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Leta Hendricks

Leta Hendricks

Leta Hendricks

Librarian

Hendricks.3@osu.edu

614-688-7478

222B Thompson Library
1858 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

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Office Hours

Tuesday 9am- 12pm in person, Skype, Zoom, and Virtual Worlds or by appointment

Areas of Expertise

  • Digital Humanities and Virtual Reality (VR); Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois and Librarianship; French Rap Music; Hip Hop Culture; Metaliteracy

Education

  • M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois
  • M.A. in Afro-American Studies from Atlanta University
  • B.A. in Afro-American Studies from Western Illinois University.

Leta Hendricks is the African American and African Studies Librarian and the Comparative Studies Librarian at The Ohio State University. She works at the intersection of outreach, instruction, and collections to support academic programs and engagement with the scholarship from and about African Americans, Africa, and African diaspora communities. She facilitates engagement with University Libraries collections through proactive collection development. Throughout her career, she has maintained an academic appointment with University Libraries (UL) and am affiliated faculty status with the Center of African Studies (CAS), the Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS), and the Department of French and Italian. Her librarianship advances inclusive and diverse instructional curriculum that apply antiracist methodologies and information literacy practices.  

 

Leta Hendricks’ scholarship focuses on diversity and social justice issues at local and global levels. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are highlighted in her publications, presentations, exhibits, and posters.  Since 2018, she has published 2 scholarly articles, presented 9 conference presentations, demonstrated 3 conference posters, created 11 Thompson circulation displays, curated 14 Thompson Library exhibits, and scripted 5 Second Life virtual world arrays.

 

You can learn more about her work at https://library.osu.edu/people/hendricks.3

 

Sample Publications

Hendricks, Leta and Springs, Gene R. "Amplifying Antiracism Resources through Intra-University Collaboration," Collaborative Librarianship. Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 6. 2022. https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol13/iss1/6

 

Hendricks, Leta. “The “Black Panther Party: Peace and Power Exhibit” Thompson Library, Room 240 The Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus, Ohio, 2016. https://guides.osu.edu/blackpantherparty/showcasedisplay

 

Hendricks, Leta. “The Droppin Science Museum” Virtual Gaming Platform. Second Life, Linden Research, Inc., 2007 – Present. https://secondlife.com/destination/droppin-science-museum

 

Hendricks, Leta. "Getting Hip to the Hop: A Rap Bibliography/Discography.” Music Reference Services Quarterly. Vol. 4, no. 4: 17-57-. 1996. https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/49770

 

Curriculum Vitae

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