Breaking Glass Ceilings: Clara Stanton Jones and the Detroit Public Library - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Renate L. ChancellorTheme:Ethnic Orientation/African American, Sex & Gender/FemininePublish date:9/17/2026Pages:114
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13:9798216556121UPC:9798216556121Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Library & Information Science, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Women's StudiesBook Topic:African American & Black StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.24 inchesWeight:0.163Product ID:SCGZJYJ0CQ
Discover the story of the first woman to direct a major public library system in the United States and the first African American president of the American Library Association.
Jones's appointment to Director of the Detroit Public Library in 1970 resulted in a public backlash against her hiring. Two members of the library board resigned in protest and library commissioners refused to honor the supplemental salary that was to be paid to the incoming director. Despite it all, Jones rose to the top of her profession, focusing on community outreach with her signature achievement, The Information Place (TIP), a service designed to provide guidance to users seeking legal, social, and government information. Jones advocated for the American Library Association's Resolution on Racism and Sexism Awareness. She was appointed by Jimmy Carter to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science following her retirement from the Detroit Public Library. She was a member of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, the Public Library Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Council of Negro Women, and many more.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13:9798216556121UPC:9798216556121Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Library & Information Science, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Women's StudiesBook Topic:African American & Black StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.24 inchesWeight:0.163Product ID:SCGZJYJ0CQ
Renate Chancellor is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, USA. She received her Master's and Ph.D. in Information Studies from UCLA. Dr. Chancellor is affiliated faculty at the Syracuse Lender Center for Social Justice. She has published widely on critical cultural information studies, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and social justice in Library and Information Science. Her first book, E.J. Josey: Transformational Leader in the Modern Library Profession was published in 2020. She serves on the editorial boards of Library Quarterly and Education for Information. She also serves on the American Library Association's Publishing Committee. Dr. Chancellor received the Association for Library and Information Science Education's (ALISE) Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014 and was recipient of the ALISE Norman Horrocks Leadership Award in 2012.
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