In the meantime, register, keep in touch, and share the news!