In Our Own Voices: The Changing Face of Librarianship

Collection of first-person accounts of minority librarians. Contents: 

• Reflections from the past, present, and future / José A. Aguiñaga
• An accent on Reference / Gloria De Alfaro
• Mexican American mountaineer / Monica Garcia Brooks
• Internships/residencies: exploring the possibilities for the future / Jon E. Cawthorne, Teri B. Weil
• The content of my character / Vicki Coleman
• To be young, maybe gifted and truly black: notes from a new librarian / Edna Dixon
• Running through the doors of opportunity / Dexter R. Evans
• Learning to be: an African American experience in academic librarianship / Madeline Ford
• My name is America / Ngoc-My Guidarelli
• On the ambiguous side: experiences in a predominantly white and female profession / Deborah R. Hollis
• Invisible presence: an Asian American librarian's experience / Mee-Len Hom
• The Jackie Robinson of library science / Teresa Y. Neely
• Academic librarianship: a personal perspective / Lisa Pillow
• How not to be a librarian / Zora Sampson
• From paraprofessional to professional: the changing role changing role of an African American librarian / Joni M. Flowers
• Afrikan-centered scholar: at work in the children's room / Khafre K. Abif
• A dream fulfilled : the power of meaning / Lisa A. Burwell
• Hip v. nice v. traditional v. nasty v. AAAARRRGGGHHH! / Tanya Elder
• Notes from a sparrow / Sherwin Rice Desert storm / Kelly Richards
• In the gate but not the door: are we a threat to the status quo? / Sheree D. White
• Volunteer slavery: my authentic graduate experience / Kimberly Black
• I fell into librarianship and fell in love / Malore I. Brown
• Mapping the road to professional librarianship : an Asian American experience / Usha Mehta
• The minority librarian : why your role is different / Mark D. Winston