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