Advances in Librarianship, Vol.42 Celebrating the James Partridge Award : essays toward the development of a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable field of library and information science / edited by Diane L. Barlow, Paul T. Jaeger.

Introduction: diversity and inclusion, library and information science, and the James Partridge Award / Diane L. Barlow and Paul T. Jaeger -- The James Patridge Award / Diane L. Barlow and Ann E. Prentice -- The arc of activism: the James Partridge Award in the context of 50 years of attempts to influence diversity and inclusion in the field of library and information science by the University of Maryland / Paul T. Jaeger, Diane L. Barlow and Beth St. Jean -- Researching African American women's history / Janet Sims-Wood -- Moving the needle: an examination of diversity in LIS in three acts / Claudia J. Gollop and Sandra Hughes-Hassell -- Woven into my fabric, no one is invisible / Michelle Hamiel -- Four decades of service in an incredible profession / Jacquelyn Nixon Purnell -- In a place of monotony and despair: a library! / Glennor Shirley -- University of the people: a perspective / Thomas Battle -- Stepping back in order to move forward / Johnnieque Blackmon (Johnnie) Love -- Man of the people / Greg L. Reese -- Common threads: personal reflections and thoughts about mentoring / Simmona E. Simmons -- The journey of an information professional is still relevant / Nettie Seaberry -- Diversity management and the organizational perspective / Denice Adkins -- Challenges / Sarah E. Crest -- Race as multidimensional: the personal shaping the professional in the library and information field / Clara M. Chu, Linda Ueki Absher, Renate L. Chancellor, Karen E. Downing, Shari Lee and Touger Vang -- Cultural re-interpretation of race/ethnicity and sexuality: a gay south Asian "voice" from between a rock and a hard place / Bharat Mehra -- Looking back: a reflection on experiences of diversity and inclusion in the LIS field / Howard Rodriguez-Mori -- The long walk: diversity in information studies educational programs, professions, and institutions / Paul T. Jaeger and Renee F. Hill -- 2015 James Patridge Award acceptance speech / Wayne Crocker.