Mary P. Key Diversity Residency Program
Residency
The Ohio State University Libraries, one of the nation's largest academic research library systems, has the resources and commitment to introduce and orient a recent graduate to the complexities of librarianship. The two year diversity residency, initiated in 1989, is designed to assist a recent library graduate in making a successful transition to academic research librarianship and provides the opportunity for hands-on experience in most areas of the University Libraries' operations, including the workings of both public and technical services as well as administration. The first year includes introduction/orientation to the various departments and operations, while the second year of the residency emphasizes one or more areas of special interest to the Resident.The Ohio State University has a strong commitment to diversity and is actively seeking to increase such diversity by encouraging all interested applicants to apply. The University Libraries' Mary P. Key Diversity Residency Program is one component of the Libraries' commitment to diversity and is intended to increase the diversity of librarians at Ohio State and to further the growth and development of librarians.
Who is Mary P. Key?
Mary P. Key is an emerita Assistant Professor of the University
Libraries. Before retiring from the Agriculture Library in 1998, she served
as the first chair of the Diversity Committee, which oversees the implementation of the Diversity Residency Program (from 1989-1998). She was the second African American Librarian to head a department at the Ohio State
University Libraries. Mrs. Key received her MLS from Atlanta University (now Clark-Atlanta University).
Current Resident
Dracine Hodges is the current resident. Her concentration is the Monographs Department in the Technical Services Division of the University Libraries. She recently completed a four-month term as Acting Department Head; in this capacity, some of her responsibilities include: 1)overseeing administrative duties, 2)supervising staff, and 3) serving as liaison for subject specialists and vendors. Prior to the residency, she worked as a reference librarian at a new Georgia state four-year liberal arts college. Dracine earned her MLIS from the College of Information at Florida State University in 2006.
Past Residents
2005/2007
Deidra Herring was one of the residents for 2005/2007. As Resident Librarian, she worked in the Technical Services Division in the Monographs Department at Thompson Library and served as the Acting Head for four months. Currently, she is the Subject Specialist for Education in Collections, Instruction, and Public Services at the Sullivant Library at The Ohio State University. She received her MSLIS at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2004.
Eboni A. Francis was one of the residents for 2005/2007. She worked alongside Susan Logan in the Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Library, where she is now the acting head. Previously, she was an information specialist at The Columbus Dispatch. Eboni received her BA from Oberlin College in 1997, and her MLIS from Kent State in 2003.
2001/2003
Leslie Hayden was a resident for 2001/2003.
Alysa Peterson was a resident for 2001/2003.
1999/2000
Angela Gooden was the resident for 1999/2000. She is currently Head of the Geology/Physics Library at the University of Cincinnati. Previously she was the Chemistry Librarian for the Science & Engineering Library at the Ohio State University. She received her MLS from Kent State University in 1999 and her BS in Biology from Albany State College (now University) in 1992.
1997/1999
Courtney Young was the resident for 1997/1999. She is currently the Social Sciences Librarian at Pennsylvania State University; prior to that assignment she served as the Assistant Instruction Librarian at Michigan State University. Courtney received her MS in Library and Information Science in August 1997 from Simmons College (MA) and her BA in English from the College of Wooster (OH) in May 1996.
1995/1997
Will Hires was the resident for 1995/1997. He currently works at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. As a librarian in the Technical Information Services Group, Will has dual responsibilities in reference/information service and library systems management. He received his MLS from Louisiana State University in 1995. Also, in 1996, Will was invited to become a member of the Beta Phi Mu Honor Society, Beta Zeta Chapter.
1993/1995
Jon Cawthorne was the resident for 1993/1995. He is currently the Associate University Librarian for Information and Collection Services at San Diego State University. Prior to that assignment he served as Assistant Director for the Main Library at the Detroit Public Library. He was also the Coordinator for Outreach Services/Reference Librarian at the University of Oregon from 1995-1999. Jon graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1993. While in library school, he worked in the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress and National Public Radio Reference Library.
1991/1993
Debbie Hollis was the resident for 1991/1993. She is currently Associate Professor, Special Collections at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Upon completion of the program, Debbie worked as the State and Foreign Documents Librarian there at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Debbie earned both her MLS and her undergraduate degree in Sociology (with a minor in German) from the University of Arizona.
Jose Ruiz was the resident for 1991/1993. He is currently the Branch Manager, East Branch of the Irving Public Library in Irving, Texas. He received his MLS from the University of Illinois (at Urbana-Champaign).
1989/1991
Leta Hendricks was the first resident for 1989/1991. She is currently Human Ecology Knowledge Manager and Acting Fine Arts Librarian at The Ohio State University. She received her MS from the University of Illinois (at Urbana-Champaign). Leta received her MA from Atlanta University (now Clark-Atlanta University) and her B.A. from Western Illinois University.
For additional information contact:
Linda Gonzalez,
Assistant Director for Administrative Services
The Ohio State University Libraries
5810 Ackerman Library
610 Ackerman Road
Columbus, OH 43202
(614) 292-5863
Last modified: 3/5/2008
Linda Gonzalez,
Assistant Director for Administrative Services
The Ohio State University Libraries
5810 Ackerman Library
610 Ackerman Road
Columbus, OH 43202
(614) 292-5863
Last modified: 3/5/2008