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Rashida Scott Blades

Sr. Assistant Librarianrscottblades@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0003-0010-7951

Appointments

  • Business & Communications Librarian
    University Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US

  • MLIS, 2019-2022
    University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, US
  • BA Business Sustainability, 2008-2012
    Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, US

  • Business Reference and Service Section (BRASS)
    Business Reference and Service Section (BRASS), Chicago, US

Profile updated July 22, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Getting the Job: Black Librarian in Academic Libraries
Rashida Scott Blades
Handbook of Black Librarianship, 2024, book chapter
Academic libraries American Library Association Librarians, Black Library science

Academic Conferences

Fill the Gap at Your Library: Justify Hiring a Second Business Librarian
Rashida Scott Blades; Elizabeth Price; Sara Heimann; Timothy Tully
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2024, conference paper
Academic libraries Libraries Library personnel management
Fill the Gap at Your Library: Hire a Second Business Librarian.
Rashida Scott Blades
2024, conference presentation
Career development Librarians Libraries
Black Collections at Arizona State University Library: Triumphants and Challenges starting a new community-based archival collection in Arizona
Rashida Scott Blades; Jessica Salow
National Conference of African American Librarianship (NCAAL XII), 2024, conference presentation
African Americans Archives Arizona Arizona State University. Libraries
Around the Board: Librarian Career Exploration
Rashida Scott Blades; Ashley Wilson
National Conference of African American Librarianship (NCAAL XII), 2024, conference poster
Librarians Libraries Vocational guidance
Decipher the Department Spread as a New Librarian
Rashida Scott Blades
LOEX, 2024, conference paper
Academic libraries Library administration Library personnel management Organizational behavior

Decipher the Department Spread as a New Librarian.
Rashida Scott Blades
(Library Orientation Exchange) LOEX 2023 Conference, 2023, conference presentation
Information resources management Libraries Library administration Management