E. J. Josey - Transformational Leader of the Modern Library Profession

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).

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
1. Journey Towards Leadership
2. A Dreamer with a Tiny Spark
3. Early Career: The Transformation Begins
4. A Leader Rises Up
5. A Model for Leadership in LIS
6. Legacy of A Transformative Leader
Chronology
Illustrations
References

About the author

Renate L. Chancellor is Associate Professor of Library and Information Science (LIS) at the Catholic University of America where she teaches foundational courses in LIS as well as specialized courses on oral history, law librarianship and human information behavior. She received her master’s and Ph.D. in Information Studies from the University California, Los Angeles. Chancellor’s research focuses on human information behavior, diversity, and social justice in LIS. She has published in scholarly journals and have presented her research in national and international venues. She is recipient of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Leadership Award in 2012 and the ALISE Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014.

Summary

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).

Product details

• Authors: Renate L. Chancellor
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781538158913
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5891-3
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Association for Library and Information Science Education
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Ethnic Studies, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Relating to African American people, Library & information services, Black & Asian Studies, HISTORY / African American & Black, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity