Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society
  • Home
  • News
  • About
    • Beta Phi Mu - About Us
    • BPM Membership
    • BPM Executive Board
    • Board Meeting Minutes
    • BPM Chapters
    • BPM By-Laws
    • BPM Archives
  • Scholarships & Awards
    • Scholarships Overview
    • Current Scholarship Winners
    • Reed
    • Woolls
    • Sessa
    • Lancour
    • Garfield
    • BPM Award
    • Award Archives >
      • Current Scholarship Winners
      • Scholarships Archive
      • Garfield Recipients
      • BPM Dissertation Award
      • Beta Phi Mu Award Archive
  • Publications
    • Publications Overview
    • Newsletter
    • Scholars Series >
      • Scholars Series Overview
      • Scholars Series Titles
      • Scholars Series Editorial Board
    • Publications Archive >
      • Beta Phi Mu Chapbook Series
      • Beta Phi Mu Monograph Series
  • Members' Area
    • Members' Overview
    • Benefits
    • Forms
    • Annual Membership Fee
    • Professional Membership
    • Digital Assets
    • Handbook
    • National and International Library and Information Science Conferences 2023-2027
    • Digital Archiving Volunteer Service BPM Project Spring March 1, 2023 to March 8, 2023
    • Beta Phi Mu Mentorship: mentee and mentors
    • Virtual Library Tours’ Weblinks
    • Events >
      • Events 2022 >
        • 2022 Elections
        • 2022 BPM Annual Meeting
        • Best Practices Webinar
        • ALA Presidential Candidates
      • Events 2021
      • Events 2019
      • Events 2018
      • 2018 Keynote
    • Election Results
    • Volunteer
    • Store
  • Contact
    • Merchandise >
      • Merchandise Overview
    • Contact Headquarters
    • Contact Form
  • Partners and Sponsors
  • Career Opportunities
  • Donations

Congratulations to Kimberly M. Gay! We love seeing our board members being recognized in professional publications.

11/4/2022

0 Comments

 
The Chronicle of Higher Education solicited submissions in January of 2022 for a report on the future of librarians and academic librarians from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. Ms. Gay's academic librarianship sparked the attention of the Chronicle of Higher Education's, Scott Carlson who is the Senior Writer. Mr. Carlson read Ms. Gay's submission description whereas she noted she is an Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian II at Prairie View A&M University- A part of the Texas A&M University System. She has been the library faculty liaison and research assistant for 15 years with the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences. She serves as the Agriculture Librarian. She received her professional degree from Texas Woman's University: Denton, TX. Masters in Library Science and Information Technology Studies. (M.L.S) Academic Librarianship, 2006. Sum Cum Laude. (4.0) From hosting library research workshops on agribusiness sustainability to plant and soil erosion in organic farming and bovine breeding styles to greening in agriculture technology, librarians are well-versed on noting how to demonstrate the library research literacy needs to disseminate information regarding all aspects of agriculture. The world of agriculture continues to be a relevant part of her family's life for more than 85 years due to her grandfather being a Texas-Hopkins County- Sulphur Springs Texas Grade A Dairy Farmer for more than 45 years with the United States Department of Agriculture. Gay said, "In Texas, we have a saying about your work ethic, "Get Her Done".  Gay is a Fifth- Generation Texan who was born into the agriculture world through her family's more than 85- year farming and ranching land in East Texas. She stated, "I have been a part of the Texas Livestock Show and Rodeos, 4-H and Future Farmers of America showing and raising cattle for more than 30-years". "I work at Prairie View A&M University, a part of the Texas A&M University System to continue to "Get Her Done" as I am the library faculty liaison to the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences collaborating with faculty, staff and students on their library research and grant endeavors", she said. The Chronicle of Higher Education asked the question Describe the value of libraries and how can you help support diversity through your library services? Ms. Gay stated, "Libraires are the great equalizes in combating the digital divide and the information divide. I want to help advance the commitment of diversity to all in fostering life-long information literacy skills; technology imagination and innovation; strategic researching; transforming libraries into indispensable learning environments for promoting multicultural awareness in all libraries." She later said, "Where there is no diversity in staffing at a school, public, special or academic library then there is no diversity in the collection, programs, events and materials in that library. The path to the profession was a calling that I knew I had to join to ensure diversity in library staff continued to populate. I saw this was needed while I was working in an academic library as an undergraduate work study student". She concluded the submission to the Chronicle of Higher Education stating, "I continue to be the change I want to see in the field of librarianship" Staying in the service of offering leadership and advocacy to ensure that equity, diversity, and inclusion resonate in the field as well. The diversity goals are always to empower, enlighten and engage libraires at the state, national and international levels to employ staff who look like the patrons they serve". You can view the promotional story from the Chronicle of Higher Education at Libraries Are the Great Equalizers' Librarians sound off on how their jobs and institutions are changing
Picture
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Beta Phi Mu
    ​Headquarters

    This is the official news blog of the Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society

    Archives

    November 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    September 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016

    Categories

    All
    Elections

    RSS Feed

    To use the RSS feed, click the link above, then copy the URL into your feedreader.
Beta Phi Mu - The International Library and Information Studies Honor Society   @2020
Picture
Picture
  • Home
  • News
  • About
    • Beta Phi Mu - About Us
    • BPM Membership
    • BPM Executive Board
    • Board Meeting Minutes
    • BPM Chapters
    • BPM By-Laws
    • BPM Archives
  • Scholarships & Awards
    • Scholarships Overview
    • Current Scholarship Winners
    • Reed
    • Woolls
    • Sessa
    • Lancour
    • Garfield
    • BPM Award
    • Award Archives >
      • Current Scholarship Winners
      • Scholarships Archive
      • Garfield Recipients
      • BPM Dissertation Award
      • Beta Phi Mu Award Archive
  • Publications
    • Publications Overview
    • Newsletter
    • Scholars Series >
      • Scholars Series Overview
      • Scholars Series Titles
      • Scholars Series Editorial Board
    • Publications Archive >
      • Beta Phi Mu Chapbook Series
      • Beta Phi Mu Monograph Series
  • Members' Area
    • Members' Overview
    • Benefits
    • Forms
    • Annual Membership Fee
    • Professional Membership
    • Digital Assets
    • Handbook
    • National and International Library and Information Science Conferences 2023-2027
    • Digital Archiving Volunteer Service BPM Project Spring March 1, 2023 to March 8, 2023
    • Beta Phi Mu Mentorship: mentee and mentors
    • Virtual Library Tours’ Weblinks
    • Events >
      • Events 2022 >
        • 2022 Elections
        • 2022 BPM Annual Meeting
        • Best Practices Webinar
        • ALA Presidential Candidates
      • Events 2021
      • Events 2019
      • Events 2018
      • 2018 Keynote
    • Election Results
    • Volunteer
    • Store
  • Contact
    • Merchandise >
      • Merchandise Overview
    • Contact Headquarters
    • Contact Form
  • Partners and Sponsors
  • Career Opportunities
  • Donations