Lotsee Patterson Explained

Lotsee Patterson (née Smith;[1] b. 1931) is a Comanche librarian, educator, and founder of the American Indian Library Association.[2] She has written numerous articles on collection development, tribal libraries and Native American Librarianship.[3] Lotsee Patterson is Native American and became interested in collecting Native American objects because her mother was a collections director. Patterson is a University of Oklahoma Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Studies.

Early life and education

Patterson was born in 1931 and raised in southwestern Oklahoma, on a Native American land allotment near the town of Apache, Oklahoma.[4] She started her professional career as a teacher at Boone School in 1959, a rural public school without a library.[5] She taught at Riverside Indian School as well. These experiences led her to commit her professional life to determining the library needs of Native Americans and developing tribal libraries throughout the nation.[6]

She attended the Oklahoma College for Women and earned a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in 1959. She received her Masters of Library Science (MLS) from the University of Oklahoma in 1969. In 1979, she completed her Ph.D.in Educational Technology, also at the University of Oklahoma.[7] During her graduate studies, she focused on procuring money for training librarians on how to work productively with Native American students and in selecting Native American materials of high quality.[8]

Career and contributions

After completing her MLIS, Patterson worked in libraries at Riverside Indian School (Anadarko, OK), Norman Public Schools (Norman, OK) and as Director of Library Media Services for the Oklahoma City Public Schools. She is a Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to her position at the University of Oklahoma, she was faculty at the University of New Mexico and at Texas Woman's University.[9]

As of 2009, Patterson was on the board for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service[10] which advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services.[11] As of 2015, she was on the Board of Trustees for Comanche Nation College.[12]

In the 1970s, Patterson helped to found the Office of Library Outreach Services Subcommittee on the American Indian, now the American Indian Library Association.[13] [14] She wrote and received many landmark grants for projects that furthered the progress of librarianship for and in native nation lands, one of which was a training program for teacher's aides of Bureau of Indian Affairs schools to become librarians. In addition to this, by 1973 she had already established eight community libraries in the pueblos.[15]

Patterson was Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services for Native Americans. This Committee wrote the 1992 report, Pathways to Excellence: A Report on Improving Library and Information Services for Native American Peoples. [16]

She has been involved in the development of the International Indigenous Librarians' Forum. She has also served on many committees including American Library Association's Committee on Accreditation. She has acted as a consultant in the field of library studies to many archives and museums nationwide, including as a senior advisor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.[17] [18]

Her life's work has consisted of recruiting and mentoring Native Americans in the field of librarianship, lobbying for funds to create and improve librarianship for native schools and educating students about librarianship.[19]

Selected works

Honors and awards

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jones, Plummer Alston Jr.. Still struggling for equality: American public library services with minorities. registration. 2004. Libraries Unlimited. 9781429474184. Westport, Conn.. 144569890.
  2. http://www.lita.org/ala/aboutala/offices/olos/olosprograms/jeanecoleman/ALA_print_layout_1_366282_366282.cfm "Indigenous Librarianship: A Global Perspective."
  3. Beaudin, J. (1998). Interview. In McCook, Kathleen de la Peña. 1998. Women of color in librarianship: an oral history. [Chicago]: American Library Association., p. 104.
  4. Beaudin, J. (1998). Interview. In K. McCook (Ed.), Women of color in Librarianship: An oral history. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 106-118.
  5. Camp. Twila. Winter 2007. ChangeMasters All: A Series on Librarians Who Steered a Clear Course toward the Twenty-first Century: An Interview with Lotsee Patterson. Library Administration & Management. 21. 1.
  6. Biggs, B., (2000). Bright child of Oklahoma: Lotsee Patterson and the development of America's tribal libraries. American Indian Culture and Research Journal. 24, 4. (56). https://uclajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.17953/aicr.24.4.e4q72xwq12668875
  7. Beaudin, J. (1998). Interview. In McCook, K. . (1998). Women of color in librarianship: An oral history. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. P. 104-105.
  8. Biggs, p. 56.
  9. Book: Perspectives, insights & priorities: 17 leaders speak freely of librarianship. registration. 2005. Scarecrow Press. Horrocks, Norman., Kurdyla, Ed.. 9781461707011. Lanham, MD. 852158622.
  10. http://www.imls.gov/pdf/Medals09.pdf Institute of Museum and Library Services.
  11. Web site: Board. 2015-02-20. Institute of Museum and Library Services. en. 2019-03-20.
  12. Web site: Governance. Comanche Nation College. March 22, 2019.
  13. Web site: Interview with Lotsee Patterson. December 20, 2017. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. March 22, 2019.
  14. Web site: An interview with Dr. Lotsee Patterson, a founding member of ALIA. Sampson. Zora. 2014-07-30. March 22, 2019.
  15. Web site: Bertram . Cara . Lotsee Patterson: Advocate for Library Services for Native Americans . University of Illinois Urbana Champiaign University Library . University of Illinois Urbana Champiaign . 23 February 2024.
  16. U.S. National Commission on Library and Information Science Pathways to Excellence: A Report on Improving Library and Information Services for Native American Peoples 1992. Available in the ERIC Document Reproduction Service as ED3588582
  17. Beaudin, J. (1998). Interview. In McCook, p. 104.
  18. News: Lotsee Patterson becomes ALA honorary member. Summer 2005. Library of Congress: Focus on Native Americans. March 22, 2019.
  19. Oklahoma Library Legends. (2006).Paustenbaugh, Jennifer "Lotsee Patterson." Oklahoma State University. 11 July 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  20. Book: Smith, Lotsee. Narrative Evaluation Report on the Institute for: Training Library Aides in Pueblo Indian Schools. College of Education: University of New Mexico. 1974. Albuquerque, NM.
  21. A Study of Perceived Media Competencies of School Librarians in the State of New Mexico (PhD Dissertation). Smith. Lotsee Patterson. University of Oklahoma. 1979. Thesis.
  22. Heyser. Richard G. Smith. Lotsee. Fall 1980. Public Library Service to Native Americans in Canada and the Continental United States. Library Trends. 29. 2. 353–368.
  23. Book: Patterson, Lotsee. TRAILS: Training and Assistance for Indian Library Services. US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Library Programs. 1986.
  24. Patterson. Lotsee. December 1992. Native American Library Services: Reclaiming the Past, Designing the Future. Wilson Library Bulletin. 67. 28–42, 119.
  25. Book: Patterson, Lotsee. Indian terms of the Americas. Snodgrass. Mary Ellen. 1994. Libraries Unlimited. 1563081334. Englewood, Colo.. 29548789. registration.
  26. Book: Patterson, Lotsee. Directory of Native American Tribal Libraries. Taylor. Rhonda. University of Oklahoma. 1994. Norman, OK.
  27. Patterson. Lotsee. 1996. Tribally Controlled Community College Libraries: A Paradigm for Survival. College and Research Libraries. 57. 4. 316–329. 10.5860/crl_57_04_316. free. 2142/42012. free.
  28. Patterson. Lotsee. December 2000. Getting the "Indian" Out of the Cupboard: Using Information Literacy To Promote Critical Thinking.. Teacher Librarian. 28. 2. 9–14.
  29. Patterson. Lotsee. 17 November 2000. The Work of Tribal Libraries. Back to the Future: A Forum on the Education and Training Requirements of First Nations Record Keepers. First Nations House of Learning: University of British Columbia.
  30. Patterson. Lotsee. Summer 2000. History and Status of Native Americans in Librarianship. Library Trends. 49. 1. 182–193.
  31. Taylor. Rhonda Harris. Patterson. Lotsee. 2004. Native American Resources: A Model for Collection Development. The Acquisitions Librarian. 16. 41–54. 10.1300/J101v16n31_04.
  32. Book: Patterson, Lotsee. Perspectives, insights & priorities: 17 leaders speak freely of librarianship. 2005. Scarecrow Press. Horrocks, Norman., Kurdyla, Ed.. 9781461707011. Lanham, MD. Reflections on a Passion. 852158622.
  33. Web site: Protocols for Native American Archival Materials. 2007. March 22, 2019.
  34. Patterson. Lotsee. January 2008. Exploring the World of American Indian Libraries. Rural Libraries. 28. 1. 7–12.
  35. Web site: Honoring Our Elders. American Indian Library Association. March 22, 2019.
  36. Web site: Lotsee Patterson: Advocate for Library Services for Native Americans. March 6, 2018. March 22, 2019.
  37. Web site: Guardian Award Winners ATALM. www.atalm.org. 2019-03-20.

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