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Rashida Scott Blades

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

Appointments

Professional History
  • Business & Communications Librarian
    University Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
Education
  • MLIS, 2019-2022
    University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, US
  • BA Business Sustainability, 2008-2012
    Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, US
Memberships
  • Business Reference and Service Section (BRASS)
    Business Reference and Service Section (BRASS), Chicago, US

Profile updated June 27, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Getting the Job: Black Librarian in Academic Libraries
Rashida Scott Blades
Handbook of Black Librarianship, 2024, book chapter

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
Fill the Gap at Your Library: Hire a Second Business Librarian.
Rashida Scott Blades
2024, conference presentation
Around the Board: Librarian Career Exploration
Rashida Scott Blades; Ashley Wilson
National Conference of African American Librarianship (NCAAL XII), 2024, conference poster
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
Decipher the Department Spread as a New Librarian
Rashida Scott Blades
LOEX, 2024, conference paper

Decipher the Department Spread as a New Librarian.
Rashida Scott Blades
(Library Orientation Exchange) LOEX 2023 Conference, 2023, conference presentation