TY - BOOK AU - Chancellor,Renate L. TI - E. J. Josey: transformational leader of the modern library profession T2 - Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) book series. SN - 9781538121764 PY - 2020/// CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Josey, E. J., KW - American Library Association KW - History. KW - Librarians KW - United States KW - Biography. KW - African American librarians KW - African Americans and libraries. KW - Minorities in library science KW - History KW - 20th century. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Journey towards leadership-- A dreamer with a tiny spark-- Early career : the transformation begins -- A leader rises up -- A model for leadership in LIS -- Legacy of a transformative leader N2 - 'This book examines the life and career of librarian, educator and activist E.J Josey. During Josey's professional life, which spanned fifty-five years, he worked as a librarian (1953-1966), an administrator of library services (1966-1986), and as a professor of library science (1986-1995)'-- ER -