Scholarly Communications Librarian
Jessea Young earned a B.A in Art History at Cal Poly Pomona University specializing in Polynesian art. She received a MSLIS at Simmons College. Her thesis “Inknography” is a digital collection of oral histories and photographs of tattooed Asian/Asian Americans in Boston and Los Angeles. In addition, she earned an MA in Asian American Studies at UCLA. Her MA capstone reflected upon the intersections of Asian American Studies and Library and Information Studies.
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About Jessea Young
Jessea Young earned a B.A in Art History at Cal Poly Pomona University specializing in Polynesian art. She received a MSLIS at Simmons College. Her thesis “Inknography” is a digital collection of oral histories and photographs of tattooed Asian/Asian Americans in Boston and Los Angeles. In addition, she earned an MA in Asian American Studies at UCLA. Her MA capstone reflected upon the intersections of Asian American Studies and Library and Information Studies.
| Present | Scholarly Communications Librarian, Loyola Marymount University ‐ William H. Hannon Library | |
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| 2017 - 2021 | Digital Initiatives Librarian, Loyola Marymount University ‐ William H. Hannon Library | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2017 - Present | Planning Committee, People of Color in Library and Information Science | 2017 - 2018 | Mentoring Committee, Asian Pacific American Librarians Association | 2017 - 2018 | Coordinator, Radical Libraries, Archives, and Museums at Allied Media Conference | 2015 - 2016 | Registration Coordinator, Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS Forum |
Honors and Awards
- American Alliance of Museum Fellowship
- Digital Library Federation Forum Fellowship
| 2018 - 2021 | M.A., University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Asian American Studies | |
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| 2014 - 2016 | MSLIS, Simmons College ‐ Graduate School of Library and Information Science | |
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| 2008 - 2013 | Bachelor of Arts, Cal Poly Pomona ‐ Art History | |
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