CSKBART Chair
CSKBART
Janice Moore Newsum, Ph.D., received a bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. She earned a master’s degree in early childhood education from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas and has a MS in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She earned her PhD in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She is employed as an Associate Professor at the University of Houston Clear Lake in the School Library and Information Science (SLIS) Program..
She worked as an early childhood and elementary teacher before becoming a school librarian. Janice served the students of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) in the Department of Library Services as a school librarian, a Library Services Specialist, and as Manager of Library Services. Janice is the Chair of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table of the American Library Association (ALA), ALA Councilor at Large, and a member of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Culture and Climate Committee. Her research interests include school librarian leadership and administration, school library advocacy, diversity in literature, and technology applications. Her scholarly interest extends to the school librarians' leadership role in collection development and early literacy development.
Saturday, June 29, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Sunday, June 30, 2024
7:00am – 9:30am Pacific
CSKBART Executive Board Meeting
Sunday, June 30, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific