Shannon D. Jones, MLS, MEd, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association President, 2022-2023

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1634

Keywords:

Biography, MLA President, African American

Abstract

In this profile, Shannon D. Jones, MLS, MEd, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association President, 2022-2023, is described as someone who “takes chances on people, valuing those others might not see as valuable" -MJ Tooey. Jones embraces lifelong learning, and it shows up in her collegiate journey; she has been a student of leadership, a leader of institutions, especially within the Medical Library Association (MLA); and a leader in librarianship. She is a trailblazer, the second African American MLA president, and a champion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Jones has been Director of Libraries & Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for the past seven years and is also Director of Region 2 of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Library of Medicine.

Author Biographies

Kelsa Bartley, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Assistant Professor

Outreach and Education Librarian

Louis Calder Memorial Library

Tamara M. Nelson, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Associate Professor, User Services Coordinator/Senior Research & Learning Services Librarian

Jamia Williams, SUNY Brockport

Health Sciences Librarian, Drake Memorial Library

Aidy Weeks, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Assistant Professor, Director, School of Medicine Library

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2023-03-24

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Letter to the Editor