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Library Faculty Scholarship

2017

Academic libraries

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The Internationalization Of The Academic Library: A Systematic Review Of 25 Years Of Literature On International Students, Amanda Click, Claire Walker Wiley, Meggan Houlihan Mar 2017

The Internationalization Of The Academic Library: A Systematic Review Of 25 Years Of Literature On International Students, Amanda Click, Claire Walker Wiley, Meggan Houlihan

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This study is a systematic review of the library and information science (LIS) literature related to international students and academic libraries. A systematic review involves the methodical collection and analysis of a body of literature and is growing in popularity in the LIS field. Three well-known LIS databases were systematically searched for articles related to the topic, and manual bibliography searches were conducted to find additional publications. Journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers were included or excluded based on established criteria. Findings show that articles published about international students and academic libraries have increased steadily between 1990 and 2014. …


A Revisionist History Of Andrew Carnegie’S Library Grants To Black Colleges, Shaundra Walker Jan 2017

A Revisionist History Of Andrew Carnegie’S Library Grants To Black Colleges, Shaundra Walker

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Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) as an analytical framework, this chapter explores the development of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie and later the Carnegie Corporation on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). With particular emphasis on CRT's interest convergence tenet, the chapter illuminates both the motivations of these corporate philanthropies and the experiences of African Americans who negotiated with them to obtain library buildings for their campuses.