SDSU University Library
Rashida Scott Blades

Rashida Scott Blades (She/her/hers)

Business & Communication Librarian

ORCID iD
Academic Rank: Sr. Assistant Librarian
(619) 594-1634
rscottblades@sdsu.edu

Office: Library Addition 1101K
University Library,
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive,
San Diego, CA 92182-8050

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

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