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Ebony McDonald

African & African-American Studies Diversity Librarian
mcdonald1@lsu.edu
LSU Library Room 141A13
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Responsibilities

As part of the 2019-2021 Diversity Residency Program, develop subject matter expertise on the African diaspora to support the research and learning in AAAS while advancing special diversity-related projects in Communications and Publications, Digital Programs & Services, Research and Learning Services, and Special Collections as part of the 2019-2021 Diversity Residency Program.   

This two-year library residency program, designed to engage librarians who are members of historically underrepresented groups, will give the successful candidate an opportunity to gain experience and skills necessary to thrive as an academic and research librarian.

Education

  • MS Library Science, Diversity Advocate Certificate, UNC-CH
  • BA History and International Studies, minors in French and Spanish, DELF B1 Certifcat, UNCC

Professional Development Coursework:

  • 2020 Knowledge Management Certificate, Association of Talent Development. 
  • 2017 Crash Course in Assessing Library Instruction, Library Juice Academy. 

Presentations

Tavernier, W.; Hodge, T; Otero, A; Mohkamkar, M; and McDonald, E., (2021, April). Openness in our institutions: Counteracting isolation in LIS. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference 2021. Panel presentation presented to the ACRL Conference 2021, Virtual.

McDonald, Ebony. (2021, Feb). Moderated “A Matter of Records: Using Genealogy to Tell Your Story.” Presented as part of the Chat & Chew series that is hosted by the LSU Office of Diversity.

McDonald, Ebony. (2020, Oct). Moderated "(Dis)Information Age: Self-Education as a Cure for Digital Chaos." Presented as part of the Chat & Chew series that is hosted by the LSU Office of Diversity.

McDonald, Ebony. (2019, Nov). Moderated  "Accommodating Diverse Bodies and Minds." Presented as part of the Chat & Chew series that is hosted by the LSU Office of Diversity.

Kelsey, Sigrid and Ebony McDonald. (2019, Oct). "LSU Libraries Diversity Residency Program: Planning, Launching, and Assessing." Presented at the LOUIS Users Conference, C.B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center, Baton Rouge, LA. 

McDonald, Ebony. (2019, May). "You're Only Deceiving Yourself: Using Assessment Tools to Combat Impostor Syndrome." Lightening talk presented at the New Librarians Symposium, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON. 

Publications

Simms, S.; Haskins, N; and McDonald, E.S. (forthcoming). Together from the ground up: Deconstructing the research process for first semester students at Louisiana State University. In S. Kelsey (Ed.), Responding to the changing needs of students. ALA Editions.

McDonald, E. (2020). 2020 Regina Medal Recipient Christopher Paul Curtis. Catholic Library World, 90(3): 177-79. https://bit.ly/2UfT5WS.

McDonald, E. S. (2019). An awakening with regional archivists. Journal of New Librarianship, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.21173/newlibs/8/10

Service

Committees:

  • 2020 Oct-March 2021. Search Committee: Director of Communications, LSU Libraries.
  • 2020 Oct-March 2021. Screening Committee: Head of Archival Processing, LSU Libraries Special Collections.
  • 2019-2021 Chat & Chew Committee, LSU Office of Diversity. 
  • 2019-2021 Diversity Committee, LSU Libraries. 
  • 2019-2021 University Hearing Panelist, LSU Student Advocacy & Accountability.
  • 2019-2020 Programming Committee, Research and Instruction Services, LSU Libraries.
  • 2019 March-September 2019. Screening Committe: Digital Strategies Librarian, Digital Programs and Services, LSU Libraries.

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