Earnestine Adeyemon

Department: Academic Engagement Services > Acquisitions & Metadata Services

Title: Acquisitions & Metadata Services Librarian

Email: earnestine.adeyemon@case.edu

Phone: 216-368-4248

Biography:

Even before I saw my first episode of the original Star Trek series, I was fascinated by the notion of untethered communication ("Beam me up, Scotty!"). This interest was nurtured by my voracious reading of early science fiction masters, and by my study of the literature of traditional West African societies, in which untethered communication is a major theme. That interest has remained with me through three degrees and related studies:

• B.A., English
• M.A., English
• M.S.L.S., Library Science, CWRU (Received the Jesse Hauk Shera Award for promise of future scholarly contribution to librarianship)
• Digital Storytelling, Center for Digital Storytelling
• Oxford Round Table, International Round Table on Education Policy, Oxford, England.  >>At Oxford, all our meals were taken at Pembroke Hall— think of Harry Potter’s Great Hall at Hogwarts, just without the floating candles.

Since the advent of the Web, I've linked my interest in communication modes to the phenomenon of the digital divide—the gap that exists between those with and those without access to the Internet and associated devices.  More recently, digital divide scholars are focusing their attention not just on gaps in access and technology, but on the disparities that exist between those who are fluent in the digital environment and those who have limited functionality there. So, digital literacy is a growing concern among educators and others who know that in order for our youth to compete globally they must be fluent in multiple communication modes.

Here at the Kelvin Smith Library, I manage electronic resources, particularly online journals and databases. I keep current with standards of online scholarly communication in order to ensure that Case users are able to access the information that they need at any time, from any location, and from multiple devices. 

I am also passionate about:

• Environmental issues, especially the water quality of rivers and streams
• Classical jazz vocalists (Billie Holiday should have a national monument)
• Ice cream— never met an Ice Cream I did not like. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and frequently do, especially in the winter.

Follow this link to see citations to some of my work.