Publications

Editorial Boards

Libraries: Culture, History, and Society. Editorial Board, 2023-2026.

Education for Information. Special Issue on Critical Race Theory, Guest Editor, 2022.

Book

Johnson-Jones, A. (2019). The African American Struggle for Library Equality: The Untold

Story of Rosenwald Library Program. Washington, DC: Rowman & Littlefield.

Dissertation

Johnson, A. (2015). Developing Southern Libraries to Influence the Life of the African-

American User: An Exploratory, Archival Analysis [Doctoral Dissertation].

Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University.

Book Chapters, Articles, and Conference Papers

Johnson, A., Cooke, N., Winberry, J., Velez, L., and Campbell, T. [Manuscript accepted for publication]. "Creating Hostile Environments: The History of Marginalized Communities in Libraries” in Serving the Underserved: A New Paradigm for Information Services. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Cooke, N. and Johnson, A. [Manuscript accepted for publication]. "Conclusion: Inside the Library Still Matters" in Serving the Underserved: A New Paradigm for Information Services. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Johnson, A. [Manuscript accepted for publication]. Historically Speaking, Libraries are Political Pawns: Examining Principles of CRT as Remedy. Using CRT to Dismantle White Supremacy in Libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. 

Johnson, A., Brinson, A., Brown, K., Manning, K., & Richardson, E. (2023). Librarian Residency Programs: A Vital Solution for Increasing Representation in Academic Libraries. Georgia Library Quarterly, 60(4).

Dill, E., Johnson, A., and Alston, J. (2023). More than a Checkbox: A Rubric to Assess Academic Librarian Job Applicant Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statements. Contributed Paper for Association for College & Research Libraries Annual Conference, 2023.

Johnson, A. (2022). CRT Before the Formalized Theory: Calling a Thing a Thing. The Bell Ringer. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=CRT+Before+the+Formalized+Theory%3A+Calling+a+Thing+a+Thing&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 

Johnson, A. (2022). Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones: The Blueprint for Relentless Advocacy for Black Librarianship. Libraries: Culture, History, and Society 1 March 2022; 6 (1): 63–80. 

Johnson, A. (2022). “Disadvantage by (Financial) Design: The Disappearing act of HBCU

Library Science Programs,” in The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and

Reawakening. Washington, DC: Rowman & Littlefield.

Johnson, A. (2021). “Welcoming a New Herd of Nerds: Teaching the Foundations of LIS.” in

Teaching Library and Information Literacy with a Sense of Humor. Curious Academic Publishing.

Johnson, A. (2015). “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People” in

African American Leadership: A Concise Reference Guide, Mark Golson (Ed.).

Mission Bell Media.

Johnson, A. (2014). “Ruby Berkley Goodwin” in Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era,

Lean’tin L. Bracks and Jessie Carney Smith (Eds.). Scarecrow Press.

Johnson, A. (2014). “Mary White Ovington” in Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era,

Lean’tin L. Bracks and Jessie Carney Smith (Eds.). Scarecrow Press.

Johnson, A. (2014). “Lillian Tucker Lewis” in Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era,

Lean’tin L. Bracks and Jessie Carney Smith (Eds.). Scarecrow Press.

Johnson, A. (2011). “Service to African Americans” in The American Public Library Handbook,

Guy A. Marco (Ed.). Goleta, CA: Libraries Unlimited.