Jamillah R. Gabriel
Cultural Heritage Professional
Education and Training
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Doctor of Philosophy (in progress), Information Science, 2022
- Graduate Certificate: Criticism and Interpretive Theory
- Graduate Concentration: African American Studies
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY, Indianapolis, IN
Master of Arts, Museum Studies, 2016
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, San Jose, CA
Master of Library and Information Science, 2011
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Long Beach, CA
Bachelor of Arts, Black Studies and Journalism, 2007
CERRITOS COLLEGE, Norwalk, CA
Associate in Arts, English, 2000
HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC
General Education, 1996
Research Interests
Information Behavior of African Americans; Race and Information Science; Cultural Heritage Institutions (Libraries, Archives, Museums); Information, Museum, and Archival Literacy (Multiliteracies); Global Information Science; International Librarianship; Social Justice; Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity; Critical Theory, Pedagogy, and Action; Data Science; Library Science; Museum Studies; Archival Management
Research experience
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Research Assistant, Summer 2019, Spring 2019
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Maria Bonn
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Research Assistant, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Nicole A. Cooke
Teaching Experience
LIBRARY JUICE ACADEMY, Sacramento, CA
Instructor, Critical Concepts in LIS: Research, Teaching, and Practice, anticipated January 2021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Teaching Assistant, Libraries, Information, and Society, Fall 2020
Faculty Supervisor: Caroline Nappo
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Teaching Assistant, Copyright for Information Professionals, Summer 2020
Faculty Supervisor: Sara Benson
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Teaching Assistant, Libraries, Information, and Society, Spring 2020
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Maria Bonn
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Teaching Assistant, Information Organization and Access, Fall 2019
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Karen Wickett
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Teaching Assistant, Information Organization and Access, Fall 2018
Faculty Supervisors: Drs. Emily Knox, Jodi Schneider, and Rhiannon Bettivia
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN
Instructor, African American Cultural Heritage Research (Spring 2016, Spring 2015)
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY, Clinton, IA
Online Associate Faculty, Foundations of Information Literacy (Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014)
OHLONE COLLEGE, Fremont, CA
Teaching Assistant, Steps to Successful Research (Spring 2012)
Faculty Supervisor: Christine Sibley
Professional Experience
CALL NUMBER, Champaign, IL
Founder and Owner, July 2016 – Present
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN
Black Cultural Center Librarian, June 2013 – July 2017
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN
Metadata Specialist, June 2013 – May 2016
LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Livermore, CA
Temporary Librarian, October 2012 – May 2013
LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Livermore, CA
Library Clerk, July 2007 – August 2009
OHLONE COLLEGE, Fremont, CA
Lead Library Technician, January 2007 – May 2013
SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY LIBRARY, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Library Clerk, October 2000 – January 2007
SIGNAL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, Signal Hill, CA
Library Aide, April – October 2000
Scholarly Work
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Where to Live (Rowman & Littlefield), In Search of Home: Examining Information Seeking and Sources That Help African Americans Determine Where to Live, December 2020
PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Supporting Library Staff of Color, Panelist, Advancing Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium [LibVoices], July 2020
Understanding Japanese American World War II Incarceration Camp Archival Data, Presenter, LEADS Forum, January 2020
LIS Professionals, Panelist, Information Organization and Access course, December 2019
At the Nexus of Information Science and African American Studies, Presenter, UIUC African American Studies Brown Bag Series, February 2019
Conceptualizing Diversity and Inclusion in Information Sciences as Doctoral Students of Color, Co-Presenter, JCLC Conference, September 2018
Teaching Cultural Heritage Literacy, Presenter, IFLA Information Literacy Section Satellite Preconference, August 2016
Experiences with Diversity Initiatives: IMLS-RBS Fellows Speak, Panelist, ALA-ACRL Rare Books & Manuscripts Section Preconference, June 2016
PAPERS:
Few and Far Between: African, African American, and Caribbean Doctoral Graduates of the iSchool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1964-2018, in progress
Archiving Blackness: Reimagining and Recreating the Archive(s) as Literary and Information Wake Work, in progress
Cultural Heritage Literacy: Using a Multiliteracies Framework to Teach Library, Archival, and Museum Literacies, in progress
Poverty, Justice, and Sovereignty: Juxtaposing the Racial Politics of Information and Food, in progress
Investigating Reading Culture in Tanzania: An Autoethnography, in progress
POSTERS:
The Criticalness of LIS: Incorporating Critical Theory, Pedagogy, and Action in Our Research, Teaching, and Practice, NCAAL XI Conference, August 2021
Investigating Reading Culture in Tanzania, ISIC Conference, October 2020
Understanding Japanese American World War II Incarceration Camp Archival Data, Poster, iSchool Research Showcase, October 2019
PUBLICATIONS:
Gabriel, J. R. (2016, Summer). Social activism and Black librarianship. Black Cultural Center Culture Brief.
https://purduebcc1969.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/exhibiting-blackness-a-book-review-culture-brief-no-9-fall-2014/
Gabriel, J. R. (2014, October 14). Exhibiting blackness. Museum Studies at IUPUI Blog.
https://mstdiupui.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/exhibiting-blackness/
REVIEWS:
Review of The Politics of Theory and the Practice of Critical Librarianship, Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, In Progress
TALKS:
“What Womxn Taught Me” Series, UIUC Women’s Resources Center [Call Number], July 2020
Information Professionals, Information Organization and Access course, December 2019