Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries—eEditions e-book

Corliss Lee (she/her/hers) is the American cultures librarian at the UC Berkeley Library as well as the liaison to the American studies, college writing, and ethnic studies departments and a member of the Instruction Services division. Her interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries; disinformation literacy; and empowering undergraduates through information literacy. She is a two-time graduate of UC Berkeley (BA, English, and MLIS). Corliss was awarded the Distinguished Librarian Award by the Librarians Association of the University of California, Berkeley, in 2020.

Brian Lym has been an academic library leader in New York and California. He has served as dean of libraries and chief librarian at Hunter College, dean of university libraries at Adelphi University, and director of library services at Napa Valley College. His career began as a student library employee at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his MLIS, MS (wildland resource science), and BA (humanities) degrees. Having retired from academic librarianship, Brian is supporting and advancing inclusivity, equity, and diversity efforts in the Sonoma County Library system where he serves as an adult services librarian.
 

Tatiana Bryant (she/her/hers) is the research librarian for digital humanities, history, and African American studies at University of California Irvine Libraries. She holds an MPA in international public and nonprofit administration, management, and policy from New York University, an MSLIS from Pratt Institute, and a BA in history from Hampton University. She has been a SPARC/OpenCon Berlin fellow and a Digital Native American and Indigenous Studies Fellow through the National Endowment for the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities Institute. She teaches courses on Black digital humanities, and her research includes studies on gender identity and performance in library work as well as perceptions of open access publishing among faculty who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color.

Jonathan Cain (he/him/his) is the associate university librarian for research and learning at Columbia University. He is passionate about making libraries and information centers more collaborative, equitable, and inclusive for learners and knowledge workers. He holds an MSLIS from Pratt Institute, an MA in Africana studies from New York University, and a BS in anthropology from the College of Charleston. He is a 2020–2021 ARL Leadership and Career Development Program Fellow. Cain believes libraries play a prominent role in higher education and society. His research centers on understanding and interrogating the inequity in data and technology cultures and the role of libraries as organizations for the public good, privacy in education, and social justice and equity.

Kenneth Schlesinger has served as chief librarian at Lehman College since 2007. Previously he was director of media services at LaGuardia Community College and worked in the archival collections of Thirteen/WNET public television and Time Inc. He was board president of Independent Media Arts Preservation and served as president of the Theatre Library Association. In 2018, the Theatre Library Association honored him with the Louis Rachow Performing Arts Librarianship Distinguished Service Award. He received two Fulbright Senior Specialist Grants to contribute to international library projects: international copyright and strategic planning in Vietnam in 2005, and designing a library and archival strategic plan for the Steve Biko Centre in South Africa in 2011. Mr. Schlesinger has an MLS from Pratt Institute’s School of Information, an MFA in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism from Yale School of Drama, and a BA in dramatic art from University of California, Berkeley.