Naomi Rachel Caldwell

Background

Caldwell, Naomi Rachel was born on March 31, 1958 in Providence. Daughter of Atwood Alexander II and Juanita (Johnson) Caldwell.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Clarion State College, 1980. Medical Science Liaison Society, Clarion University Pennsylvania, 1982. Postgraduate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1986—1987.

Postgraduate, Providence College, 1990—1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Studies, University Pittsburgh, 2002.

Career

Assistant director, adult services library Oil City Public Library., 1984—1985. Microtext reference library Sterling C. Evans Library., Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1985—1987. Library media specialist Nathan Bishop Middle School, Providence, 1987—1992.

School library media specialist Feinstein High School for Public Service, 1994—1999. Assistant professor University Rhode Island Graduate School Library. Information Studies, since 2007, associate professor, 2007—2010.

Adult learning library Upper Hutt City Library., New Zealand, since 2010. Member discovery award committee United States Board on Books for Young People, 1994. Member committee Rhode Island Children's Book award, 1990—1992, Rhode Island Read-Aloud, 1990—1992.

Participant Native American and Alaskan Native Pre-Conference to White House Conference on Libraries and Information Sciences, Washington, 1991, George Washington University National Indian Policy Center Forum on Native American Libraries and Information Services, Washington, 1991. Participant, delegate, speaker International Indigenous Libraries Forum, Auckland, New Zealand, 1999, Santa Fe, 2003. Honorary delegate White House Conference on Library and Information Services, Washington, 1991.

Board directors Ocean State Freenet. Member executive board Rhode Island Educational Media Association, 1996—1997. Member executive board Native American child literacy program If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything, since 2001.

Member executive board OYATE, 2001—2005, member advisory board, since 1992, Native Americans Information Director, 1992, Gale Encyclopedia Multicultural American, Native North America Reference Library. Consultant American College Testing, since 1995. Member Coalition Library.

Advocates, since 2002. Delegate, speaker International Indigenous Library. Forum, Santa Fe, 2003.

Presenter in field.

Membership

Member State of Rhode Island Library. Board, 1996-1997, Special Presidential Advisory Committee on Library. of Congress, 1996-1997. Member nominating committee Rhode Island chapter Girl Scouts of America, 1998-1999.

Enrolled member Ramapough Lenape Tribe. Board directors Tomaquaq Indian Museum, since 2005. Member planning committee Joint Conference Librarians of Color, 2006.

Member of American Library Association (councilor-at-large 1992-1996, chairman committee on status of women in librarianship 1995-1997, nominating committee 1996-1997, legislation assembly 1996-1998, councilor-at-large 1996—2000, assembly on planning and budget 1998-1999, presidential task force spectrum program, committee on committees 1999—2000, spectrum jury committee 2001-2002, committee on diversity 2001-2004, president's advisory committee 2003-2004), Rhode Island College Native American Initiative Communications, American Library Associate Conference of Librarians of Color II, American Library Associate Public and Cultural Program, Rhode Island Coalition of Library. Advisers (secretary 2003), Native American Northeast Libraries, Worcraft Circuit Native Writers and Storytellers, Windwalker Coalition, Library. Administration Management Association, Special Libraries Association, American Association School Libraries, American Indian Library.

Association (new members round table publicity committee 1986, new members round table minority recruitment committee 1986-1988, OLOS library services for American Indian people subcommittee 1986-1988, ALCTS micropub. committee 1988-1990, OLOS library services for American Indian people subcommittee 1990-1991, president 1990-1994, member council committee on minority concerns 1991-1992, chairman 1992-1994, secretary 1994-1996, member council committee on minority concerns 1994-1996, chair book award task force 2004, chair youth book award committee since 2005), Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc.

Connections

1 child, William Earl Wood.

Father:

Atwood Alexander II Caldwell

Mother:

Juanita (Johnson) Caldwell

child:

William Earl Wood Caldwell