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E. J. Josey - Transformational Leader of the Modern Library Profession (Hardcover)
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E. J. Josey - Transformational Leader of the Modern Library Profession (Hardcover)
Series: Association for Library and Information Science Education
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Within the broader social and political landscape of civil rights,
this book examines the life and career of librarian, educator and
activist E.J Josey. During Josey's professional life, which spanned
fifty-five years, he worked as a librarian (1953-1966), an
administrator of library services (1966-1986), and as a professor
of library science (1986-1995). He also served as President of the
American Library Association and is attributed for successfully
drafting a resolution preventing state library associations from
discriminating against librarians of color. This act is considered
by many to have desegregated the American Library Association.
Using interviews with Josey and his contemporaries, as well as
documentary evidence, this book will discuss Josey's leadership,
particularly within modern day social currents. One question the
book will seek to answer is: In what ways did Josey transform the
Library and Information Science profession? The publication will
provide much interest and value to undergraduate and graduate
Library and Information Science (LIS) students. It documents for
the historical record a significant period of history that is
underexplored in the scholarly literature. The target audience for
this book are researchers, historians, LIS educators and students
interested in understanding the complex struggle for civil and
human rights in professional organizations.
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