E. J. Josey

This book examines the life and career of librarian, educator and activist E.J Josey. During Josey’s professional life, which spanned fifty-five years, he worked as a librarian (1953-1966), an administrator of library services (1966-1986), and as a professor of library science (1986-1995).

Renate L. Chancellor is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. She received her Master's and Ph.D. in Information Studies from UCLA. Dr. Chancellor is affiliated faculty at the Syracuse Lender Center for Social Justice. She has published widely on critical cultural information studies, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and social justice in Library and Information Science. Her first book, E.J. Josey: Transformational Leader in the Modern Library Profession was published in 2020. She serves on the editorial boards of Library Quarterly and Education for Information. She also serves on the American Library Association's Publishing Committee. Dr. Chancellor received the Association for Library and Information Science Education's (ALISE) Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014 and was recipient of the ALISE Norman Horrocks Leadership Award in 2012.

Acknowledgments Foreword Preface 1. Journey Towards Leadership 2. A Dreamer with a Tiny Spark 3. Early Career: The Transformation Begins 4. A Leader Rises Up 5. A Model for Leadership in LIS 6. Legacy of A Transformative Leader Chronology Illustrations References