In our own voices
Subtitle: the changing face of librarianship
By: edited by Teresa Y. Neely, Khafre K. Abif.
Contributors: Neely, Teresa Y.; Abif, Khafre K.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780810847118
Subjects: Minorities in library science -- United States.
Other titles: Changing face of librarianship
Notes: Originally published: c1996.  

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