Event Type
Lightning Talk
Location
Ahmanson Auditorium
Start Date
21-7-2023 2:25 PM
End Date
21-7-2023 2:25 PM
Description
Historic Chronology of Black Library Education: What Can We Learn About Retention and Recruitment Librarianship has historically struggled with a lack of racial and ethnic diversity. Although Black Americans make up about 13.6% of the population, only 4% of LIS students identify as Black. While there have been ongoing efforts to diversify the profession, Black Librarianship is in a state of regression. Our goal in this study is to address the question of how the history of Black LIS education could inform or impact the present. In understanding the development and early models of professional education for Black Librarians, as well as the rise and fall of LIS programs at Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) we hope to gain an understanding of how to maintain programs that successfully recruit and retain Black LIS students. This ten-minute lightning talk will present the beginnings of our research with a timeline of Black LIS education, inclusive of forerunners who had a great impact on Black Librarianship, HBCU library school programs, and a demonstration of the evolution of librarianship as a career choice for Black citizens.
Outcomes
- Attendees will support platforms/dialogue for more diversity in the profession.
- Attendees will differentiate the historical challenges and barriers faced by black students pursuing library education by identifying historical instances of racism in education systems.
- Attendees will be able to compare past and present HBCU LIS programs.
Lightning Talk: Historic Chronology of Black Library Education
Ahmanson Auditorium
Historic Chronology of Black Library Education: What Can We Learn About Retention and Recruitment Librarianship has historically struggled with a lack of racial and ethnic diversity. Although Black Americans make up about 13.6% of the population, only 4% of LIS students identify as Black. While there have been ongoing efforts to diversify the profession, Black Librarianship is in a state of regression. Our goal in this study is to address the question of how the history of Black LIS education could inform or impact the present. In understanding the development and early models of professional education for Black Librarians, as well as the rise and fall of LIS programs at Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) we hope to gain an understanding of how to maintain programs that successfully recruit and retain Black LIS students. This ten-minute lightning talk will present the beginnings of our research with a timeline of Black LIS education, inclusive of forerunners who had a great impact on Black Librarianship, HBCU library school programs, and a demonstration of the evolution of librarianship as a career choice for Black citizens.
Outcomes
- Attendees will support platforms/dialogue for more diversity in the profession.
- Attendees will differentiate the historical challenges and barriers faced by black students pursuing library education by identifying historical instances of racism in education systems.
- Attendees will be able to compare past and present HBCU LIS programs.
