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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
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  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

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Reminder: Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora

  • 1.  Reminder: Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora

    Posted Jan 29, 2025 02:49 PM

    Greetings Everyone !                                                                                        

    Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora

    We are pleased to announce that Rowman & Littlefield has approved a proposal for Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora. This collection of essays will highlight the achievements and contributions of Black women in librarianship. The co-editors for this volume are Jahala Simuel and Michele Fenton.

    Jahala has co-written several chapters on librarianship including: "Beyond the Spectrum: Examining Black Recruitment Efforts in Libraries in the New Millennium," in The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges; and "Rethinking Black MLIS Student Recruitment: A Call to Action," in The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening.

    Michele recently served as a co-editor for The Handbook of Black Librarianship, Third Edition. Michele has co-written "We Need Some Color Up Here: Educating and Recruiting Minority Librarians in Indiana," in The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges; and "Leading While Black: Are We Up for the Challenge?," in The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening.

    We welcome submissions highlighting the achievements and contributions of Black women in:

    • Academic Libraries
    • Advocacy, Outreach, and Programming
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Library Associations
    • LIS Education
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • Museums, Galleries, and Archives
    • Podcasting, Blogging, and Social Media
    • Public Libraries
    • School Libraries
    • Special Libraries
    • State and National Libraries
    • Technology
    • Writing, Editing, Publishing, and Bookselling

    Criteria:

    Essays should be between 2,500 and 3,500 words; Times New Roman, 12-point font; double-spaced; have works cited according to MLA 9th edition; and submitted in Microsoft Word. Authors may include pictures, tables, and graphs with their chapters if desired.

    Submissions should include your name, email address, cell number, and a 3-to-4-line biography.

    Submission Deadline:  March 31, 2025

    Email submissions to: Library1915@gmail.com

    We are looking forward to your reply and submissions.

    Sincerely,

    Jahala Simuel and Michele Fenton, editors



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    Michele Fenton
    Librarian I/Cataloger
    Indiana State Library
    Indianapolis, IN
    mfenton@library.in.gov
    (317) 234-4937
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