JJ Pionke
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JJ Pionke | |
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| Education | Library and Information Science, MSI, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2013[1]
English, MA, Truman State University, 2003 English and History, BA, Truman State University, 2000 |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian, disability advocate |
| Employer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
JJ Pionke is a librarian and disability advocate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he has been since 2014.[2] with an adjunct position at Syracuse University since 2019.[3][4]
Career[edit]
As part of his work, he has created research guides on various disabilities including chronic illness and limb difference used at his library and adapted for elsewhere.[5] Physical changes were also made to the library based on his work, including "installing a handrail to the interior ramp near the Interlibrary Loan services, rebuilding the west-entry ramp to Library 66 and adding more signs."[6]
Pionke was recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers and Shakers in 2020 for his work on improving accessibility in the university library system.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "UMSI alumni JJ Pionke and Kathy Kosinski named among Library Journal's 2020 Movers & Shakers". School of Information, Michigan University. 2020-05-14.
- ^ Association, Illinois Library. "Member Spotlight - JJ Pionke". www.ila.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Research Gate profile".
- ^ Rook, Katie (2020-08-17). "JJ Pionke - iSchool | Syracuse University". ischool.syr.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b "JJ Pionke | Movers & Shakers 2020–Advocates". Library Journal. May 7, 2020. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ Kang, Julie; Alpasan, Eunice (2019-09-16). "University's historic libraries renovate to ensure accessibility". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
External links[edit]
- Librarian JJ Pionke on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Libraries: "It's personal to me", retrieved 2024-01-29
- Spring 2020 Baker Diversity Lecture Series - JJ Pionke, retrieved 2024-01-29
- Storytime: JJ Pionke, retrieved 2024-01-29
- "Google Scholar link". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.