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Celebrating the James Partridge Award: Essays Toward the Development of a More Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Field of Library and Information Science
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume
42
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-2830201742
ISBN electronic:
978-1-78635-932-2
ISBN print:
978-1-78635-933-9
Series ISSN:
0065-2830
Publication date:
2016
Book Chapter

Four Decades of Service in an Incredible Profession

By
Jacquelyn Nixon Purnell
Jacquelyn Nixon Purnell
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jacquelyn Nixon Purnell
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD, USA
Copyright © 2017 Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2017
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-283020160000042007
  • Published:
    2016
Copyright © 2017 Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2017
Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract

Purpose

This chapter presents a personal reflection on the attention to community needs and inclusiveness in libraries.

Methodology/approach

Personal experiences and insights of the author serve as the framework for this discussion.

Findings

Tracing the course of the author’s four-decade career, the author identifies the growth in the focus on service to communities and their specific needs by libraries.

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